
John Hammond’s partner, George Sullivan, dies in an apparently accidental death, with Hammond the beneficiary of his double-indemnity insurance policy. Read More »
Film-Noir
Lured (1947) Douglas Sirk, George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller

A serial killer in London is murdering young women he meets through the personal columns of newspapers. Read More »
Liste noire / Black List (1995) Jean-Marc Vallée, Michel Côté, Geneviève Brouillette, Sylvie Bourque, Drama, Thriller, Film-Noir

At the trial of a judge who was found with a prostitute, a list of clients pops up. Read More »
The Man in the Net (1959) Michael Curtiz, Alan Ladd, Carolyn Jones, Diane Brewster, Mystery, Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller

John Hamilton leaves a comfortable New York job to take up as an artist in a quiet Connecticut town. Read More »
Don’t Gamble with Strangers (1946) William Beaudine, Kane Richmond, Bernadene Hayes, Peter Cookson, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

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 »
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 »
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 »