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British film noir - from 1930s precursors to films influenced by Hollywood ( and France ) , films made by blacklisted emigrees , and the huge amount of second feature , low budget crime films . These crime films culminate in the early to mid sixties with the Edgar Wallace series , plus the Edgar Lustgarten shorts . After that there are individual films that could be described as neo noir .

A tribute to an actor who contributed immensely to the success of many a British film. William Hartnell gained a new kind of popularity, thanks to the role of a certain Time Lord. 

William Hartnell: The Original (and best) Doctor Who. 

Richard Attenborough in Brighton Rock (1948)

Anne Wiazemsky in Au hasard Balthazar (1966)

Faye Dunaway, Stacy Keach, and Harris Yulin in 'Doc' (1971)

British TV & Films 1958 Not Yet Released On DVD Region 2

Benny Hill in A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958)

Raymond Burr, Steve Brodie, Douglas Fowley, and Audrey Long in Desperate (1947)

British second features from Danziger Productions Ltd.

From Selby's introduction: "The most extensive prior documentation of British noirs appears in British Film Noir Guide by Michael F. Keaney (McFarland, 2008).  My research was independent of Keaney's, and there is a difference of over 100 films between his listings and mine."

30 Brit Noir Masterworks are labelled with 'MASTERWORK'.

The Worldwide Film Noir Tradition - Classical British Film Noir

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