Tag: Film Noir

I Love Trouble, a film by S. Sylvan Simon, 1948

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I Love Trouble, 1948

A film by S. Sylvan Simon

“A wealthy man hires a detective to investigate his wife’s past. The detective (Franchot Tone) discovers that the wife had been a dancer and left her home town with an actor. The latter is killed before he can talk, but, with the help of a showgirl, the detective learns that the wife had used stolen papers from a girl friend to enter college after she had stolen $40,000 from the night club where she worked. The detective eventually learns that the husband had killed his wife when he discovered her past in order to avoid a scandal, and had hired the detective to try and frame him for the killing.” (IMDB)

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The Red House, 1947

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The Red House, starring Edward G. Robinson, 1947

“Middle-aged farmer goes to extreme lengths to protect the dark secret associated with a deserted house on his property. Murky psychological thriller with resonant settings and an emotive Miklos Rozsa score.” – noir expert Spencer Selby

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For you I die, a film by John Reinhardt, 1947

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For you I die, a film by John Reinhardt, 1947

For you I die, 1947

A film by John Reinhardt, 1947

A young man serving short time in prison is forced to join an escape attempt. On the outside he hides out from the cops in a cafe, and falls in love with a lovely young waitress. But she has a dark secret that won’t allow the newly freed convict to escape his checkered past.

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Scarlet Street, a film by Fritz Lang, 1945

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Scarlet-Street

Scarlet Street, a film by Fritz Lang, 1945

A young couple attempt to con a man out of his fortune. Scarlet Street is both film noir and black comedy. This film was directed by German film maker Fritz Lang, who brought us such early film classics as Metropolis and M, enjoyed a short but productive career in Hollywood.

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The Hitch-Hiker, a film by Ida Lupino, 1953

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The Hitch-Hiker, 1953

The Hitch-Hiker, 1953

A film by Ida Lupino

If you and your friend are driving along and decide to pick up a hitch-hiker–don’t! That’s what the guys in this film noir did. But he turned out to be a demented, escaped convict, with a gun. Don’t you hate it when that happens? By the way, it’s a true story, so be careful out there!  (Browse our Movie Archive)

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