KarenW's Favorite Film Noir
Place a Hold
Annotation:Vincent escapes jail and finds a woman he doesn't know, Irene, waiting for him. She has always thought he was innocent of his wife's murder and wants to prove it. Soon with a new face and name they embark on a quest that will lead them to the truth and to each other.
Annotation:Insurance man Walter just can't get enough of Phyllis or her ankle bracelet. When she catches him looking she spins a pretty web of murder and betrayal.
Annotation:Gilda and Johnny have a past that isn't pretty. When Gilda shows up as Johnny's new bosses wife, they can't stand the sight of each other. Until the attraction can't be fought anymore and her husband ends up dead. Or is he? Or are they? Just keep listening to her sing and it won't matter.
Annotation:Laura is dead but still haunting the detective sent to solve her murder when she shows up alive. Confused? Just keep looking at the lovely cast and all will make sense in the end.
Annotation:Bang, bang, bang goes Leslie's gun as she kills her lover. And no one will supect a thing about her if they only see the innocent wife. But what is her husband going to think when a letter shows up that will clinch the case for the prosecution. Atmospheric and tangled this plot is as captivating as moonlight and gunpowder.
Annotation:Philip Marlowe finds himself trying to unravel a complicated case when someone tries to do him in. And what is really going on with his other case - Moose looking for the "cutest thing in lace pants"? How can he solve both when he can't keep a straight head?
Annotation:When Frank walks into his new job and an affair with the wife's owner he doesn't count on one thing - murder. Cora soon has him doing whatever it takes to get them together for good, by doing bad.
Annotation:Uncle Charlie is the apple of his niece's eye until she starts to suspect him of dastardly deeds.
Annotation:Guy meets Bruno on a train and listens while Bruno spins a tale of trading murders. What Guy doesn't know is that Bruno has taken the conversation seriously and soon Guy is involved in a murder he doesn't commit but is the prime suspect for.
Annotation:Joe needs help with his finances and now. So when he hides his car in an old garage on an old decrepit Hollywood estate, he decides to buy into the odd situation and stay put. The house is occupied by a faded silent screen star who thinks she is just as big as she used to be, but the world has changed around her. What starts out as odd leads to creepy and soon Joe finds he doesn't have a life anymore, just faded memories.
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Full of dark shadows, steamy love scenes, and blind alley clues, these films not only evoke an era, they give the viewer a ride full of twists and turns.