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    I Wake Up Screaming 1941 POSTER

    I Wake Up Screaming

    1941

    English

    7.2

    5

    86%

    68%

    broadway

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Mystery

    Romance

    Thriller

    H. Bruce Humberstone H. Bruce Humberstone Director Frank Orth Frank Orth as Cemetery Caretaker Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Girl at Table Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as Mr. Handel Alan Mowbray Alan Mowbray as Robin Ray
    A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.
    The Gun Runners 1958 POSTER

    The Gun Runners

    1958

    English

    6.3

    2

    30%

    30%

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    fisherman

    gun runner

    Thriller

    Don Siegel Don Siegel Director Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Gambler Everett Sloane Everett Sloane as Harvey John A. Alonzo John A. Alonzo as Soldier Checking Car Paul Birch Paul Birch as Sy Phillips
    Remake of "To Have and Have Not" based on Hemingway short story. Plot reset to early days of Cuban revolution. A charter boat skipper gets entangled in gunrunning scheme to get money to pay off debts. Sort of a sea-going film noir with bad girl, smarmy villain, and the "innocent" drawn into wrong side of law by circumstances.
    Shack Out on 101 1955 POSTER

    Shack Out on 101

    1955

    English

    6.3

    43%

    43%

    Action

    beach

    communist

    Crime

    diner

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    Romance

    spy

    Thriller

    weight lifting

    Edward Dein Edward Dein Director Keenan Wynn Keenan Wynn as George Terry Moore Terry Moore as Kotty Len Lesser Len Lesser as Perch Lee Marvin Lee Marvin as Slob / Mr. Gregory
    A greasy spoon diner provides a base for a spy smuggling nuclear secrets.
    Man in the Dark 1953 POSTER

    Man in the Dark

    1953

    English

    6.2

    4

    15%

    15%

    amnesia

    brain surgery

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    hidden loot

    lobotomy

    prisoner

    Thriller

    Lew Landers Lew Landers Director Horace McMahon Horace McMahon as Arnie Carleton Young Carleton Young as Assistant Surgeon Nick Dennis Nick Dennis as Cookie Edmond O'Brien Edmond O'Brien as Steve Rawley
    Many interested parties are after the loot from a factory payroll heist but the mobster who hid it has amnesia after undergoing experimental brain surgery in the prison hospital.
    Knock on Any Door 1949 POSTER

    Knock on Any Door

    1949

    English

    6.6

    7

    69%

    57%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    pre-code

    Nicholas Ray Nicholas Ray Director George Chandler George Chandler as Cashier John Indrisano John Indrisano as Man Helen Mowery Helen Mowery as Miss Holiday Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Suspect
    An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
    The Hitch-Hiker 1953 POSTER

    The Hitch-Hiker

    1953

    English

    6.9

    15

    94%

    63%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    hitchhiker

    mexico

    noir

    Thriller

    woman director

    Ida Lupino Ida Lupino Director Martin Garralaga Martin Garralaga as Bartender Frank Lovejoy Frank Lovejoy as Gilbert Bowen Jean Del Val Jean Del Val as Inspector General Edmond O'Brien Edmond O'Brien as Roy Collins
    Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no longer useful, he'll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker's peculiar physical affliction, an eye that never closes even when he sleeps, makes it impossible for them to tell when they can make a break for it.
    Walk East on Beacon! 1952 POSTER

    Walk East on Beacon!

    1952

    English

    5.7

    1

    cold war

    communist infiltrator

    Drama

    espionage

    Film-Noir

    Thriller

    Alfred L. Werker Alfred L. Werker Director Karl Weber Karl Weber as Charlie Reynolds Peter Capell Peter Capell as Chris Zalenko aka Gino George Murphy George Murphy as Inspector James 'Jim' Belden George Roy Hill George Roy Hill as Nicholas Wilben
    An FBI agent works with a refugee scientist and the Coast Guard to crack a Soviet spy ring in Boston.
    Cry Vengeance 1954 POSTER

    Cry Vengeance

    1954

    English

    6.3

    5

    67%

    67%

    alaska

    b movie

    Crime

    Drama

    ex-cop

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    san francisco, california

    Thriller

    Mark Stevens Mark Stevens Director Joan Vohs Joan Vohs as Lily Arnold Martha Hyer Martha Hyer as Peggy Harding Richard Deacon Richard Deacon as 'Shiny' Sam - Bartender Douglas Kennedy Douglas Kennedy as Tino Morelli
    Ex-cop Vic Barron crossed the wrong mobsters; his wife and child were killed and he was scarred, framed, and imprisoned. On release, Vic has but one desire, revenge on still-hiding Tino Morelli.
    World for Ransom 1954 POSTER

    World for Ransom

    1954

    English

    5.8

    1

    36%

    36%

    b movie

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    singapore

    Thriller

    Robert Aldrich Robert Aldrich Director Gene Lockhart Gene Lockhart as Alexis Pederas Douglass Dumbrille Douglass Dumbrille as Inspector McCollum Keye Luke Keye Luke as Lee Wong Dan Duryea Dan Duryea as Mike Callahan
    In Singapore, a private detective and the British authorities are on the trail of a crime syndicate that kidnaps a nuclear physicist with the aim of selling him to the highest bidder.
    The Lost Weekend 1945 POSTER

    The Lost Weekend

    1945

    English

    7.9

    28

    97%

    89%

    Action

    alcohol

    based on novel or book

    brother

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    noir

    paranoia

    weekend

    Billy Wilder Billy Wilder Director Frank Faylen Frank Faylen as 'Bim' Nolan Ray Milland Ray Milland as Don Birnam Walter Baldwin Walter Baldwin as Man from Albany Frank Orth Frank Orth as Opera Cloak Room Attendant
    Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last - one way or another.
    Key Largo 1948 POSTER

