Borderline (1950)

Borderline (1950) Borderline is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by William A. Seiter and starring Fred MacMurray and Claire Trevor. It was filmed from late May to early July 1949 at Republic Studios. Director - William A. Seiter Writer…

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Detour (1945)

Detour (1945) Detour is a 1945 American film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage. The screenplay was adapted by Martin Goldsmith and Martin Mooney (uncredited) from Goldsmith's 1939 novel of the same title, and released by the Producers…

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A Life at Stake (1955)

A Life at Stake (1955) A Life at Stake is a 1955 American film noir directed by Paul Guilfoyle and starring Angela Lansbury, Keith Andes and Claudia Barrett. It was an independent production, made and distributed outside the Hollywood studio system. Director -…

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Hollow Triumph (1948)

Hollow Triumph (1948) Hollow Triumph (working title The Man Who Murdered Himself, reissued in the United States as The Scar) is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Steve Sekely starring Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett and Leslie Brooks. It was…

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Blonde Ice (1948)

Blonde Ice (1948) Blonde Ice is a 1946 crime film noir starring Leslie Brooks, Robert Paige, and Michael Whalen. Based on the 1938 novel Once Too Often by Elwyn Whitman Chambers, the B picture was directed by Jack Bernhard, with music by Irving…

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The Inner Circle (1946)

The Inner Circle (1946) The Inner Circle is a 1946 film noir mystery film directed by Philip Ford starring Adele Mara, Warren Douglas, William Frawley and Ricardo Cortez. Director - Philip Ford Writers - Dorrell McGowan (screenplay), Stuart E. McGowan (screenplay),…

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The Red House (1947)

The Red House (1947) The Red House is a 1947 American thriller film directed by Delmer Daves, and starring Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson, Rory Calhoun, Allene Roberts, and Julie London. Its plot follows a young woman raised by…

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Quicksand (1950)

Quicksand (1950) Quicksand is a 1950 American film noir that stars Mickey Rooney and Peter Lorre and portrays a garage mechanic's descent into crime. It was directed by Irving Pichel shortly before he was included in the Hollywood blacklist (which was…

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