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    Undertow 1949 POSTER

    Undertow

    1949

    English

    6.6

    5

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Thriller

    William Castle William Castle Director Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as Airplane Passenger Thomas Browne Henry Thomas Browne Henry as Police Capt. Kerrigan Bobby Barber Bobby Barber as Tony Marjorie Bennett Marjorie Bennett as Wife at Reno Bar
    Undertow stars Scott Brady as a gambler just out of wartime military service. No longer interested in wagers and speculations, Brady wants only to open up a mountain vacation lodge. Before this can take place, Brady is framed for murder, and forced to hide out in the home of Peggy Dow. With the help of Dow and a policeman friend, Brady searches for the real murderer. Watch carefully in Undertow and you'll spot new Universal contractee "Roc" Hudson as a plainclothes detective.
    The Great Gatsby 1949 POSTER

    The Great Gatsby

    1949

    English

    6.5

    3

    30%

    40%

    Drama

    film noir

    long island, new york

    Music

    Mystery

    Romance

    Elliott Nugent Elliott Nugent Director Ruth Hussey Ruth Hussey as Jordan Baker Elisha Cook Jr. Elisha Cook Jr. as Klipspringer Ray Walker Ray Walker as Real Estate Man Jack Lambert Jack Lambert as Reba
    Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifetyle of his landlord, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.
    No Way Out 1950 POSTER

    No Way Out

    1950

    English

    7.4

    16

    85%

    82%

    Action

    Crime

    doctor

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    hospital

    noir

    race riot

    racism

    Thriller

    Joseph L. Mankiewicz Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director Robert Adler Robert Adler as Louie - Assistant Deputy in Hospital Prison Ward Frank Richards Frank Richards as Mac Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe as Watkins Barbara Pepper Barbara Pepper as Woman
    Two hoodlum brothers are brought into a hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies the other accuses their black doctor of murder.
    Possessed 1947 POSTER

    Possessed

    1947

    English

    7.1

    6

    82%

    76%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    engineer

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    jealousy

    murder

    noir

    schizophrenia

    Thriller

    Curtis Bernhardt Curtis Bernhardt Director Douglas Kennedy Douglas Kennedy as Asst. District Attorney Geraldine Brooks Geraldine Brooks as Carol Graham William A. Boardway William A. Boardway as Concert Spectator Rory Mallinson Rory Mallinson as Coroner's Asst.
    After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.
    Cover Up 1949 POSTER

    Cover Up

    1949

    English

    6.6

    3

    58%

    58%

    christmas

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    murder

    Mystery

    Alfred E. Green Alfred E. Green Director Barbara Britton Barbara Britton as Anita Weatherby Russell Arms Russell Arms as Frank Baker Ruth Lee Ruth Lee as Mrs. Abbey Hank Worden Hank Worden as Undertaker
    Insurance investigator Sam Donovan is looking into the apparent suicide of a man in a small Midwestern town. All clues leads him into suspecting murder. Unfortunately, no one wants to assist him with the case, including Sheriff Larry Best.
    Born to Be Bad 1950 POSTER

    Born to Be Bad

    1950

    English

    6.6

    5

    71%

    57%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    home wrecker

    homewrecker

    manipulative woman

    Music

    Mystery

    noir

    Romance

    Thriller

    Nicholas Ray Nicholas Ray Director Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Charity Ball Guest Joan Fontaine Joan Fontaine as Christabel John Mitchum John Mitchum as Guest Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Jewelry Salesman
    Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She'll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master of manipulation, she covertly breaks off the engagement of her trusting cousin, Donna, to her fabulously wealthy beau, Curtis Carey. Once married to Curtis herself, Christabel continues her affair with novelist Nick Bradley, who knows she's evil, but loves her anyway.
    T-Men 1947 POSTER

