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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)
Detour Free – Edgar Ulmer’s cult classic noir film shot in 6 days. (1945) D.O.A. — Free — Rudolph Maté’s classic noir film. Called “one of the most accomplished, innovative, and downright twisted entrants to the film noir genre.” (1950) The Hitch-Hiker — Free – The first noir film made by a woman noir direc ...
Quicksand - Free — Peter Lorre and Mickey Rooney star in a story about a garage mechanic’s descent into crime. (1950) Scarlet Street — Free — Directed by Fritz Lang with Edward G. Robinson. A film noir great. (1945) The Hitch-Hiker - Free — The first noir film made by a woman noir director, Ida Lupino. (1953)
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During and immediately following World War II, movie audiences responded to this fresh, vivid, adult-oriented type of film as did many writers, directors, cameramen and actors eager to bring a more mature world-view to Hollywood product. Largely fueled by the financial and artistic success of Billy Wilders adaptation of James M. Cains novella Doub...
In 1946 a Paris retrospective of American films embargoed during the war clearly revealed this trend toward visibly darker, more cynical crime melodramas. It was noted by several Gallic critics who christened this new type of Hollywood product film noir, or black film, in literal translation.
Few, if any of the artists in Hollywood who made these films called them noir at the time. But the vivid co-mingling of lost innocence, doomed romanticism, hard-edged cynicism, desperate desire, and shadowy sexuality that was unleashed in those immediate post-war years proved hugely influential, both among industry peers in the original era, and to...
Nov 7, 2019 · UGC Films. Other prime choices from the lineup include a mix of new and old noir classics including Le Doulos, The Big Combo, Maigret, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, Kansas City Confidential ...
Approved | 93 min | Drama, Fantasy, Film-Noir. A district attorney rises to political success and the governorship but loses his sense of morality once he starts associating with the shadowy and perhaps diabolical Nick Beal. Director: John Farrow | Stars: Ray Milland, Audrey Totter, Thomas Mitchell, George Macready.
Passed | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir. Assistant district attorney Cleve Marshall falls for the mysterious Thelma Jordon when she seeks help solving robberies of her aunt's estate. Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly, Joan Tetzel. Votes: 3,148.
