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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3 +70
Body and Soul
1947, in 6 top lists Check -
4 +83
Brute Force
1947, in 6 top lists Check -
14 +459
Out of the Past
1947, in 16 top lists Check -
46 +417
Odd Man Out
1947, in 15 top lists Check -
62 +15
Boomerang!
1947, in 3 top lists Check -
63 +17
Born to Kill
1947, in 2 top lists Check -
72 +70
Crossfire
1947, in 7 top lists Check -
79 +106
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947, in 2 top lists Check -
81 +112
A Double Life
1947, in 1 top list Check -
102 +240
Kiss of Death
1947, in 5 top lists Check -
103 +245
The Lady from Shanghai
1947, in 9 top lists Check -
116 +335
Nightmare Alley
1947, in 8 top lists Check -
125 +374
Possessed
1947, in 2 top lists Check -
126 +380
Pursued
1947, in 4 top lists Check -
130 +400
Ride the Pink Horse
1947, in 4 top lists Check -
148 +503
They Won't Believe Me
1947, in 1 top list Check -
183 -8
Deep Valley
1947, in 1 top list Check -
184 -6
Desperate
1947, in 2 top lists Check -
187 +21
Fear in the Night
1946, in 1 top list Check -
196 +71
High Wall
1947, in 1 top list Check -
203 +121
Johnny O'Clock
1947, in 1 top list Check -
216 +201
Monsieur Verdoux
1947, in 11 top lists Check -
221 +239
Nora Prentiss
1947, in 1 top list Check -
227 +275
The Pretender
1947, in 1 top list Check -
232 +290
The Red House
1947, in 2 top lists Check -
233 +298
Riffraff
1947, in 1 top list Check -
239 +340
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947 — a.k.a. A Woman Destroyed, in 0 top lists Check -
245 +391
T-Men
1947, in 4 top lists Check -
259 -237
The Arnelo Affair
1947, in 1 top list Check -
264 -202
Blind Spot
1947, in 1 top list Check -
267 -184
The Brasher Doubloon
1947 — a.k.a. The High Window, in 1 top list Check -
290 -122
Dead Reckoning
1947, in 2 top lists Check -
301 -70
The Gangster
1947, in 1 top list Check -
321 +57
Love from a Stranger
1947 — a.k.a. A Stranger Walked In, in 1 top list Check -
325 +60
The Macomber Affair
1947, in 1 top list Check -
329 +96
My Favorite Brunette
1947, in 1 top list Check -
348 +166
Railroaded!
1947, in 1 top list Check -
349 +166
Ramrod
1947, in 3 top lists Check -
353 +173
Repeat Performance
1947, in 1 top list Check -
371 +213
So Well Remembered
1947, in 0 top lists Check -
394 +293
The Unfaithful
1947, in 1 top list Check -
395 +300
The Unsuspected
1947, in 1 top list Check -
414 -354
Blackmail
1947, in 1 top list Check -
421 -328
Calcutta
1946, in 1 top list Check -
438 -287
Cry Wolf
1947, in 1 top list Check -
439 -285
Daisy Kenyon
1947, in 2 top lists Check -
441 -277
Dark Passage
1947, in 5 top lists Check -
447 -270
Desert Fury
1947, in 1 top list Check -
454 -251
Fall Guy
1947, in 1 top list Check -
456 -241
The Flame
1947, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Apr 23, 2012; source