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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Appointment with Danger
1950, in 1 top list Check -
247 +409
The 13th Letter
1951, in 1 top list Check -
30 +15
Ace in the Hole
1951, in 21 top lists Check -
165 -147
Another Man's Poison
1951, in 1 top list Check -
411 -361
The Big Night
1951, in 1 top list Check -
270 -167
Cause for Alarm!
1951, in 1 top list Check -
431 -309
The Company She Keeps
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
282 -138
Cry Danger
1951, in 1 top list Check -
730 -573
Danger Zone
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
33 +139
Death of a Salesman
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
76 +106
Detective Story
1951, in 1 top list Check -
83 +115
The Enforcer
1951 — a.k.a. Murder, Inc., in 3 top lists Check -
572 -371
F.B.I. Girl
1951, in 1 top list Check -
676 -470
The Family Secret
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
84 +130
Fixed Bayonets!
1951, in 1 top list Check -
85 +140
Fourteen Hours
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
577 -342
The Girl on the Bridge
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
89 +166
He Ran All the Way
1951, in 1 top list Check -
197 +74
His Kind of Woman
1951, in 1 top list Check -
584 -308
Hollywood Story
1951, in 1 top list Check -
585 -308
The Hoodlum
1951, in 1 top list Check -
470 -185
The House on Telegraph Hill
1951, in 1 top list Check -
200 +102
I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.
1951, in 1 top list Check -
201 +112
Iron Man
1951, in 1 top list Check -
483 -119
Lightning Strikes Twice
1951, in 1 top list Check -
323 +60
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1951, in 2 top lists Check -
490 -88
The Man with My Face
1951, in 1 top list Check -
697 -284
Missing Women
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
215 +200
The Mob
1951, in 1 top list Check -
615 -178
Never Trust a Gambler
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
334 +110
Night Into Morning
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
337 +118
No Questions Asked
1951, in 1 top list Check -
118 +347
On Dangerous Ground
1951, in 3 top lists Check -
340 +144
The People Against O'Hara
1951, in 1 top list Check -
507 -19
Pickup
1951, in 1 top list Check -
123 +369
A Place in the Sun
1951, in 13 top lists Check -
228 +277
The Prowler
1951, in 4 top lists Check -
127 +384
The Racket
1951, in 1 top list Check -
512 +1
The Raging Tide
1951, in 1 top list Check -
350 +168
Rawhide
1951, in 1 top list Check -
356 +179
Roadblock
1951, in 1 top list Check -
517 +27
The Scarf
1951, in 1 top list Check -
369 +205
Sirocco
1951, in 1 top list Check -
139 +458
The Steel Helmet
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
241 +364
Storm Warning
1951, in 1 top list Check -
22 +598
Strangers on a Train
1951, in 17 top lists Check -
535 +89
The Strip
1951, in 1 top list Check -
381 +258
The Tall Target
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
715 -55
Three Steps North
1951, in 1 top list Check -
537 +130
Tokyo File 212
1951, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Apr 23, 2012; source