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Big Clock, The (1948): Dir. John Farrow
Feat. Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester; Fine clockwork suspenser lands Ray Milland in a murder–mystery bind instigated by his manipulative media baron boss (Laughton). Texbook noir…
Call Northside 777 (1948): Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. James Stewart, Lee J. Cobb, Richard Conte…; An enjoyable 'noir' yarn, based on the true story of a man unjustly imprisoned for the murder of a policeman in 1930s Chicago. Jimmie Stewart…
Criss Cross (1948): Dir. Robert Siodmak
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea…; Film noir stars Lancaster as Steve Thompson, a love–lorn armored truck driver obsessed with air–headed ex–wife Anna (De Carlo) who…
Cry of the City (1948): Dir. Robert Siodmak
Feat. Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark…; Dying cop–killer Conte refuses to confess to a crime, and worries that childhood friend turned flinty cop Mature, will implicate his girlfriend…
Force of Evil (1948): Dir. Abraham Polonsky
Feat. John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor; Fascinating film noir in which crooked lawyer John Garfield turns on the mob to finance his gambling debts. This fiercely masculine morality tale is…
Gun Crazy (1948): Dir. Joseph H. Lewis
Feat. John Dall, Peggy Cummins; Cocked with outstanding set pieces, daring twists and a desperate, exciting romanticism, this 'B–movie' thriller makes the grade with any of…
He Walked By Night (1948): Dir. Alfred L. Werker
Feat. Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts; High–tension film noir shot in semi documentary style follows Richard Basehart as a psychopathic loner being doggedly pursued by LAPD's finest.
Key Largo (1948): Dir. John Huston
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall; Moody, suspenseful melodrama in which war vet Humphrey Bogart is confronted with gangster nastiness on the Florida Keys. Lauren Bacall looks on.
Lady from Shanghai (1948): Dir. Orson Welles
Feat. Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles; A bold experiment from Orson Welles in which his Irish traveller joins Rita Hayworth and others aboard a luxury yacht where a murder–mystery…
Naked City, The (1948): Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart…; Classic crime thriller has its eye on a young woman's murder in the 'naked city' of New York, and the two veteran cops in charge of tracking down her…

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