British Film Noir Guide (369 Films 1937-1964)
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"This work presents 369 British films produced between 1937 and 1964 that embody many of the same filmic qualities as those "black films" made in the United States during the classic film noir era. This reference work makes a case for the inclusion of the British films in the film noir canon, which is still considered by some to be an exclusively American inventory.
The following information is presented: a quotation from the film; title and release date; a one- to five-star rating; production company, director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and main performers; and a plot synopsis with commentary. Appendices categorize films by rating, release date, director and cinematographer and also provide a noir and non-noir breakdown of the 47 films presented on the Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre, a 1960 British television series."
NOTE: I created this list in May 2012 and had to add well over 75 titles to iCM, suggesting that there are many obscurities worth checking out.
Keaney included 26 of the 47 Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre "films" into this work that he considered to be film noirs or at the very least marginal noirs. The remaining 21 "films" were not included.
Keaney's ratings:
#1-4: ★★★★★
#5-15: ★★★★½
#16-42: ★★★★
#43-85: ★★★½
#86-150: ★★★
#151-234: ★★½
#235-312: ★★
#313-339: ★½
#340-341: ★
#342-369: "Not reviewed" (since they were not available at the time of writing).
Michael F. Keaney is a fan of classic movies and the author of "Film Noir Guide".
ISBN: 978-0-7864-6427-2
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The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
11 new
Peeping Tom
1960, in 20 top lists Check -
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Great Expectations
1946, in 17 top lists Check -
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Black Narcissus
1947, in 15 top lists Check -
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Oliver Twist
1948, in 6 top lists Check -
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Night and the City
1950, in 12 top lists Check -
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Dead of Night
1945, in 9 top lists Check -
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Odd Man Out
1947, in 15 top lists Check -
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Night of the Demon
1957 — a.k.a. Curse of the Demon, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Fallen Idol
1948, in 10 top lists Check -
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Stage Fright
1950, in 1 top list Check -
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Brighton Rock
1948, in 8 top lists Check -
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Room at the Top
1958, in 9 top lists Check -
40 new
Victim
1961, in 7 top lists Check -
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Seance on a Wet Afternoon
1964, in 1 top list Check -
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Green for Danger
1946, in 4 top lists Check -
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Gaslight
1940, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Small Back Room
1949 — a.k.a. Hour of Glory, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Damned
1962 — a.k.a. These Are the Damned, in 2 top lists Check -
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It Always Rains on Sunday
1947, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Man in Grey
1943, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Queen of Spades
1949, in 2 top lists Check -
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They Made Me a Fugitive
1947 — a.k.a. I Became a Criminal, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Blue Lamp
1950, in 4 top lists Check -
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Sapphire
1959, in 3 top lists Check -
110 new
An Inspector Calls
1954, in 0 top lists Check -
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Obsession
1949 — a.k.a. The Hidden Room, in 2 top lists Check -
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Tiger Bay
1959, in 1 top list Check -
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1984
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hell Drivers
1957, in 2 top lists Check -
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Paranoiac
1963, in 0 top lists Check -
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Cast a Dark Shadow
1955, in 1 top list Check -
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Another Man's Poison
1951, in 1 top list Check -
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The Criminal
1960 — a.k.a. Concrete Jungle, in 2 top lists Check -
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Nightmare
1964, in 1 top list Check -
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The Spy in Black
1939, in 0 top lists Check -
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Time Without Pity
1957, in 1 top list Check -
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All Night Long
1962, in 1 top list Check -
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Pool of London
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Man Between
1953, in 1 top list Check -
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Seven Days to Noon
1950, in 0 top lists Check -
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So Long at the Fair
1950, in 1 top list Check -
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Yield to the Night
1956 — a.k.a. Blonde Sinner, in 1 top list Check -
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Outcast of the Islands
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Seventh Veil
1945, in 0 top lists Check -
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Footsteps in the Fog
1955, in 1 top list Check -
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Contraband
1940 — a.k.a. Blackout, in 1 top list Check -
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The Sleeping Tiger
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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Hell Is a City
1960, in 2 top lists Check -
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Madeleine
1950, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on May 3, 2012; source