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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5 +94
Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
298 -80
Flesh and Fantasy
1943, in 0 top lists Check -
198 +76
Hitler's Children
1943, in 0 top lists Check -
119 +351
Ossessione
1943, in 12 top lists Check -
453 -253
Experiment Perilous
1944, in 1 top list Check -
149 +516
To Have and Have Not
1944, in 16 top lists Check -
721 -25
The Unwritten Code
1944, in 0 top lists Check -
608 -229
Love Letters
1945, in 0 top lists Check -
136 +454
Spellbound
1945, in 7 top lists Check -
559 -496
Blonde Alibi
1946, in 0 top lists Check -
273 -155
Cloak and Dagger
1946, in 1 top list Check -
442 -273
Deadline at Dawn
1946, in 1 top list Check -
302 -68
Gilda
1946, in 13 top lists Check -
308 -19
Humoresque
1946, in 2 top lists Check -
12 +449
Notorious
1946, in 24 top lists Check -
710 -79
Suspense
1946, in 1 top list Check -
647 +34
Two Smart People
1946, in 0 top lists Check -
439 -285
Daisy Kenyon
1947, in 2 top lists Check -
607 -232
The Lost Moment
1947, in 2 top lists Check -
321 +57
Love from a Stranger
1947 — a.k.a. A Stranger Walked In, in 1 top list Check -
506 -25
The Paradine Case
1947, in 1 top list Check -
126 +380
Pursued
1947, in 4 top lists Check -
349 +166
Ramrod
1947, in 3 top lists Check -
239 +340
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947 — a.k.a. A Woman Destroyed, in 0 top lists Check -
371 +213
So Well Remembered
1947, in 0 top lists Check -
658 new
The Woman on the Beach
1947, in 3 top lists Check -
124 +374
Portrait of Jennie
1948, in 5 top lists Check -
373 +223
Station West
1948, in 1 top list Check -
147 +502
They Live by Night
1948, in 13 top lists Check -
157 new
The Woman in White
1948, in 0 top lists Check -
558 -500
Black Magic
1949, in 0 top lists Check -
32 +72
Champion
1949, in 2 top lists Check -
296 -80
Flamingo Road
1949, in 1 top list Check -
616 -169
Night Unto Night
1949, in 0 top lists Check -
358 +180
Roughshod
1949, in 0 top lists Check -
653 new
We Were Strangers
1949, in 0 top lists Check -
560 -496
The Blonde Bandit
1950, in 0 top lists Check -
300 -73
The Furies
1950, in 3 top lists Check -
49 +580
Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
334 +110
Night Into Morning
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
123 +369
A Place in the Sun
1951, in 13 top lists Check -
350 +168
Rawhide
1951, in 1 top list Check -
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The Bad and the Beautiful
1952, in 9 top lists Check -
624 -85
Ruby Gentry
1952, in 1 top list Check -
576 -354
Forbidden
1953, in 1 top list Check -
472 -185
Human Desire
1954, in 3 top lists Check -
13 +453
On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
564 -450
City of Shadows
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
336 +114
Nightmare
1956, in 1 top list Check -
108 +290
Man of the West
1958, in 8 top lists Check
Last updated on Apr 23, 2012; source