When Mike Sarno (Kane Richmond) out-cheats Fay Benton (Bernadene Hayes) in a crooked poker game, the two gamblers bury the hatchet and agree to become partners in crime. Read More »
Film-Noir
Destiny (1944) Reginald Le Borg, Gloria Jean, Alan Curtis, Frank Craven, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Film-Noir
Two bank robbers, Cliff Banks and Sam Baker go their separate ways while being chased by the law. Read More »
The Web (1947) Michael Gordon, Ella Raines, Edmond O’Brien, William Bendix, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Leopold Kroner, formerly of Colby Enterprises, is released after five years in prison for embezzlement. Read More »
The Arnelo Affair (1947) Arch Oboler, John Hodiak, George Murphy, Frances Gifford, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
Anne Parkson feels neglected by her lawyer-husband Ted, so she falls in love with night-club owner Tony Arnello, a shady character who is a client of her husband’s. Read More »
Les eaux troubles (1949) Henri Calef, Ginette Leclerc, Édouard Delmont, André Valmy, Drama, Film-Noir
History of the family and community conflicts between a small group of people who depend on fishing around Mont St. Michel.
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The Brasher Doubloon (1947) John Brahm, George Montgomery, Nancy Guild, Conrad Janis, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Philip Marlowe gets involved when limp-wristed and snidely Leslie Murdock steals a rare doubloon from his mother to give to a newsreel photographer Read More »
5 Against the House (1955) Phil Karlson, Guy Madison, Kim Novak, Brian Keith, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller
Four college buddies enjoy a night at a Reno casino and overhear a cop saying that robbing the casino “cannot be done.” Read More »
The Unsuspected (1947) Michael Curtiz, Claude Rains, Joan Caulfield, Audrey Totter, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
A girl has been murdered. A woman cannot remember a man who claims to be her husband. Read More »
I Want to Live! (1958) Robert Wise, Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, Biography, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Barbara Graham is a woman with dubious moral standards, often a guest in seedy bars. She has been sentenced for some petty crimes. Read More »
Meeuwen sterven in de haven / Seagulls Die in the Harbour (1955) Rik Kuypers, Ivo Michiels, Tine Balder, Tone Brulin, Alice De Graef, Drama, Film Noir
A pessimistic urban drama, with a musical score by Jack Sels and Max Damasse, charts in strongly expressionistically lit black-and-white images Read More »
Strange Illusion (1945) Edgar G. Ulmer, Jimmy Lydon, Sally Eilers, Warren William, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Paul, a young man whose father was once lieutenant Governor of California before his untimely death Read More »
Red Light (1949) Roy Del Ruth, George Raft, Virginia Mayo, Gene Lockhart, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through his young priest brother Jess. Read More »
Bodyguard (1948) Richard Fleischer, Lawrence Tierney, Priscilla Lane, Phillip Reed, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Homicide detective Mike Carter is tossed off the police force for insubordination and violating regulations. Read More »
Johnny Eager (1941) Mervyn LeRoy, Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold, Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
Ruthless hood Johnny Eager is pretending to his parole officer that he has chucked the rackets and is now a full-time taxi driver. Read More »
The Roaring Twenties (1939) Raoul Walsh, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After the WWI Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Read More »