An Army of Phantoms

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All movies scrutinized or designedly mentioned in Jim Hoberman's book : "An Army of Phantoms : American Movies and the Making of the Cold War". The book mainly focuses on the 1943-1957 period.
(titles briefly cited for reasons irrelevant to the main purpose have been excluded)

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  1. 38 new

    The House on 92nd Street

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 46 new

    The Stranger

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 49 new

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 50 new

    Crossfire

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  5. 51 new

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 59 new

    Brute Force

    1947, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 69 new

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 74 new

    Walk a Crooked Mile

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  9. 80 new

    The Woman on Pier 13

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  10. 87 new

    The Lawless

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  11. 101 new

    Panic in the Streets

    1950, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 102 new

    Crisis

    1950, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 121 new

    The Enforcer

    1951 — a.k.a. Murder, Inc., in 3 top lists Check
  14. 122 new

    I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.

    1951, in 1 top list Check
  15. 133 new

    The Whip Hand

    1951, in 1 top list Check
  16. 140 new

    The Captive City

    1952, in 1 top list Check
  17. 141 new

    Hoodlum Empire

    1952, in 1 top list Check
  18. 145 new

    Big Jim McLain

    1952, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 161 new

    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 166 new

    The Wild One

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 167 new

    He Ran All the Way

    1951, in 1 top list Check
  22. 168 new

    The Sound of Fury

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 174 new

    Night People

    1954, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 176 new

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  25. 177 new

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  26. 192 new

    Mad at the World

    1955, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 195 new

    While the City Sleeps

    1956, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 196 new

    Bad Day at Black Rock

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 197 new

    The Phenix City Story

    1955, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 198 new

    House of Bamboo

    1955, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 201 new

    Riot in Cell Block 11

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 202 new

    A Bullet for Joey

    1955, in 1 top list Check
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