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Folsom Prison escapee Red Kluger (Charles McGraw) kidnaps Det. Ray Williams (Michael O'Shea), D.A. Barker MacDonald (Frank Conroy) and a nightclub singer (Virginia Grey) to settle a few scores. And it's no secret he means to spill some blood. "The Threat" (1949) #filmnoir

Prisoners bust out of the big house and take another convict and Warden Carmichael (Tom Tully) as hostages. Everything goes awry, of course, but no one counted on the warden being more crooked than the cons. "Behind the High Wall" (1956) #filmnoir

Frank Thompson (Burgess Meredith) awakens to find that he's lost his memory. He slowly puts the pieces of his life together and discovers that he has a second identity, and that he's been accused of committing a murder that he can't remember. "Street of Chance" (1942) #filmnoir

Actor Tony John (Ronald Colman) gets so involved in the roles he plays on stage that he seems to become the character. His inner circle is filled with dread when he accepts the role of Othello, the murderous Moor — a risky step for him. "A Double Life" (1947) #filmnoir

DeForest Kelley, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, ‘House of Bamboo’ (1955). Part II of Yanks misbehaving overseas — fighting crime in foreign lands. (Click to read). #filmnoir crimeonfilm.com/crime-tourists…

Johnny McBride (Anthony Quinn) is hurt in a car crash. He loses his memory and his fingerprints are burned off. A clue leads him to his hometown where he finds he's a murder suspect. He tries to clear his name but a mob boss stands in the way. "The Long Wait" (1954) #filmnoir

Prison escapee and murderer Al Walker (William Holden) holds police psychiatrist Dr. Andrew Collins (Lee J. Cobb) and his family hostage. Walker and his gang wait for a boat pickup that will send them on their way. But can the family survive? "The Dark Past" (1948) #filmnoir

Roslyn Wright (Barbara Woodell), secretary to radio host Victor Grandison (Claude Rains), commits suicide in a most dramatic fashion after Grandison's wealthy young niece, Matilda Frazier (Joan Caulfield), vanishes — and the mystery deepens. "The Unsuspected" (1947) #filmnoir

A Yakuza boss secures Togawa's (Joe Shishido) early release from prison and Togawa is coerced into taking part in an armored car robbery. He plans to use his cut to pay for surgery that will allow his sister to walk again. "Cruel Gun Story"" (1964) #neonoir #NikkatsuNoir

Telephone technician Mal Granger (Edmond O'Brien) is hired to upgrade an illegal bookie operation's electronics and ends up deeply enmeshed in the operation. Before long he's fending off cops and rivals. Plus he's romancing his partner's wife. "711 Ocean Drive" (1950) #filmnoir

World War I vet James Allen (Paul Muni) lands in a brutal prison chain gang after a bum arrest. His goal is to escape, but freedom has a great many pitfalls for the wrongly accused man. "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang" (1932) #prenoir #filmnoir #precode

Crystal Shackleford (Geraldine Fitzgerald) lures two strangers, solicitor Jerome K. Arbutny (Sydney Greenstreet) and charming drunkard Johnny West (Peter Lorre) into a sweepstakes ticket scheme. But their pact, it turns out, is flawed. "Three Strangers" (1946) #filmnoir

Crystal Benson (Dorothy McGuire) lives in terror when she finds that her ex-, Steve (Stephen McNally), is out of prison after 18 years and trying to worm his way back into her and her teen-aged daughter's lives. Meanwhile, Steve has plans. "Make Haste to Live" (1954) #filmnoir

Disgraced American war correspondent Paul Kenyon (Robert Paige), café dancer Rita (Maria Montez) and local entrepreneur Pepe (Sabu) hunt for the Nazi who killed Rita's father and brother. "Tangier" (1946) #filmnoir

Prof. Andrew Gentling (William Powell) has a drink with an old flame and then she turns up missing. A bloody scarf suggests foul play. Gentling searches for her diary to shed light on what may have led up to her disappearance. "Take One False Step" (1949) #filmnoir

On a rail trip from San Francisco to New York, debutante Nicki Collins (Deanna Durbin) witnesses a murder. Because she reads mystery novels the police think she's imagining the crime. So she's forced to take matters into her own hands. "Lady on a Train" (1945) #filmnoir

Sailor Alex Winkley (Bill Williams) and dance-hall girl June Goffe (Susan Hayward) spend a long night trying to solve a murder. He woke up with a pocketful of cash he received from the victim. Now he's only got until daybreak to figure it out. "Deadline at Dawn" (1946) #filmnoir

Glenn Anders, Orson Welles, ‘The Lady from Shanghai’ (1947). Once out of American waters, a party aboard a yacht can go quite out of bounds. (Click link to read.) lalifeanddeath.blogspot.com/2026/03/crime-…

A work obsessed news editor (Jack Hawkins) can't tear himself away from his desk long enough to go on a holiday with his wife, Susan (Elizabeth Allan). But as he monitors breaking news a terrifying headline hits him between the eyes. "Front Page Story" (1954) #filmnoir #BritDrama

Racketeer Nick Palmer (Brian Donlevy) hires oily news photog Jack Early (Howard Duff) to frame one of his hoods. Early turns the tables on the big honcho, igniting a crime war, which he eagerly captures on film. But war photography has its risks. "Shakedown" (1950) #filmnoir