    T-Men

    1947

    English

    6.9

    12

    100%

    75%

    Action

    Crime

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    noir

    Thriller

    treasury department

    undercover

    Anthony Mann Anthony Mann Director Mildred Kornman Mildred Kornman as Girl on Plane John Newland John Newland as Jackson Lee June Lockhart June Lockhart as Mary Genaro Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette as Rudy
    Two U.S. Treasury ("T-men") agents go undercover in Detroit, and then Los Angeles, in an attempt to break a U.S. currency counterfeiting ring.
    The Good Die Young 1954 POSTER

    The Good Die Young

    1954

    English

    6.7

    9

    53%

    53%

    Action

    british noir

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    noir

    Thriller

    Lewis Gilbert Lewis Gilbert Director James Kenney James Kenney as Dave - Angela's Brother Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame as Denise John Ireland John Ireland as Eddie Richard Basehart Richard Basehart as Joe
    An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van robbery, which goes badly wrong.
    Beware, My Lovely 1952 POSTER

    Beware, My Lovely

    1952

    English

    6.6

    1

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    handyman

    home invasion

    psychopath

    set in one room

    trapped in a house

    Harry Horner Harry Horner Director Dee Pollock Dee Pollock as Doug Robert Ryan Robert Ryan as Howard Wilton O.Z. Whitehead O.Z. Whitehead as Mr. Franks Ida Lupino Ida Lupino as Mrs. Helen Gordon
    A psychopath on the run takes a job as a handyman at the house of a lonely widow.
    Slightly Scarlet 1956 POSTER

    Slightly Scarlet

    1956

    English

    6.5

    5

    28%

    28%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    ex-con

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    kleptomania

    noir

    red hair

    release from prison

    Allan Dwan Allan Dwan Director Murray Alper Murray Alper as Hood Rhonda Fleming Rhonda Fleming as June Lyons Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Man at Campaign Headquarters Ellen Corby Ellen Corby as Martha
    Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison into the custody of her sister June, secretary to "reform" politician Frank Jansen. Ben Grace, associate of crime boss Sol "Solly" Caspar, sees this as a way to smear Jansen's campaign. Seductive Dorothy will do anything to get what she wants, which includes having a good time with Ben-- whom June is now in love with.
    Too Late for Tears 1949 POSTER

    Too Late for Tears

    1949

    English

    7.3

    15

    100%

    67%

    Action

    bag of money

    Crime

    Drama

    femme fatale

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    malicious

    Mystery

    noir

    scheming wife

    Thriller

    Byron Haskin Byron Haskin Director Dan Duryea Dan Duryea as Danny Fuller Don DeFore Don DeFore as Don Blake / Don Blanchard Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as Dr. Adams Lizabeth Scott Lizabeth Scott as Jane Palmer
    Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
    On Dangerous Ground 1951 POSTER

    On Dangerous Ground

    1951

    English

    7.2

    8

    89%

    78%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    police brutality

    redemption

    small town

    snow

    Nicholas Ray Nicholas Ray Director Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva as Bagganierri Ida Lupino Ida Lupino as Mary Malden Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe as Sheriff Carrey William Challee William Challee as Thug
    A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.
    The Crooked Way 1949 POSTER

    The Crooked Way

    1949

    English

    6.6

    3

    48%

    48%

    Action

    amnesia

    Crime

    crime boss

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    gangster

    gun battle

    Thriller

    war veteran

    Robert Florey Robert Florey Director Vera Marshe Vera Marshe as Blonde Job Applicant Frank Richards Frank Richards as Nick - Bail Bondsman Charles Evans Charles Evans as Police Capt. Anderson Barbara Pepper Barbara Pepper as Shooting Gallery Proprietress
    A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital hoping to learn who he is and discovers his criminal past.
    Suddenly 1954 POSTER

    Suddenly

    1954

    English

    6.8

    3

    100%

    62%

    assassin

    black and white

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    home invasion

    Thriller

    train

    usa president

    Lewis Allen Lewis Allen Director Christopher Dark Christopher Dark as Bart Wheeler Nancy Gates Nancy Gates as Ellen Benson Kim Charney Kim Charney as Peter Benson III - 'Pidge' Kem Dibbs Kem Dibbs as Wilson
    The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and those who use them. But violence descends on Ellen's household willy-nilly when the U.S. President passes through town... and slightly psycho hired assassin John Baron finds the Benson home ideal for an ambush.
    Thieves' Highway 1949 POSTER

