2024 Summer Movie Talk – Part 6

Film Noir (Crime)

So once again there is some chicanery going on here.  Because of my previous list I have to leave out all of Alfred Hitchcock’s movies that should be in this category.  “Strangers on a Train,” “Dial M for Murder,” “Rope” and whole bunch of his stuff is right near the top of this genre.  But consistency was never my strength.  Laziness is.

I have emboldened the movies I particularly like.  Take that as personal preference.

I’ve reviewed some of these movies separately if you want my detailed opinion on them search the site.  So here’s a list of what I think is some pretty good noir.

1. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
2. HIGH SIERRA (1941)
3. MURDER, MY SWEET (1944)
4. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
5. THE BIG SLEEP (1946)
6. THE STRANGER (1946)
7. THE BLUE DAHLIA (1946)
8. THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946)
9. GILDA (1946)
10. OUT OF THE PAST (1947)
11. ODD MAN OUT (1947)
12. DARK PASSAGE (1947)
13. THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1948)
14. KEY LARGO (1948)
15. SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (1948)
16. THE NAKED CITY (1948)
17. WHITE HEAT (1949)
18. THE THIRD MAN (1949)
19. ALL THE KING’S MEN (1949)
20. D.O.A. (1949)
21. THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950)
22. IN A LONELY PLACE (1950)
23. KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL (1952)
24. THE BLUE GARDENIA (1953)
25. THE BIG HEAT (1953)
26. SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957)
27. TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)

If I left out one of your favorites or if you detest one of my listed films, feel free to speak up and make your opinions known in the comments below.