    Key Largo

    1948

    English

    7.7

    27

    97%

    88%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    florida

    gangster

    hotel

    noir

    Thriller

    war veteran

    widow

    John Huston John Huston Director Claire Trevor Claire Trevor as Gaye Dawn Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson as Johnny Rocco William Haade William Haade as Ralph Feeney Thomas Gomez Thomas Gomez as Richard 'Curly' Hoff
    A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner James Temple, his widowed daughter-in-law Nora, and ex-GI Frank McCloud.
    The Hidden Room 1949 POSTER

    The Hidden Room

    1949

    English

    7.3

    9

    89%

    89%

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    jealousy

    perfect crime

    police

    scotland yard

    Thriller

    Edward Dmytryk Edward Dmytryk Director Michael Balfour Michael Balfour as American Sailor Sam Kydd Sam Kydd as Club Steward Robert Newton Robert Newton as Dr. Clive Riordan Stanley Baker Stanley Baker as Policeman
    A British psychiatrist devises a devilish revenge plot against his wife's lover.
    Lady in the Lake 1946 POSTER

    Lady in the Lake

    1946

    English

    6.5

    7

    60%

    51%

    Action

    Crime

    detective

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Mystery

    press

    Thriller

    whodunit

    Robert Montgomery Robert Montgomery Director Jayne Meadows Jayne Meadows as Mildred Havelend Kathleen Lockhart Kathleen Lockhart as Mrs. Grayson Robert Montgomery Robert Montgomery as Phillip Marlowe Fred Sherman Fred Sherman as Reporter
    Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.
    The Man Who Cheated Himself 1950 POSTER

    The Man Who Cheated Himself

    1950

    English

    6.8

    6

    100%

    53%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    homicide detective

    Mystery

    noir

    san francisco, california

    Felix E. Feist Felix E. Feist Director John Dall John Dall as Andy Cullen Jane Wyatt Jane Wyatt as Lois Frazer Lee J. Cobb Lee J. Cobb as Lt. Ed Cullen Marjorie Bennett Marjorie Bennett as Muriel Quimby
    A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.
    The Turning Point 1952 POSTER

    The Turning Point

    1952

    English

    6.8

    8

    80%

    43%

    corruption

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    gangster

    los angeles, california

    police

    Thriller

    William Dieterle William Dieterle Director Tom Moore Tom Moore as Drugstore Owner Edmond O'Brien Edmond O'Brien as John Conroy Carolyn Jones Carolyn Jones as Lillian Smith Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Reporter
    Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn't understand why Matt is reluctant, but cynical reporter Jerry McKibbon thinks he knows: he's seen Matt with mob lieutenant Harrigan. Jerry's friendship with John is tested by the question of what to do about Matt, and by his attraction to John's girl Amanda. Meanwhile, the threatened racketeers adopt increasingly violent means of defense.
    Hollow Triumph 1948 POSTER

    Hollow Triumph

    1948

    English

    6.7

    3

    55%

    55%

    Crime

    double

    Drama

    facial scar

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Mystery

    Romance

    Thriller

    Paul Henreid Paul Henreid Director Joan Bennett Joan Bennett as Evelyn Hahn Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Hotel Guest Norma Varden Norma Varden as Mrs. Gerry Vera Marshe Vera Marshe as Woman in Back Seat
    Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate results.
    The Secret of the Whistler 1946 POSTER

    The Secret of the Whistler

    1946

    English

    6.3

    6

    artist

    attempted murder

    b movie

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    radio series

    the whistler

    George Sherman George Sherman Director Arthur Space Arthur Space as Dr. Gunther Mary Currier Mary Currier as Edith Marie Harrison Fred 'Snowflake' Toones Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Fred Ray Walker Ray Walker as Joseph Aloysius 'Joe' Conroy
    A deranged artist who may have murdered his wife is investigated by the Whistler.
    The Return of the Whistler 1948 POSTER

    The Return of the Whistler

    1948

    English

    6.3

    60%

    60%

    b movie

    Film-Noir

    Mystery

    radio series

    the whistler

    D. Ross Lederman D. Ross Lederman Director Lenore Aubert Lenore Aubert as Alice Dupres Barkley Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette as Arnold Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing as Police Captain Griggs Ann Doran Ann Doran as Sybil Barkley
    When a woman goes missing on the eve of her wedding, her fiancee hires a detective to track her down
    The Whistler 1944 POSTER

    The Whistler

    1944

    English

    6.3

    5

    33%

    33%

    b movie

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Mystery

    radio series

    the whistler

    William Castle William Castle Director Gloria Stuart Gloria Stuart as Alice Walker Robert Emmett Keane Robert Emmett Keane as Charles 'Charlie' McNear Roy Brent Roy Brent as Detective in Alley Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette as The Bum in the Next Bed
    A guilt-ridden man blames himself for his wife's death and secretly pays an assassin to kill him. But then he finds out that his wife isn't dead at all. And now the assassin is on his trail, with no way to call off the hit.
    The Mark of the Whistler 1944 POSTER

    The Mark of the Whistler

    1944

    English

    6.5

    5

    Adventure

    b movie

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    radio program

    radio series

    the whistler

    William Castle William Castle Director Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing as Bank Guard George Ford George Ford as Clerk Walter Baldwin Walter Baldwin as Fireman Minerva Urecal Minerva Urecal as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop
    A drifter claims the money in an old bank account. Soon he finds himself the target of two men who turn out to be the sons of the man's old partner, who is now in prison because of a conflict with him over the money in that account.
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