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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14 +459
Out of the Past
1947, in 16 top lists Check -
17 +502
Rear Window
1954, in 31 top lists Check -
18 +514
Du rififi chez les hommes
1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check -
19 +526
Scarlet Street
1945, in 10 top lists Check -
21 +539
Shadow of a Doubt
1943, in 15 top lists Check -
22 +598
Strangers on a Train
1951, in 17 top lists Check -
24 +630
The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
25 +645
Touch of Evil
1958, in 31 top lists Check -
28 -22
Act of Violence
1948, in 4 top lists Check -
52 -43
Alias Nick Beal
1949 — a.k.a. The Contact Man, in 2 top lists Check -
54 -33
Armored Car Robbery
1950, in 1 top list Check -
58 -10
The Big Heat
1953, in 18 top lists Check -
61 +13
The Body Snatcher
1945, in 2 top lists Check -
66 +35
Cat People
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
70 +58
Cornered
1945, in 1 top list Check -
74 +79
D.O.A.
1949, in 5 top lists Check -
85 +140
Fourteen Hours
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
90 +166
He Walked by Night
1948, in 2 top lists Check -
98 +224
Johnny Eager
1941, in 1 top list Check -
100 +227
Journey Into Fear
1943, in 2 top lists Check -
104 +256
Leave Her to Heaven
1945, in 12 top lists Check -
113 +321
The Naked Spur
1953, in 10 top lists Check -
114 +322
The Narrow Margin
1952, in 7 top lists Check -
115 +324
Niagara
1953, in 3 top lists Check -
121 +359
Panic in the Streets
1950, in 5 top lists Check -
126 +380
Pursued
1947, in 4 top lists Check -
135 +451
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948, in 2 top lists Check -
137 +456
The Spiral Staircase
1946, in 6 top lists Check -
143 +483
Sudden Fear
1952, in 2 top lists Check -
145 +485
The Suspect
1944, in 1 top list Check -
151 +549
Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
153 new
The Wild One
1953, in 2 top lists Check -
155 new
The Window
1949, in 2 top lists Check -
158 new
A Woman's Face
1941, in 1 top list Check -
160 -157
The Accused
1949, in 1 top list Check -
167 -132
Bedlam
1946, in 1 top list Check -
171 -112
Black Tuesday
1954, in 1 top list Check -
184 -6
Desperate
1947, in 2 top lists Check -
185 +3
Dial 1119
1950 — a.k.a. The Violent Hour, in 1 top list Check -
186 +3
Don't Bother to Knock
1952, in 1 top list Check -
194 +57
Hangmen Also Die!
1943, in 4 top lists Check -
205 +131
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950 — a.k.a. Frightened City, in 1 top list Check -
210 +151
The Leopard Man
1943, in 3 top lists Check -
213 +186
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949, in 0 top lists Check -
222 +242
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959, in 3 top lists Check -
224 +265
Pickup on South Street
1953, in 14 top lists Check -
228 +277
The Prowler
1951, in 4 top lists Check -
246 +407
Thieves' Highway
1949, in 5 top lists Check -
248 +413
Three Strangers
1946, in 1 top list Check -
253 new
The Whistler
1944, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Apr 23, 2012; source