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Nov 15, 2018 · Tynan loves nagging all his friends to watch classic movies with him. Follow his frequent musings at Film Inquiry and on his blog 4 Star Films. Soli Deo Gloria. In celebration of Noirvember, we present to you a list of 15 underrated classic noirs from the 1940s.
Tech noir. Film noir ( / nwɑːr /; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylized Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir.
Nov 22, 2017 · 22 November 2017. By Sam Wigley. Double Indemnity (1944) Nobody knew what to call film noirs when they first started coming out of Hollywood in the early 1940s. Reviews of the time call them “tough melodramas”, “murder mysteries” or simply “crime dramas”. The French had the solution.
Apr 1, 2024 · A classic film noir directed by Otto Preminger, and reuniting costars Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney from the 1940s film noir Laura. Dana Andrews replays his role as a hard cop, determined to be on the right side of the law due to his father not being honest.
The Second Woman — Free — Directed by James Kern and starring Betsy Drake, this lesser known noir film gets some good reviews. (1951) The Strange Love of Martha Ivers – Free – Noir film starting Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin and Kirk Douglas. Entered into 1947 Cannes Film Festival. (1946)
Where Danger Lives (1950) Not Rated | 82 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller. A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman, becomes involved in her husband's death, and must flee with her to the Mexican border. Director: John Farrow | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Claude Rains, Faith Domergue, Maureen O'Sullivan.
Approved | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller. In need of quick money, a fallen former cop recruits a hard-bitten ex-con and a debt-ridden nightclub singer to pull off a bank job. But as the animosity between them boils over, the entire plan threatens to implode. Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame, Shelley ...
