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Subgenre Sampler

 
Blue Dahlia, TheBlue Dahlia, The (1946)
Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix
Riveting Raymond Chandler noir teams Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in their third on–screen pairing as an ex–bomber pilot accused of…
Brief EncounterBrief Encounter (1946) Recommended
Dir. David Lean
Feat. Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Cyril Raymond
Controlled rendering of Noel Coward's touching story about a romance that evolves between two happily married strangers. This much loved British…
Canyon PassageCanyon Passage (1946) Recommended
Dir. Jacques Tourneur
Feat. Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward
Jacques Tourneur's grand western is a sub–plot heavy ode to community. Dana Andrews is a fledgling businessman whose friendship with…
Captive HeartCaptive Heart (1946)
Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, Frederick Leister
An exciting story of POWs in WWII Germany. Michael Redgrave gives an acclaimed performance as a Czech prisoner masquerading as a British officer.
Cloak and Dagger (1946)
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Gary Cooper
Fritz Lang spruces up this WWII spy thriller in which Gaz Cooper takes on the the Nazis.
Cluny BrownCluny Brown (1946)
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. Jennifer Jones, Charles Boyer, Sir C. Aubrey Smith
Jennifer Jones is radiant (and a hoot, to boot) as the makeshift plumber to a leaky high society household. Ernst Lubitch’s splendid…
Crime WaveCrime Wave (w/ Decoy) (1946-1954)
Dir. Andre De Toth, Jack Bernhard
Feat. Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk
Sterling Hayden burns a hole through the screen in this hard–boiled, viciously paced noir about a botched robbery and the ensuing manhunt.…
Dark CornerDark Corner (1946)
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, Mark Stevens
Expert film noir concerns a private detective (Stevens) living under the shadow of a murder frame–up concocted by villain Clifton Webb (LAURA).…
Dark Mirror, The (1946)
Dir. Robert Siodmak
Feat. Olivia de Havilland, Lew Ayres
Playing twin sisters with obvious relish, Olivia de Havilland is the chiefsuspect in a murder investigation who confounds the prosecution with a pair…
DragonwyckDragonwyck (1946)
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Gene Tierney, Vincent Price, Walter Huston
1940s gothic thriller. Gene Tierney gets married to the local lord of the manor, before discovering the skeletons in the closet of his big spooky…

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