Shakedown (1950)

Shakedown (1950) Shakedown is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Howard Duff, Brian Donlevy, Peggy Dow, Lawrence Tierney, Bruce Bennett and Anne Vernon. Director - Joseph Pevney Writers - Martin Goldsmith (screenplay), Alfred Lewis Levitt (screenplay), Don…

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The Sundowners (1950)

The Sundowners (1950) The Sundowners is a 1950 American Technicolor Western film directed by George Templeton, starring Robert Preston and featuring John Drew Barrymore (billed as John Barrymore, Jr.), Robert Sterling, Chill Wills, and Jack Elam. The film is also known…

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BorderlineĀ (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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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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The Second Woman (1950)

The Second Woman (1950) The Second Woman is a 1950 film noir mystery-suspense film directed by James V. Kern and featuring Robert Young, Betsy Drake, John Sutton and Florence Bates. Sequences of the film were shot on the coastal areas of Monterey,…

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