Movie Night: Film Noir

Friday, June 13, 2025

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Another Good Film from Hitchcock

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Labels: 1940s, 1943, Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Mystery, Own, Thriller

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Sudden Fear (1952)

A Dark, Twisted Thriller

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Labels: 1950s, 1952, Film Noir, Own, Thriller

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Dial M for Murder (1954)

A Good Crime Thriller

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Labels: 1950s, 1954, Crime, Film Noir, Mystery, Own, Romance, Thriller

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

Good Crime Noir

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Friday, September 6, 2024

The Big Sleep (1946)

A Complex Case for Philip Marlowe

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The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Good Detective Story

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Labels: 1940s, 1941, Crime, Film Noir, Mystery, Own

Monday, August 8, 2022

King Creole (1958)

A Hip-Shaking Good Movie

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Labels: 1950s, 1958, Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Music

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

Nice Mystery-Thriller

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Labels: 1940s, 1948, Film Noir, Mystery, Own, Thriller

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Dementia (1955)

Sorta A Throwback To The Silent Film Era

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Labels: 1950s, 1955, Crime, Film Noir, Horror, Madness, Mystery, Thriller

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Touch of Evil (1958)

Artfully Filmed But Flat, Drab Characters

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Labels: 1950s, 1958, Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Own, Thriller

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Man in the Attic (1953)

Good Version of Hitchcock's Classic

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Labels: 1950s, 1953, Crime, Film Noir, Mystery, Own

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)

Good Dick Tracy Movie

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Labels: 1940s, 1947, Action, Crime, Detective, Film Noir, Own, Superheros

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)

A Very Good Dick Tracy Film

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Labels: 1940s, 1946, Action, Crime, Detective, Film Noir, Own, Superheros

Dick Tracy (1945)

A Fun Crime Action

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Labels: 1940s, 1945, Action, Crime, Detective, Film Noir, Own, Superheros

Suddenly (1954)

Guns, Assassination and Sinatra

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Monday, September 5, 2016

Quicksand (1950)

A Fairly Good Crime Film

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Labels: 1950, 1950s, Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Own, Romance

He Walked by Night (1948)

Good Semi-Documentary

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Impact (1949)

A Pretty Good Crime Noir

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Labels: 1940s, 1949, Crime, Film Noir, Mystery, Own, Thriller

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Kansas City Confidential (1952)

Good Crime Noir

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Saturday, September 3, 2016

The Stranger (1946)

Great Little Film Noir

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