The 1946 film noir crime thriller Whistle Stop has its charms, and many of them belong to Ava Gardner as the alluring femme fatale. Director Léonide Moguy’s 1946 American film noir crime thriller Whistle Stop is based on a 1941 novel by Maritta M Woolf, and stars George Raft, Ava Gardner, Tom Conway, and Victor McLaglen. It has its… Continue reading Whistle Stop *** (1946, George Raft, Ava Gardner, Tom Conway, Victor McLaglen) – Classic Movie Review 12,135
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They Made Me a Killer *** (1946, Robert Lowery, Barbara Britton, Frank Albertson, Lola Lane, James BushBy, ron Barr) – Classic Movie Review 12,133
Crooks frame a youngster (Robert Lowery) for murder and force him to help them commit a series of robberies, in the efficient 1946 film noir crime thriller They Made Me a Killer. Director William C Thomas’s 1946 American film noir black and white crime thriller film They Made Me a Killer stars Robert Lowery, Barbara… Continue reading They Made Me a Killer *** (1946, Robert Lowery, Barbara Britton, Frank Albertson, Lola Lane, James BushBy, ron Barr) – Classic Movie Review 12,133
Lady Scarface *** (1941, Dennis O’Keefe, Judith Anderson, Frances E Neal, Mildred Coles, Eric Blore) – Classic Movie Review 11,998
The redoubtable Judith Anderson is particularly impressive as Chicago lady mobster Slade in the film noir crime thriller Lady Scarface (1941). Director Frank Woodruff’s 1941 RKO Radio Pictures black and white American film noir crime thriller Lady Scarface stars Dennis O’Keefe, Judith Anderson, Frances E Neal, Mildred Coles and Eric Blore. Anderson and O’Keefe score… Continue reading Lady Scarface *** (1941, Dennis O’Keefe, Judith Anderson, Frances E Neal, Mildred Coles, Eric Blore) – Classic Movie Review 11,998
Slayground (1983, Peter Coyote, Mel Smith, Billie Whitelaw) – Classic Movie Review 11,984
Director Terry Bedford’s 1983 British crime film Slayground stars Peter Coyote as a criminal called Stone running from a hitman in this unattractive, violent Thorn EMI thriller based on a novel by Donald E Westlake writing under the pseudonym Richard Stark. On the plus side there are Billie Whitelaw as a funfair owner named Madge… Continue reading Slayground (1983, Peter Coyote, Mel Smith, Billie Whitelaw) – Classic Movie Review 11,984
Take One False Step *** (1949, William Powell, Shelley Winters, Marsha Hunt, Dorothy Hart, James Gleason) – Classic Movie Review 11,727
‘Who was the last man in Cathy’s life?’ The goodish 1949 film noir crime thriller Take One False Step stars a stalwart William Powell and and a sexy young Shelley Winters. ‘Who was the last man in Cathy’s life?’ ‘Is there a ‘Cathy’ in your past?’ Director Chester Erskine’s 1949 Universal Pictures black and white… Continue reading Take One False Step *** (1949, William Powell, Shelley Winters, Marsha Hunt, Dorothy Hart, James Gleason) – Classic Movie Review 11,727
Mauvais Sang ** (1986, Michel Piccoli, Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant, Hans Meyer, Julie Delpy) – Classic Movie Review 11,701
The 1986 film Mauvais Sang [The Night Is Young] [Bad Blood] is a weird, dark gangster crime thriller from France’s 80s wunderkind writer-director Leos Carax (in his second film after his 1984 first feature Boy Meets Girl) about rival gangs plotting to get their hands on a new medical culture that counters a dreaded sexually-transmitted… Continue reading Mauvais Sang ** (1986, Michel Piccoli, Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant, Hans Meyer, Julie Delpy) – Classic Movie Review 11,701
Red Light ** (1949, George Raft, Virginia Mayo, Gene Lockhart, Raymond Burr, Harry Morgan, Barton MacLane) – Classic Movie Review 11,485
Producer-director Roy Del Ruth’s 1949 American film noir crime thriller Red Light stars George Raft as innocent Johnny Torno, who goes after the killers of his heroic Catholic chaplain brother Jess (Arthur Franz), when he is released from jail. This interesting and acceptable if run-of-the-mill crime melodrama is briskly handled by Del Ruth, who gets the mood and… Continue reading Red Light ** (1949, George Raft, Virginia Mayo, Gene Lockhart, Raymond Burr, Harry Morgan, Barton MacLane) – Classic Movie Review 11,485