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Noirish 1935 to 1958

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  • Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

    1. Anatomy of a Murder

    19592h 41mApproved95Metascore
    8.0 (76K)
    An upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth and will he win his case?
    DirectorOtto PremingerStarsJames StewartLee RemickBen Gazzara
  • John Derek, Broderick Crawford, Joanne Dru, John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, and Shepperd Strudwick in All the King's Men (1949)

    2. All the King's Men

    19491h 50mApproved
    7.4 (18K)
    The rise and fall of a grass-roots rural politician who eventually becomes mired in the sort of political corruption he vehemently railed against on his way to the governor's mansion.
    DirectorRobert RossenStarsBroderick CrawfordJohn IrelandJoanne Dru
  • Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons in Angel Face (1952)

    3. Angel Face

    19521h 31mApproved
    7.2 (9.7K)
    Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.
    DirectorOtto PremingerStarsRobert MitchumJean SimmonsMona Freeman
  • Beat the Devil (1953)

    4. Beat the Devil

    19531h 29mApproved
    6.4 (11K)
    On their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent British couple. They meet and things happen...
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartJennifer JonesGina Lollobrigida
  • Pat O'Brien, George Raft, and Ella Raines in A Dangerous Profession (1949)

    5. A Dangerous Profession

    19491h 19mApproved
    6.0 (848)
    LA ex-cop Vince Kane is a bail-bondsman who bails out the suspect of a securities bonds robbery but his client disappears, prompting Vince to investigate.
    DirectorTed TetzlaffStarsGeorge RaftElla RainesPat O'Brien
  • Bette Davis, Walter Brennan, Glenn Ford, Dane Clark, and Charles Ruggles in A Stolen Life (1946)

    6. A Stolen Life

    19461h 49mApproved
    7.2 (4.5K)
    When a woman's twin sister is drowned, she assumes her identity in order to be close to the man she feels that her sister took from her years before.
    DirectorCurtis BernhardtStarsBette DavisGlenn FordDane Clark
  • Act of Violence (1948)

    7. Act of Violence

    19481h 22mApproved
    7.4 (6.3K)
    An embittered, vengeful POW stalks his former commanding officer who betrayed his men's planned escape attempt from a Nazi prison camp.
    DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsVan HeflinRobert RyanJanet Leigh
  • Joseph Cotten and Jean Peters in A Blueprint for Murder (1953)

    8. A Blueprint for Murder

    19531h 17mApproved
    6.7 (1.9K)
    Whitney Cameron suspects his sister-in-law has poisoned his brother and niece, but without proof how does he prevent the murder of his nephew?
    DirectorAndrew L. StoneStarsJoseph CottenJean PetersGary Merrill
  • Joanne Dru and Edmond O'Brien in 711 Ocean Drive (1950)

    9. 711 Ocean Drive

    19501h 42mApproved
    6.8 (2.3K)
    An electronics expert creates a huge bookie broadcast system for his crime boss, and takes over operations when his boss is murdered. His greed leads him on a deadly destructive path.
    DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsEdmond O'BrienJoanne DruOtto Kruger
  • Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling in Ace in the Hole (1951)

    10. Ace in the Hole

    19511h 51mApproved72Metascore
    8.1 (41K)
    Frustrated former journalist Chuck Tatum now working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about trading post owner Leo Minosa trapped in a cave to rekindle Chuck's career, but the story soon escalates into a media circus.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsKirk DouglasJan SterlingRobert Arthur
  • Adele Jergens, Charles McGraw, and William Talman in Armored Car Robbery (1950)

    11. Armored Car Robbery

    19501h 7mApproved
    7.0 (3.5K)
    A well-planned robbery goes awry with tough cop Jim Cordell in pursuit of the thieves.
    DirectorRichard FleischerStarsCharles McGrawAdele JergensWilliam Talman
  • Edward G. Robinson, Toni Gerry, George Raft, and Audrey Totter in A Bullet for Joey (1955)

    12. A Bullet for Joey

    19551h 25mApproved
    6.0 (1.4K)
    In Montreal, a police inspector slowly discovers a plot to abduct a nuclear physicist, with American mobsters, foreign spies, and a blonde seductress all involved.
    DirectorLewis AllenStarsEdward G. RobinsonGeorge RaftAudrey Totter
  • Shelley Winters, Ronald Colman, and Signe Hasso in A Double Life (1947)

    13. A Double Life

    19471h 44mApproved
    6.9 (4.2K)
    A celebrated actor struggles to distinguish his own life from that of his most recent stage role, Othello.
    DirectorGeorge CukorStarsRonald ColmanEdmond O'BrienSigne Hasso
  • Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray in Above Suspicion (1943)

