Madeleine (1950)
Madeleine (1950) Madeleine is a 1950 British film noir directed by David Lean, based on a true story of Madeleine Smith, a young Glasgow woman from a wealthy family who was tried in 1857 for the murder…
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) My Name Is Julia Ross is a 1945 American gothic film noir directed by Joseph H. Lewis, and starring Nina Foch, Dame May Whitty, and George Macready. Its plot follows a young…
Johnny O’Clock (1947)
Johnny O'Clock (1947) Johnny O'Clock is a 1947 American film noir crime film starring Dick Powell and Evelyn Keyes, and directed by Robert Rossen. Director - Robert Rossen Writers - Robert Rossen (screen play), Milton Holmes (original story)…
Fallen Angel (1945)
Fallen Angel (1945) Fallen Angel is a 1945 American film noir directed by Otto Preminger, with cinematography by Joseph LaShelle, who had also worked with Preminger on Laura a year before. The film features Alice Faye, Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell and Charles Bickford. Fallen Angel was…
Larceny (1948)
Larceny (1948) Larceny is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by George Sherman starring John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea and Shelley Winters. Director - George Sherman Writers - Herb Margolis (screenplay), Lou Morheim (screenplay), William Bowers (screenplay) Cast…
Highway Dragnet (1954)
Highway Dragnet (1954) Highway Dragnet is a 1954 American film noir B movie crime film directed by Nathan Juran from a story by U.S. Andersen and Roger Corman. The film stars Richard Conte, Joan Bennett and Wanda Hendrix. It was the first feature film…
House of Strangers (1949)
House of Strangers (1949) House of Strangers is a 1949 American film noir directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, and Richard Conte. The screenplay by Philip Yordan and Mankiewicz (who chose to go uncredited) is…
Hangover Square (1945)
Hangover Square (1945) Hangover Square is a 1945 American film noir directed by John Brahm, based on the 1941 novel Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton. The screenplay was written by Barré Lyndon, who made a number of changes…
A Double Life (1947)
A Double Life (1947) A Double Life is a 1947 American film noir which tells the story of an actor whose mind becomes affected by the character he portrays. It stars Ronald Colman and Signe Hasso.…
Deadline U.S.A. (1952)
Deadline U.S.A. (1952) Deadline – U.S.A. is a 1952 American film noir crime film and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore and Kim Hunter, written and directed by Richard Brooks. It is the story of a crusading newspaper editor who…
D.O.A. (1950)
D.O.A. (1950) D.O.A. is a 1950 American film noir directed by Rudolph Maté, starring Edmond O'Brien and Pamela Britton. It is considered a classic of the genre. A fatally poisoned man tries to find out who has poisoned…
Caught (1949)
Caught (1949) Caught is a 1949 American film noir directed by Max Ophüls, and starring James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes and Robert Ryan. Caught was based on a novel by Libbie Block. Director - Max Ophüls Writers - Arthur Laurents (screenplay),…