    Thieves' Highway

    1949

    English

    7.5

    1

    100%

    79%

    apple picking

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    produce

    san francisco, california

    Thriller

    truck crash

    truck driver

    Jules Dassin Jules Dassin Director Richard Conte Richard Conte as Nick Garcos Walter Baldwin Walter Baldwin as Officer Riley Joseph Pevney Joseph Pevney as Pete Robert Foulk Robert Foulk as Taller Cop at Roadside Bar
    Nick Garcos comes back from his tour of duty in World War II planning to settle down with his girlfriend, Polly Faber. He learns, however, that his father was recently beaten and burglarized by mob-connected trucker Mike Figlia, and Nick resolves to get even. He partners with prostitute Rica, and together they go after Mike, all the while getting pulled further into the local crime underworld.
    99 River Street 1953 POSTER

    99 River Street

    1953

    English

    7.4

    13

    100%

    80%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    ex-boxer

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    noir

    taxi driver

    Thriller

    Phil Karlson Phil Karlson Director John Indrisano John Indrisano as Fight Referee Peggie Castle Peggie Castle as Pauline Driscoll Frank Faylen Frank Faylen as Stan Hogan Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe as Waldo Daggett
    A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves.
    Highway Dragnet 1954 POSTER

    Highway Dragnet

    1954

    English

    6.2

    b movie

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Romance

    Nathan Juran Nathan Juran Director Richard Conte Richard Conte as Jim Henry Harry Harvey Harry Harvey as Mr. Carson Joan Bennett Joan Bennett as Mrs. H.G. Cummings Wanda Hendrix Wanda Hendrix as Susan Wilton
    An ex-Marine, on the lam from a murder charge, hitches a ride with a glamour-magazine photographer, who is travelling cross-country with her principal model. Tensions rise when the women realize the man with them may be a killer.
    Storm Warning 1950 POSTER

    Storm Warning

    1950

    English

    7.2

    7

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    ku klux klan

    murder

    reporter

    witness intimidation

    witness to murder

    Stuart Heisler Stuart Heisler Director Walter Baldwin Walter Baldwin as Coroner Bledsoe Ned Glass Ned Glass as George Athens Harry Harvey Harry Harvey as Mr. Louden Sean McClory Sean McClory as Shore
    A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan while traveling to a small town to visit her sister.
    Naked Alibi 1954 POSTER

    Naked Alibi

    1954

    English

    6.5

    2

    54%

    54%

    beautiful woman

    beautiful  woman

    b-girl

    border town

    cop-killer

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Thriller

    Jerry Hopper Jerry Hopper Director Paul Newlan Paul Newlan as Charlie Brett Halsey Brett Halsey as Employee Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame as Marianna John Alvin John Alvin as Stu
    Questioned as a murder suspect, solid (but drunk) citizen Al Willis attacks his police questioners, is beaten, and swears vengeance against them. Next night, Lieut. Parks is murdered; Willis is the only suspect in the eyes of tough Chief Conroy, who pursues him doggedly despite lack of evidence. The obsessed Conroy is dismissed from the force, but continues to harass Willis, who flees to a sleazy town on the Mexican border. Of course, Conroy follows. But which is crazy, Conroy or Willis?
    Appointment with Danger 1950 POSTER

    Appointment with Danger

    1950

    English

    6.5

    1

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    indiana, usa

    postal inspector

    Thriller

    Lewis Allen Lewis Allen Director Jan Sterling Jan Sterling as Dodie Paul Stewart Paul Stewart as Earl Boettiger Murray Alper Murray Alper as Goddard's Taxi Driver Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Motorcycle Cop
    Al Goddard, a detective who works for the United States Postal Inspection Service, is assigned to arrest two criminals who've allegedly murdered a U.S. postal detective.
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