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This is a complete list of all the titles listed in the book "Film Noir Guide - 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940-1959" by Michael F. Keaney. This book is by far one of the most useful and well thought out book in the subject of Film Noir ever published.
Because the 1940s and 1950s are universally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir, films released prior to 1940 are listed under the caption "Precursors / early noir-like films". Films released after 1959 should generally only be listed in the list of neo-noir titles.
For the sake of this list, we’ve highlighted the top-reviewed films from the classic film noir era, roughly defined as starting in 1940 and ending in 1959. On this list you’ll find some of...
1. Where Danger Lives (1950) Not Rated | 82 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller. 6.7. Rate. 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. Votes: 3,394.
1. The Third Man (1949) Approved | 93 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller. 8.1. Rate. 97 Metascore. Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime. Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard.
