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Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) starring Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet, Elisha Cook Jr.

Stranger on the Third Floor

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Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) starring Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet, Elisha Cook Jr.

In The Stranger on the Third Floor, an aspiring journalist testifies that he saw a young man at the scene of a brutal killing. The man is sentenced to death. The journalist worries that he’s responsible for the death of an innocent man. He begins his own investigation with his girlfriend. But they soon find themselves threatened by a mysterious stranger …

Stranger on the Third Floor
Clash By Night (1952) starring Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe

Clash By Night

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Clash By Night (1952) starring Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe

In Clash By Night, a woman is torn between her husband and his friend. Despite thinking about leaving her husband, his temper causes second thoughts …

Clash By Night
Marked Woman (1937) starring Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart

Marked Woman

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Marked Woman (1937) starring Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart

Synopsis

Buy from Amazon Young assistant District Attorney uses a prostitute to indict gang of racketeers, its czar and his underlings. But when the gangster suspects her, she becomes a Marked Woman.

Marked Woman
The Dark Corner, starring Lucille BallThe Dark Corner (1946) starring Lucille Ball, William Bendix, Clifton Webb, Mark Stevens

The Dark Corner

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The Dark Corner (1946) starring Lucille Ball, William Bendix, Clifton Webb, Mark Stevens

Synopsis of The Dark Corner

Some men are drawn to women – some men are drawn to murder. In this captivating story of strange obsession, Kathleen Conley (Lucille Ball) and her boss Brad Galt (Mark Stevens)are caught up in something shockingly different…and terrifyingly dangerous. Galt has a secret so terrible; he might have to kill to keep it. In the midst of their budding romance Kathleen and Galt are being tailed by a heavy-set man in a white suit (William Bendix) and though she doesn’t know why or how strong the threat is Galt does and he is prepared to go to extreme lengths to protect himself.

The Dark Corner
Mystery Street, starring Ricardo Montalban, Bruce Bennett, Sally Forrest, Elsa Lanchester

Mystery Street

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Mystery Street (1950) starring Ricardo Montalban, Bruce Bennett, Sally Forrest, Elsa Lanchester

Synopsis of Mystery Street

In Mystery Street, a Harvard professor helps a small town policeman when the skeletal remains of a pregnant prostitute turn up on a Massachusetts beach.

Mystery Street
Crossfire (1947) starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchell, Robert Ryan, Sam Levene

Crossfire

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Crossfire (1947) starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchell, Robert Ryan, Sam Levene

Synopsis of Crossfire

Robert Young, Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan star in this noir classic, the first Hollywood film to confront anti-Semitism. When a police detective and an army sergeant investigate the murder of a Jewish man, their search leads to a soldier whose strong feelings of anti-Semitism became violent during a night of drinking.

Crossfire
Framed (1947) starring Glenn Ford, Janis Carter, Barry Sullivan

Framed

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Framed (1947) starring Glenn Ford, Janis Carter, Barry Sullivan

Synopsis of Framed

Glenn Ford is down and his luck, but stumbles into 10% of a silver mine after a driving accident in a small town.  He meets a lovely waitress and becomes her patsy in a scheme to defraud the local bank.  She murders her accomplice and blames him.  He’s is Framed for the murder.

Framed
The Woman in the Window, starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey, Edmund Breon, Dan Duryea

The Woman in the Window

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The Woman in the Window, starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey, Edmund Breon, Dan Duryea

Synopsis of The Woman in the Window

When a conservative middle-aged professor engages in a minor dalliance with a femme fatale, he is plunged into a nightmarish quicksand of blackmail and murder.

The Woman in the Window
Dangerous Crossing, starring Jeanne Craine, Carl Betz, Michael Rennie

Dangerous Crossing

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Dangerous Crossing (1953), starring Jeanne Crain, Carl Betz, Michael Rennie

Synopsis of Dangerous Crossing

 In Dangerous Crossing, a young bride is set to begin her honeymoon aboard a luxury liner. Her happiness does not last when she finds that her husband has disappeared. Trouble is, no one else ever saw him board the ship with her.  And his name has mysteriously dropped from the passenger list.

Dangerous Crossing
Sudden Fear, starring Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame

Sudden Fear

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Sudden Fear (1952) starring Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame

In this rediscovered masterpiece of film noir, Joan Crawford plays a successful playwright who marries a mediocre actor (Jack Palance) with a troubling secret. She soon discovers that he not only married her for money but that he plans to murder her with the help of his lover (Gloria Grahame). Nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Actress (Crawford), Best Supporting Actor (Palance) and Best Black & White Cinematography (Charles Lang Jr.), this taut thriller also features a score by Elmer Bernstein that is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.

Sudden Fear
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