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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 20h

Det. Johnny Damico (Broderick Crawford) lets a killer slip through his fingers and he's got one chance to redeem himself with the Department. He finds himself on the trail of mysterious mob boss "Blackie" Clegg. But hoods quickly turn the tables on him. "The Mob" (1951) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 1d

Gangster Harold Goff (John Garfield) extorts money from two aging fishermen, Jonah Goodwin (Thomas Mitchell) and Olaf Johnson (John Qualen). Tension rises when Goodwin's daughter Stella (Ida Lupino) falls for Goff. The fishermen decide to act. "Out of the Fog" (1941) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 2d

Racist ex-con Earl Slater (Robert Ryan) reluctantly agrees to knock over a bank with David Burke (Ed Begley) and Johnny Ingram (Harry Belafonte), who is black. But the undercurrent of hatred threatens to scuttle Burke's flawless plan. "Odds Against Tomorrow" (1959) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 3d

Aspiring music hall performer Jenny Lamour (Suzy Delair) flirts with lecherous Brignon (Charles Dullin) in hope of boosting her career. Her husband, Maurice Martineau (Bernard Blier), threatens death to Brignon — then Brignon turns up dead. "Quai des Orfèvres" (1947) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 5d

An emotionally troubled nurse, Louise Howell (Joan Crawford), is obsessed with her lover David Sutton (Van Heflin), but he doesn't return her feelings. Meanwhile, a jealous patient believes that Louise is having an affair with her husband. "Possessed" (1947) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 5d

Mary Adams (Cleo Moore) swipes $25,000 from a chisler who robbed her father. She ends up in the pokey for her crime but the loot is never recovered. Later, she offers her boss, Dragomie Damitrof (Hugo Haas), a loan and gets a surprise. "One Girl's Confession" (1953) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 6d

Mob lawyer Thomas Farrell (Robert Taylor) and chorus girl Vicki Gaye (Cyd Charisse) are in mobster Rico Angelo's (Lee J. Cobb) crosshairs when Farrell won't defend a killer. Then prosecutor Jeffrey Stewart (Kent Smith) leans on Ferrell give up Rico. "Party Girl" (1958) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 7d

Accountant and war hero Barry Amsterdam (Dennis O'Keefe) goes undercover to bust a corrupt insurance company run by Arnold Valent (Paul Stewart). A witness to Valent's wrongdoing has been murdered. Others may soon follow. "Chicago Syndicate" (1955) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 9d

Crime kingpin Paul Clifton (Stanley Baker) assembles a crew to strike a Royal Mail train from Glasgow. The target is a bundle of cash and an elaborate scheme is set in motion. But can the thieves evade capture and flee to distant locales? "Robbery" (1967) #CrimeFilm #Heist

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 10d

San Francisco insurance adjuster Al Colby's (Glenn Ford) story, told in a flashback, details how a couple he meets in Havana hire him to help smuggle a package into Mexico. Colby's hard up for cash, but should have passed on the assignment. "Plunder of the Sun" (1953) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 11d

Family man Gene Courtier (Jack Kelly) picks up a hitchhiker and is taken hostage by a gang of thugs. The gang forces Courtier to bring them to his home where they terrorize his family. "The Night Holds Terror" (1955) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 12d

David Barrett (Lex Barker), co-owner of a dog-track, is double-crossed by his partner, charged with shooting the partner, framed for a hit and run accident — then enters a romantic relationship with the woman who framed him. "The Price of Fear" (1956) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 13d

Pete Morgan (Edward G. Robinson), his sister and an adopted child live on an isolated farm. Pete forbids the others to walk through a certain section of the woods where a red house stands. It holds a dark secret. "The Red House" (1947) #filmnoir #thriller

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 15d

Lucille Ball, Mark Stevens, 'The Dark Corner' (1946).
A serious diving injury kept Mark Stevens out of the war. Otherwise, he might not have acted in, produced and directed a handful of stunning crime dramas. (Click photo to read).
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Mark Stevens: his quartet of searing films noir still light up screens today

Mark Stevens made a string of taut crime dramas in the 1940s and ’50s that still resonate today.

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 15d

Unscrupulous news reporter Mike Reese (Dan Duryea) gets fired after his article causes the death of a trial witness. With ill-gotten funds he buys into a small town newspaper where he launches a media circus over a sensational murder case. "The Underworld Story" (1950) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 17d

Self-proclaimed preacher and serial killer
Rev. Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) tracks down a jailed bank robber's family to find $10,000 the holdup man squirreled away. His kids know where the money is and Powell aims to find it. "The Night of the Hunter" (1955) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 18d

Police Chief Joe Conroy (Sterling Hayden) searches for drunken baker Albert Willis (Gene Barry), the man Conroy suspects of killing Lt. Fred Parks (Max Showalter). The chief, charged with brutality, loses his job but doggedly pursues Parks' killer. "Naked Alibi" (1954) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 18d

Failing chanteuse Marian Washburn (Maureen O'Hara) admits to shooting her friend, successful vocalist Susan Caldwell (Gloria Grahame). Her manager, Luke Jordan (Melvyn Douglas), and Police Insp. Jim Fowler (Jay C. Flippen) doubt her story. "A Woman's Secret" (1949) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 19d

Attorney Mark Fenton (Kent Taylor) helps playboy Don Elliott (Danny Morton) beat a drunken driving manslaughter rap. When Fenton's girlfriend, actress Paula Marlowe (Virginia Gray), cosies up to Elliot the jilted lawyer decides to take action. "Smooth as Silk" (1946) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 20d

Banker Arthur Hamilton (Rock Hudson), in the grip of a mid-life crisis, is browbeat and blackmailed into receiving an astonishing identity switch. His transition to a new life isn't smooth, and he soon finds that there's a hidden cost to pay. "Seconds" (1966) #SciFi #neonoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 21d

Det. Mary Ryan (Marsha Hunt) takes a course in shoplifting from the bunco squad, then goes undercover in prison to smash a jewel theft ring. Once sprung, she joins the gang, but not all of the thieves think she's on the level. "Mary Ryan, Detective" (1949) #crimedrama #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 23d

Parolees Helen Roberts (Sylvia Sidney) and Joe Dennis (George Raft) get hitched. But ex-jailbirds aren't allowed to marry so they keep it on the down-low. When Joe thinks that Helen's stepping out on him he opts to fall back into a life of crime. "You and Me" (1938) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 24d

Celia Lamphere (Joan Bennett) learns that her new husband Mark (Michael Redgrave) forgot to mention that he was previously married, has a son, and his wife died suspiciously — Celia suspects that she may be next. "Secret Beyond the Door" (1947) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 25d

First-time viewers may find the film's labyrinthine plot challenging. No matter.
We're immersed in Philip Marlowe's world and wherever he goes we gladly follow. Then, there's the Bogart-Bacall chemistry - always a treat to behold. "The Big Sleep" (1946) #filmnoir

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Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.social · 26d

Ex-boxer Kevin "Kid" Collins (Jason Patric) meets widow Fay Anderson (Rachel Ward) and her pal "Uncle Bud" (Bruce Dern), who has hatched a scheme. Collins agrees to it, but the other two don't know that the Kid is an escaped mental patient. "After Dark, My Sweet" (1990) #neonoir

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