Film Noir Guide - 745 Films of the Classic Era (1940-1959)
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"More than 700 films from the classic period of film noir (1940 to 1959) are presented in this exhaustive reference book. For each film, the following information is provided: the title, release date, main performers, screenwriter(s), director(s), type of noir, thematic content, a rating based on the five-star system, and a plot synopsis that does not reveal the ending."
Keaney's ratings:
#1-27: ★★★★★
#28-51: ★★★★½
#52-159: ★★★★
#160-255: ★★★½
#256-404: ★★★
#405-550: ★★½
#551-659: ★★
#660-727: ★½
#728-745: ★
Michael F. Keaney is a fan of classic movies and the author of "British Film Noir Guide".
ISBN: 978-0-7864-6366-4
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Rear Window
1954, in 31 top lists Check -
13 +453
On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
99 +224
Johnny Guitar
1954, in 22 top lists Check -
280 -146
Crime Wave
1953, in 2 top lists Check -
472 -185
Human Desire
1954, in 3 top lists Check -
345 +162
Pushover
1954, in 1 top list Check -
292 -97
Drive a Crooked Road
1954, in 1 top list Check -
144 +483
Suddenly
1954, in 2 top lists Check -
131 +402
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954, in 2 top lists Check -
344 +160
Private Hell 36
1954, in 1 top list Check -
735 -419
Jail Bait
1954 — a.k.a. Hidden Face, in 1 top list Check -
403 new
Witness to Murder
1954, in 1 top list Check -
357 +179
Rogue Cop
1954, in 1 top list Check -
497 -65
Naked Alibi
1954, in 1 top list Check -
285 -135
Cry Vengeance
1954, in 1 top list Check -
528 +49
The Sleeping Tiger
1954, in 1 top list Check -
606 -234
The Long Wait
1954, in 1 top list Check -
550 new
World for Ransom
1954, in 1 top list Check -
666 -605
Murder by Proxy
1954 — a.k.a. Blackout, in 1 top list Check -
619 -148
The Other Woman
1954, in 1 top list Check -
171 -112
Black Tuesday
1954, in 1 top list Check -
683 -415
Highway Dragnet
1954, in 1 top list Check -
367 +199
Shield for Murder
1954, in 1 top list Check -
717 -40
Beautiful Stranger
1954 — a.k.a. Twist of Fate, in 1 top list Check -
484 -111
Loophole
1954, in 1 top list Check -
681 -421
Hell's Half Acre
1954, in 1 top list Check -
482 -119
A Life at Stake
1955, in 1 top list Check -
610 -223
Make Haste to Live
1954, in 1 top list Check -
581 -323
The House Across the Lake
1954 — a.k.a. Heat Wave, in 1 top list Check -
620 -141
Five Days
1954 — a.k.a. Paid to Kill, in 1 top list Check -
663 -632
Bait
1954, in 1 top list Check -
473 -185
The Human Jungle
1954, in 1 top list Check -
508 -15
Playgirl
1954, in 1 top list Check -
592 -285
Impulse
1954, in 1 top list Check -
719 -30
The Stranger Came Home
1954 — a.k.a. The Unholy Four, in 1 top list Check -
552 -536
Angela
1954, in 0 top lists Check -
673 -503
Third Party Risk
1954 — a.k.a. The Big Deadly Game, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Apr 23, 2012; source