    14. Above Suspicion

    19431h 30mApproved
    6.5 (2.6K)
    Oxford Professor Richard Myles and his new bride Frances are off on a European honeymoon. It isn't the typical honeymoon: they are on a spying mission for British Intelligence on the eve of World War II.
    DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsJoan CrawfordFred MacMurrayConrad Veidt
  • Bette Davis and Charles Boyer in All This, and Heaven Too (1940)

    15. All This, and Heaven Too

    19402h 21mApproved
    7.4 (5.7K)
    A duchess' irrational behavior toward her children's governess triggers tragic events that will change her family's lives forever.
    DirectorAnatole LitvakStarsBette DavisCharles BoyerJeffrey Lynn
  • 13 Rue Madeleine (1947)

    16. 13 Rue Madeleine

    19471h 35mApproved
    6.9 (3.2K)
    When spy chief Bob Sharkey finds out one of his agents-in-training is actually a Nazi double agent, his strategic decision not to arrest him results in tragedy.
    DirectorHenry HathawayStarsJames CagneyAnnabellaRichard Conte
  • Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman in All That Heaven Allows (1955)

    17. All That Heaven Allows

    19551h 29mApproved78Metascore
    7.6 (18K)
    An upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth nurseryman, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers.
    DirectorDouglas SirkStarsJane WymanRock HudsonAgnes Moorehead
  • Arena (1953)

    18. Arena

    19531h 23mApproved
    5.4 (335)
    Rodeo rider's marriage is endangered because of his commitment to the sport.
    DirectorRichard FleischerStarsGig YoungJean HagenPolly Bergen
  • Burt Lancaster, Edward G. Robinson, and Louisa Horton in All My Sons (1948)

    19. All My Sons

    19481h 34mApproved
    7.3 (2.6K)
    During WW2, industrialist Joe Keller commits a crime and frames his business partner Herbert Deever but years later his sin comes back to haunt him when Joe's son plans to marry Deever's daughter.
    DirectorIrving ReisStarsEdward G. RobinsonBurt LancasterMady Christians
  • A Kiss Before Dying (1956)

    20. A Kiss Before Dying

    19561h 34mApproved
    6.7 (4.7K)
    A ruthless college student resorts to murder in an attempt to marry an heiress.
    DirectorGerd OswaldStarsRobert WagnerJeffrey HunterVirginia Leith
  • Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson, and Tor Johnson in Behind Locked Doors (1948)

    21. Behind Locked Doors

    19481h 2mApproved
    6.5 (1.1K)
    A well-known judge has become a fugitive from the police, with a large reward on his head. A reporter believes that the judge is hiding in a private sanitarium, so she seeks out a private investigator and asks him to pretend to be insane, so that he can get inside the sanitarium and look for the judge. The investigator is admitted to the asylum, and encounters many dangers while trying to prove that the judge is there.
    DirectorBudd BoetticherStarsLucille BremerRichard CarlsonDouglas Fowley
  • Charlton Heston and Lizabeth Scott in Bad for Each Other (1953)

    22. Bad for Each Other

    19531h 23mApproved
    5.8 (1.1K)
    A doctor returning from the Korean War to his hometown in Pennsylvania must choose what next to do with his life.
    DirectorIrving RapperStarsCharlton HestonLizabeth ScottDianne Foster
  • Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Edward Brophy, Martin Kosleck, Frank McHugh, Conrad Veidt, and Karen Verne in All Through the Night (1942)

    23. All Through the Night

    19421h 47mApproved
    7.1 (5.3K)
    Runyonesque Broadway gamblers turn patriotic when they stumble onto a cell of Nazi saboteurs.
    DirectorVincent ShermanStarsHumphrey BogartConrad VeidtKaren Verne
  • Gordon MacRae and Virginia Mayo in Backfire (1950)

    24. Backfire

    19501h 31mApproved
    6.5 (1.9K)
    While recuperating from wartime back injuries at a hospital, veteran Bob Corey is visited on Christmas Eve by a beautiful stranger with an even stranger message.
    DirectorVincent ShermanStarsViveca LindforsDane ClarkVirginia Mayo
  • Alan Ladd and Phyllis Calvert in Appointment with Danger (1950)

    25. Appointment with Danger

    19501h 30mApproved
    6.5 (1.6K)
    When ruthlessly dedicated postal inspector investigates the murder of a co-worker, he finds that the sole witness, a nun, has been targeted by the killers.
    DirectorLewis AllenStarsAlan LaddPhyllis CalvertPaul Stewart

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