Subgenre Sampler
Brighton Rock (1947)
- Dir. John Boulting
Feat. Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell - One of the coolest British crime flicks sees Richard Attenborough give an attention–grabbing portrayal of a delinquent gang leader who wants…
Brute Force (1947)- Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford… - Surprisingly visceral and violent for its time, this prison drama sees Lancaster play a tough inmate in Westgate Penitentiary who decides to wage war…
Captain from Castile (1947)- Dir. Henry King
Feat. Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero… - Extravagant technicolour epic set in the early years of the 16th century, recounting the adventures of a young nobleman (Tyrone Power) who flees…
Crossfire (1947)- Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan… - Controversial Best Picture nominee, with Robert Mitchum investigating an anti–Semitic murder committed amongst American soldiers recently…
Daisy Kenyon (1947)- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, Henry Fonda… - Joan Crawford gives one of her greatest performances in this surprisingly compelling soap opera, finding herself torn between Fonda and Andrews.…
Dark Passage (1947)- Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall - Smokey Bogie and Bacall noir thriller in which his convicted murderer flees prison and changes his face to prove his innocence. The first third is…
Dead Reckoning (1947)- Dir. John Cromwell
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott - Minor Bogart vehicle, playing a war veteran out to avenge the murder of his buddy. Femme Fatale Lizabeth Scott is undoubtedly involved.
Desert Fury (1947)- Dir. Lewis Allen
Feat. Lizabeth Scott, John Hodiak, Burt Lancaster… - Small town Nevada desert set suspense focusing around a gambling empire obstinately led by a tough woman whose perfect monopoly is interrupted by her…
Dick Tracy - Four Original Serials (1947)- Feat. Ralph Byrd, Boris Karloff
- Ralph Byrd stars as Chester Gould's comic–strip crimefighter in a pair of original serial movies Dick Tracy's Dilemma, and Dick Tracy meets…
Dishonored Lady (1947)- Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Hedy Lamarr, Dennis O'Keefe, John Loder - Hedy Lamarr and then–husband John Loder star in this deliciously ludicrous, dated melodrama, with Lamarr as a fashion editor and lively party…
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