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Night and the City (1950) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 9, 2013
Set in London, this film directed by Jules Dassin stars Richard Widmark as a small time swindler and Gene Tierney as the girl he has his eye on. Harry Fabian always has big ideas but they never pan out. However, through a chance encounter he meets the father of the wrestling promoter in the area. He read more
Kiss Me Deadly (1955) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 8, 2013
Set in L.A., the film stars Ralph Meeker as the callous and often corrupt PI Mike Hammer, adapted from the Mickey Spillane novels. One night while driving, Hammer picks up a frightened woman who begs him to remember her. They are forced off the road by thugs and the girl is eventually killed. Hammer read more
Kiss Me Deadly (1955) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 8, 2013
Set in L.A., the film stars Ralph Meeker as the callous and often corrupt PI Mike Hammer, adapted from the Mickey Spillane novels. One night while driving, Hammer picks up a frightened woman who begs him to remember her. They are forced off the road by thugs and the girl is eventually killed. Hammer read more
Ace in the Hole (1951) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 6, 2013
Starring Kirk Douglas with director Billy Wilder, the film follows a hard-nosed and manipulative reporter who finds himself stuck in New Mexico without any money. He takes a small job and soon happens upon a cave where a man has gotten trapped. Soon he spins it as a great human interest story and pe read more
Ace in the Hole (1951) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 6, 2013
Starring Kirk Douglas with director Billy Wilder, the film follows a hard-nosed and manipulative reporter who finds himself stuck in New Mexico without any money. He takes a small job and soon happens upon a cave where a man has gotten trapped. Soon he spins it as a great human interest story and pe read more
Criss Cross (1949) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 5, 2013
Starring Burt Lancaster and Yvonne DeCarlo, this Robert Siodmak-directed film-noir revolves around a heist and a love triangle gone bad. The film opens with Lancaster secretly meeting with his lover with plants to eventually run away together. Then he enters the bar and fights with his love’s read more
Criss Cross (1949) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 5, 2013
Starring Burt Lancaster and Yvonne DeCarlo, this Robert Siodmak-directed film-noir revolves around a heist and a love triangle gone bad. The film opens with Lancaster secretly meeting with his lover with plants to eventually run away together. Then he enters the bar and fights with his love’s read more
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 4, 2013
Starring James Cagney and an array of others, the film tells the real life story of writer, singer, and dancer George M. Cohan. The story begins with an older Cohan recounting his life story. He began his career with his family in Vaudeville. Slowly he made a name for himself in Broadway and married read more
Patton (1970)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 4, 2013
Starring George C. Scott and Karl Malden, the film chronicles the exploits and controversy surrounding the great World War II general. Gaining fame in Africa, Patton would move on to Sicily, and finally march toward Berlin. Patton was a colorful character who was highly religious, a war romantic, read more
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 4, 2013
Starring Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig and Teresa Wright as his wife, this movie honors Gehrig’s life after a tragic death from ALS. From the time he was a boy, Lou could play ball but his immigrant mother wants him to become an engineer. The quiet, young man goes to Columbia and plays some ball. read more
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 4, 2013
Starring James Cagney and an array of others, the film tells the real life story of writer, singer, and dancer George M. Cohan. The story begins with an older Cohan recounting his life story. He began his career with his family in Vaudeville. Slowly he made a name for himself in Broadway and married read more
Patton (1970)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 4, 2013
Starring George C. Scott and Karl Malden, the film chronicles the exploits and controversy surrounding the great World War II general. Gaining fame in Africa, Patton would move on to Sicily, and finally march toward Berlin. Patton was a colorful character who was highly religious, a war romantic, read more
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 4, 2013
Starring Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig and Teresa Wright as his wife, this movie honors Gehrig’s life after a tragic death from ALS. From the time he was a boy, Lou could play ball but his immigrant mother wants him to become an engineer. The quiet, young man goes to Columbia and plays some ball. read more
Scarlet Street (1945) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 3, 2013
Similar to Woman in the Window, this film-noir was directed by Fritz Lang and it stars Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, and Dan Duryea. Chris Cross is a shy employee who has been working for the same man 25 years. While walking home Chris rescues a beautiful woman from an assailant, not knowing it read more
Scarlet Street (1945) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 3, 2013
Similar to Woman in the Window, this film-noir was directed by Fritz Lang and it stars Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, and Dan Duryea. Chris Cross is a shy employee who has been working for the same man 25 years. While walking home Chris rescues a beautiful woman from an assailant, not knowing it read more
The Killers (1946) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
Starring Burt Lancaster in his debut as well as Ava Garner, the film begins with two gunmen killing “The Swede” (Lancaster) in a small town. Interested in the mystery, an insurance investigator named Reardon (Edmund O’Brien) tries to piece together the past of the dead man. He work read more
The Killing (1956) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
Directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Sterling Hayden, the film follows a group of crooks and everyday race track workers who carry out an intricate robbery. In the planning stages they have everything figured out completely with one small disturbance. When the day arrives, the plan begins as exp read more
Mildred Pierce (1945) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
Starring Joan Crawford, this classic film noir is intriguing because it revolves around a successful woman. The film begins with a murder and Pierce is taken in for questioning. From that point on she tells the story of her life with her first husband and two daughters. However, Pierce was in confli read more
The Sweet Smell of Success (1957) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
Starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis, this film has memorable dialogue and chilling performances. Curtis is Sydney Falco, a greedy and conniving press agent who is constantly trying to get on the good side of influential people. His main target is the renowned if not ruthless gossip columnist J.J read more
Gilda (1946) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
*This May Contain Spoilers This film-noir and twisted love story stars Glen Ford and Rita Hayworth. Johnny Farrell is a shady gambler who has just arrived in Buenos Aires. Through certain circumstances he quickly meets a mysterious man. Soon he learns this man is a casino owner and Farrell gains a read more