Yesterday Jim Molner was an ordinary guy. Today he’s a desperate man, frantically trying Read More »
Film-Noir
Moontide (1942) Archie Mayo, Fritz Lang, Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell
After a drunken binge on the San Pablo waterfront, longshoreman Bobo fears he may have killed a man. Read More »
The Beast Must Die / La bestia debe morir (1952) Román Viñoly Barreto, Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Guillermo Battaglia, Milagros de la Vega
“La bestia debe morir” is a taut, smartly crafted Argentinian noir that packs an emotional punch. Read More »
Among the Living (1941) Stuart Heisler, Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward, Frances Farmer
Paul Raden (Albert Dekker), hopelessly insane son of Maxim Raden, hated owner of the Radentown mills Read More »
The Pretender (1947) W. Lee Wilder, Albert Dekker, Catherine Craig, Charles Drake
Kenneth Holden (Albert Dekker), a banker steals funds from an estate Read More »
The Last Crooked Mile (1946) Philip Ford, Don ‘Red’ Barry, Ann Savage, Adele Mara
The notorious Jarvis gang robs a bank, one member is killed in the subsequent shootout Read More »
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) Earl McEvoy, Evelyn Keyes, Charles Korvin, William Bishop
Sheila Bennett returns to New York from Cuba, carrying $40,000 worth of smuggled diamonds Read More »
When Gangland Strikes (1956) R.G. Springsteen, Raymond Greenleaf, Marjie Millar, John Hudson
A big-time gang leader’s trial is moved to a small town. Read More »
Hot Cars (1956) Don McDougall, John Bromfield, Joi Lansing, Mark Dana
Nick Dunn doesn’t want to be mixed up in a stolen car ring operating out of a chain of car dealerships in Culver City Read More »
The Enforcer (1951) Bretaigne Windust, Raoul Walsh, Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel, Ted de Corsia
After years of pursuit, Assistant D.A. Martin Ferguson has a good case against Murder Read More »