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Vaudeville hoofer Tom Quinn (Don Castle) chucks his shoes at a noisy alley cat. But when his cash laden neighbor turns up dead, Tom's footprints are at the crime scene. A police detective (Clint Judd) tries to find the real killer. "I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes" (1948) #filmnoir

Ambassador's son Philippe (Bobby Henrey) idolizes embassy majordomo Baines (Ralph Richardson). But Baines is engaged in some hanky panky behind his wife's back with embassy secretary Julie (Michèle Morgan). Then an untimely accident occurs. "The Fallen Idol" (1948) #filmnoir

New York noir: 20 films that explore the big city's dark corners Here are 20 films noir that explore the many dark sides of New York City.

John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, ‘Force of Evil’ (1948). Why New York noirs are different from those set in Los Angeles. Hint: One has elevated trains, not palm trees, overhead. Click link to read. #filmnoir
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Johnny O'Clock (Dick Powell) is a junior partner in a casino with Guido Marchettis (Thomas Gomez). Guido's wife Nelle (Ellen Drew) has eyes for Johnny and gives him a watch with a romantic inscription. Soon, bodies begin to pile up. "Johnny O'Clock" (1947) #filmnoir

Ethel Whitehead (Joan Crawford) is trapped in a bad marriage. When her child dies she opts to leave her husband. Using her good looks, she manipulates men and winds up with a mobster, George Castleman (David Brian). Then things turn deadly. "The Damned Don't Cry" (1950) #filmnoir

Railway engineer Jacques Lantier (Jean Gabin) witnesses deputy station master Roubaud (Fernand Ledoux) kill his wife Séverine's (Simone Simon) godfather. Lantier and she have an affair and she urges him to kill her husband. "La Bête Humaine" (1938) #filmnoir

Dr. Dan Proctor (Scott McKay) introduces his betrothed, frail invalid Evelyn Heath (Anne Baxter), to his aunt Martha (Aline MacMahon) who senses that evil has entered her home. Meanwhile, Evelyn goes after Dan's brother, Douglas (Ralph Bellamy). "Satan in Skirts" (1944) #filmnoir

Violent convict Vincent Canelli (Edward G. Robinson) busts out of prison on the night he is to be executed. He takes a pack of hostages with him, including an injured convict, Peter Manning (Peter Graves), who leaves a trail of blood behind them. "Black Tuesday" (1954) #filmnoir

Sheila Bennet (Evelyn Keyes) smuggles 50 grand worth of diamonds into the country only to find that her husband and sister are two-timing her. But her troubles spiral when an epidemic sweeps the city and she becomes infected. "The Killer That Stalked New York" (1950) #filmnoir

Con man Ace Connors (John Hodiak)
pushes a bogus oil investment on a dupe — until the dupe's friend, Ricki Woodner (Lucille Ball), out-cons him. When Ace cooperates with the law, his partner, Fly Feletti (Elisha Cook, Jr.), is peeved. "Two Smart People" (1946) #CrimeFilm #Noir

If you're wealthy New Yorker Alison Courtland (Claudette Colbert) and you awake aboard a train for Boston — and have no idea how you got there — you've got problems. More so because your husband has a slug in his arm and you're carrying his gun. "Sleep, My Love" (1948) #filmnoir

When a key witness in an organized crime trial takes a deadly fall from a window ledge, it's up to Dist. Atty. Martin Ferguson (Humphrey Bogart) to round up more evidence to bring down crime boss Albert Mendoza (Everett Sloane). "The Enforcer" (1951) #filmnoir

In 1940s rural Mississippi, Lucas Beauchamp (Juano Hernandez), a black man, is found standing over a murdered white man and is arrested. Lawyer John Gavin Stevens (David Brian) won't take the case. But a local boy tries to change his mind. "Intruder in the Dust" (1949) #filmnoir

When farmer Fred Morgan and his housekeeper turn up dead, hired hand George Braden (John Craven) looks good for the murder rap. Atty. Doug Madison (Macdonald Carey) feels he's defending a guilty man, but then new evidence comes to light. "Count the Hours!" (1953) #filmnoir

