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Detective StoryDetective Story (1951)
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, Cathy O'Donnell…
Kirk Douglas is his grizzled, hard–bitten self as one of several detectives trying to get through the work day at a busy Brooklyn…
He Ran All The WayHe Ran All The Way (1951)
Dir. John Berry
Feat. John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford
Tense film noir features John Garfield as a bank robber on the run and Shelly Winters as the woman who takes him into her home. Garfield's final…
On Dangerous GroundOn Dangerous Ground (1951) Aro Favourite
Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Ward Bond…
Grimly rewarding noir, with real–life tough guy Robert Ryan in one of his best roles. As a cop helping with a protracted rural manhunt, he…
Prowler, TheProwler, The (1951) Aro Favourite
Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Van Heflin, Evelyn Keyes, John Maxwell…
This underseen "perv noir" deliciously subverts archetypes by twisting its menacing male lead (a terrific Van Heflin) into a 'homme fatale', replete…
Racket, TheRacket, The (1951)
Dir. John Cromwell
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Lizabeth Scott…
An incorruptible police captain's attempts to clean up the streets of his town leads to confrontation with the local mob boss. Minor noir, previously…
Strangers On a TrainStrangers On a Train (1951) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Robert Walker, Farley Granger
The Master of Suspense justifies his mantle with this consummate thriller. He executes one glorious set piece after another as psycho Robert Walker…
Thing, TheThing, The (The Thing From Another World) (1951) Recommended
Dir. Christian Nyby
Feat. Kenneth Tobey, Robert Cornthwaite
Howard Hawksian macho men in leather tussle it out with men in cardies over how to protect themselves from the abomidable alien outside in the snow.…
When Worlds CollideWhen Worlds Collide (1951) Recommended
Dir. Rudolph Mate
Feat. Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen…
When Earth faces imminent and total destruction from an errant star, scientists must organise an evacuation in time to save the human race. Thrilling…
Alfred Hitchcock - The Signature CollectionAlfred Hitchcock - The Signature Collection (Dial M for Murder, I Confess, Stage Fright, The Wrong Man.) (1950-1957)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Box set contains four 50's classics from The Master of Suspense.
Blue Lamp, TheBlue Lamp, The (1950)
Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Patrick Doonan, Jack Warner
A confident, precisely–judged thriller set in post–war London, with feral petty–crooks Dirk Bogarde and Patrick Doonan being hunted…

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