FilmNoir
Crossroad (1956) NeoDB IMDb Douban
死の十字路
director: Umetsugu Inoue actor: Rentaro Mikuni / Michiyo Aratama
other title: 死の十字路
Ise, a successful entrepreneur, accidentally murders his lunatic wife after he is spotted having an affair with his secretary, Harumi. In his attempt to perfect his crime, he drives to a remote quarry to bury his wife’s body, but along the way, he finds another dead body in the back of his car! Given no choice, Ise dumps both bodies. Meanwhile, Yoshie begins her search for her missing brother, Yoshihiko. After surprising twists and turns, Ise faces his fate.
Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) NeoDB Douban WikiData TMDB IMDb
Cast a Deadly Spell
director: Martin Campbell actor: Fred Ward / David Warner
other title: Omicidi e incantesimi / Feitiço Mortal
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) IMDb NeoDB Douban WikiData
Odds Against Tomorrow
director: Robert Wise actor: Robert Ryan / Harry Belafonte
other title: Strategia di una rapina / Wenig Chancen für morgen
An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare.
This Gun for Hire (1942) NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData
This Gun for Hire
director: Frank Tuttle actor: Veronica Lake / Robert Preston
other title: Il fuorilegge / Die Narbenhand
Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.
The Big Heat (1953) TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
The Big Heat
director: Fritz Lang actor: Glenn Ford / Gloria Grahame
other title: Il grande caldo / Jeg er loven
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) NeoDB Douban TMDB
Shadow of a Doubt
director: Alfred Hitchcock actor: Teresa Wright / Joseph Cotten
other title: L'ombra del dubbio / I tvivlens skygge
Just when Charlie is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement in her small town in California, she receives wonderful news: Her uncle and namesake, Charlie, is coming to visit. However, as secrets about him come to the fore, her admiration turns into suspicion.
In a Lonely Place (1950) TMDB
In a Lonely Place
director: Nicholas Ray actor: Humphrey Bogart / Gloria Grahame
other title: Il diritto di uccidere / Matar ou Não Matar
A screenwriter with a violent temper is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.