Keyword: film noir

Treasure of Monte Cristo

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1949

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This modern tale borrows from an old story in establishing Langan, who works on a ship that docks in San Francisco, as a descendant of the Count of Monte Cristo. Crooked Lawyer Brodie sets up a scheme to get at the treasure of Langans famed ancestor, and using the beautiful blonde Jergens, tries to lure Langan into a trap. Langan proves worthy of his heritage, using a gun instead of a sword, and wins legitimately both his forturne and Jergens.

The Vicious Circle

6.3

1957

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When Dr. Howard Latimer finds the German actress that he had just met at London Airport murdered in his flat. It leads him into the world of murder, blackmail, and a fake passport scam.

Nightmare Alley

7.8

1947

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The rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.

The Set-Up

7.9

1949

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Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

Deported

5.6

1950

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An American gangster sent back to his home country falls in love with a widowed countess.

Odd Man Out

7.7

1947

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A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast.

This Gun for Hire

7.5

1942

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When assassin Philip Raven shoots a blackmailer and his beautiful female companion dead, he is paid off in marked bills by his treasonous employer who is working with foreign spies.

The Sleeping Tiger

5.6

1954

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After a convict breaks in a psychotherapists home, he agrees to rehabilitation rather than arrest but the therapists wife becomes infatuated with him.

Killer's Kiss

6.5

1955

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Ready to catch a train to his hometown, a washed-up boxer tells us about the strange and twisty events that happened to him the past couple of days.

The Case Against Brooklyn

6.8

1958

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Fact-based story of a rookie cop who takes on a crime syndicate involved in corrupting government officials in Brooklyn, New York.

Cry Wolf

5.7

1947

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Recently widowed Sandra Demarest arrives at the isolated home of her late husband for his wake, but his uncle will not allow her to view the corpse.

Suspense

6.6

1946

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The proprietor of an ice-skating revue promotes a peanut-vendor at the show to a management position based on suggestions he made to improve the act of the shows star, who also happens to be the owners wife. However, he soon begins to notice that his new manager is paying more attention to his wife than he believes is appropriate, and begins to suspect that his new manager has designs not only on his wife but on his business. Meanwhile, someone from the new managers past shows up with information that could wreck his plans.