Lieut. Andy Doyle (Bill Elliott) is after Henry Johnson (Douglas Dick) for killing his neighbor. Johnson insists he's innocent. But oddly enough, a wealthy tenant at a nearby motel bears a striking resemblance to the murdered man. "Footsteps in the Night" (1957) #filmnoir

Don Gregor (Clancy Malone) is a partner in crime with gangster Vic Brady (Timothy Farrell). The duo commit a robbery that goes bad. That's when Don's father, plastic surgeon Dr. Boris Gregor (Herbert Rawlinson) must perform a highly unusual surgery. "Jail Bait" (1954) #filmnoir

Johnny Morrison (Dane Clark) does time for a bum rap. Turns out that arch criminal Hackett (William Talman) framed him — Surprise, it was all just a loyalty test! So Johnny helps the snake pull a big heist. Bad move. "The Man Is Armed" (1956) #filmnoir

When a saboteur's undetonated bomb turns up on a munitions train, Maj. Peter Lyncort (Glenn Ford) helps disarm the destructive weapon. But did he manage to remove all of the explosives that were planted on the railroad cars? "Terror on a Train" (1953) #filmnoir

Det. Lt. Andy Doyle (Bill Elliott) investigates the suicide of a businesswoman. But he thinks it was a murder, and the perpetrator is the victim's son, Wallace Curtis (Tom Drake), who was accidentally blinded by her several years before. "Sudden Danger" (1955) #filmnoir

Business has been bad for James Nevill (Dane Clark). He hires a friend to kill him so his wife can collect an insurance premium. But when he decides to call it off he finds it's not so easy to do so. Turns out a sinister plot is in the works. "Paid to Kill" (1954) #filmnoir

Joan Fontaine, Richard Ney, ‘Ivy’ (1947). Ivy tends to her bedridden husband. Under her care his condition is unlikely to improve. Click to read. #filmnoir
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Locksmith Tommy Dancer (William Campbell) is forced to help Willis Trent (Berry Kroger) break into a safety deposit box owned by a crooked businessman. The theft works, but Tommy sees a double cross and keeps a slice of the pie for himself. "Man in the Vault" (1956) #filmnoir

New York hoodlums Allie (Johnny Seven) and easy-going Johnny G. (Martin Brooks) are rivals who've known each other since childhood. When mob boss Lou Caddy (Nick Rosse) is busted the two settle into a fierce turf battle over the rackets. "Johnny Gunman" (1957). #filmnoir

Death row inmate Joe Cardos (John Agar) has an early morning date with the hangman. But in the meantime he asks for the companionship of a woman. So detectives supply him with a suicidal prostitute — as detectives do. "Hold Back Tomorrow" (1955) #filmnoir

Thank you. I’ll have to rewatch “Out of the Past” and watch for that scene.

'Ivy' is pure evil under shimmering gaslight Joan Fontaine plays Ivy, the black widow of Edwardian London. This 1947 film noir gives a chilling picture of a woman obsessed with wealth.

How wicked is Joan Fontaine as Ivy? Let us count the ways. Click link to read. #filmnoir
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Cathy Rosier, Alain Delon, François Périer, 'Le Samouraï’ (1967).
Here are 11 nightclubs where the shadowy figures of film noir are known to lurk. Click to read.
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A diamond thief is right under the nose of City Attorney George Browning (Lloyd Bridges) and he's unaware of it. Also, Browning's former secretary, Hannah Kelly (Lorna Gray), may know a lot more about a pilfered necklace than it would at first appear. "Hideout" (1949) #filmnoir

When ex-con Casey Martin (Frank Lovejoy) gets nailed for a heist, he agrees to go undercover and infiltrate mobster Dutch Becker's (Forrest Tucker) operation. Becker's sadistic flunkey, Lou Terpe (Timothy Carey), is Casey's hated former cellmate. "Finger Man" (1955) #filmnoir

Richard Widmark, Mike Mazurki, ‘Night and the City’ (1950). Here are 11 nightclubs where the shadowy figures of film noir are known to lurk. Click to read.
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