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4 films · 1945–1954
Crime, shadows and doomed heroes: the dark, stylish thrillers of the 1940s and 1950s.
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
Starring Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake
The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.
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Directed by Fritz Lang
Starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her…
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Directed by Orson Welles
Starring Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles
Set Connecticut after World War II, The Stranger is a cat and mouse game between Wilson (Edward G. Robinson), a member of the Allied War Crimes Commission and Franz Kindler (Orson Welles), a Nazi who has assumed the false identity of Dr. Charles Rankin. To complete his new intelligentsia disguise, Kindler marries Mary Longstreet, daughter of a Supreme Court justice.
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Directed by Lewis Allen
Starring Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason
'Three gunmen, who have been hired to assassinate the President, hold a family hostage while waiting for their target. Interesting B film which focuses on psychopathic killer well-portrayed against type by Frank Sinatra.' – noir expert Spencer Selby | Cast: Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason, Nancy Gates. 77 min.
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