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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6 +105
Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
17 +502
Rear Window
1954, in 31 top lists Check -
24 +630
The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
41 +300
Kiss Me Deadly
1955, in 20 top lists Check -
44 +396
Night and the City
1950, in 12 top lists Check -
52 -43
Alias Nick Beal
1949 — a.k.a. The Contact Man, in 2 top lists Check -
53 -39
Among the Living
1941, in 1 top list Check -
60 -7
The Big Sleep
1946, in 22 top lists Check -
66 +35
Cat People
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
67 +39
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958, in 1 top list Check -
74 +79
D.O.A.
1949, in 5 top lists Check -
80 +107
Les diaboliques
1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check -
96 +212
In a Lonely Place
1950, in 19 top lists Check -
106 +263
The Lodger
1944, in 2 top lists Check -
129 +391
Rebecca
1940, in 23 top lists Check -
130 +400
Ride the Pink Horse
1947, in 4 top lists Check -
136 +454
Spellbound
1945, in 8 top lists Check -
137 +456
The Spiral Staircase
1946, in 6 top lists Check -
151 +549
Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
157 new
The Woman in White
1948, in 0 top lists Check -
170 -114
Black Angel
1946, in 2 top lists Check -
191 +50
The Great Flamarion
1945, in 1 top list Check -
206 +134
A Kiss Before Dying
1956, in 1 top list Check -
208 +145
Lady on a Train
1945, in 1 top list Check -
213 +186
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949, in 0 top lists Check -
232 +290
The Red House
1947, in 2 top lists Check -
253 new
The Whistler
1944, in 1 top list Check -
274 -155
Cloudburst
1951, in 1 top list Check -
281 -145
The Crimson Kimono
1959, in 1 top list Check -
290 -122
Dead Reckoning
1947, in 2 top lists Check -
291 -97
Dragonwyck
1946, in 1 top list Check -
293 -88
The Fallen Sparrow
1943, in 1 top list Check -
294 -87
Fear
1946, in 1 top list Check -
304 -40
Obsession
1949 — a.k.a. The Hidden Room, in 2 top lists Check -
314 -
Isle of the Dead
1945, in 1 top list Check -
321 +57
Love from a Stranger
1947 — a.k.a. A Stranger Walked In, in 1 top list Check -
328 +94
Murder Is My Beat
1955, in 1 top list Check -
329 +96
My Favorite Brunette
1947, in 1 top list Check -
330 +99
Mysterious Intruder
1946, in 1 top list Check -
371 +213
So Well Remembered
1947, in 0 top lists Check -
373 +223
Station West
1948, in 1 top list Check -
380 +258
Talk About a Stranger
1952, in 1 top list Check -
387 +276
Time Without Pity
1957, in 1 top list Check -
395 +300
The Unsuspected
1947, in 1 top list Check -
402 new
When Strangers Marry
1944, in 2 top lists Check -
407 -380
Backfire
1950, in 1 top list Check -
434 -307
Cop Hater
1958, in 1 top list Check -
438 -287
Cry Wolf
1947, in 1 top list Check -
440 -282
Dangerous Crossing
1953, in 1 top list Check -
442 -273
Deadline at Dawn
1946, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Apr 23, 2012; source