Movies (74) tagged by 'British Noir'
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Hell Drivers (1957)
Joe 'Tom' Yateley is an ex-convict. Trying to leave his past behind, he decides to starts working for the Hawlett Trucking company, which transports gravel. It...
Brighton Rock (1947)
In this vivid adaptation of Graham Greene's novel about the seedy British underworld, Richard Attenborough appears in top form as petty gangster Pinkie Brown....
The Fallen Idol (1948)
The 8-year-old son (Bobby Henrey) of France's ambassador to England implicates his butler friend (Ralph Richardson) in murder.
The Seventh Veil (1945)
One dark summer night, Francesca Cunningham, a once world famed pianist, escapes from her hospital room and tries to commit suicide by jumping off a local brid...
Seven Days To Noon (1950)
An English scientist runs away from a research center with an atomic bomb. In a letter sent to the British Prime Minister he threatens to blow up the center of ...
Payroll (1962)
A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry...
Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)
A clever fortune-hunter with a penchant for murder does in his elderly, supposedly rich, wife and manages to get away with it. After an investigation results i...
No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)
John Blandish is worth $100 million. His heiress daughter is soon to be wed to Foster Harvey, who believes she's a cold, unfeeling woman, despite loving her. He...
House of Secrets (1956)
Ship's officer Larry Ellis is asked by the CIA to help infiltrate a forgery ring in France as he is almost a double for a dead double-crossing gold courier who ...
The October Man (1947)
Jim Ackland, who suffers from a head injury sustained in a bus crash , is the chief suspect in a murder hunt, when a girl that he has just met is found dead o...
The Man Between (1953)
"It wasn't a particularly good story, but I liked the atmosphere of Berlin after the war, and I wanted to work again with James Mason." Thus did director Carol ...
Hunted (1952) (1952)
Violent fugitive and mistreated small boy team up to flee from authority.
The Vicious Circle (1957)
When Dr Howard Latimer finds the German Actress that he has just met at London Airport murdered in his flat, it leads him into the world of murder, blackmail an...
Beautiful Stranger (1954)
Ginger Rogers is in love with an international businessman, Stanley Baker, who is actually the head of a syndicate that mints illegal coins for the Continental ...
The Limping Man (1953)
American Frank Pryor (Lloyd Bridges) arrives in London to take up an interrupted romance with Pauline French (Moria Lister), whom he hasn't seen in six years. ...
Night and the City (1950)
Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) is a London hustler with ambitious plans that never work out. One day, when he encounters the most famous Greco-Roman wrestler in...
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
In this gritty film noir, cynical ex-RAF flyer Morgan, bored with civilian life, joins a break-in gang led by Narcy. On his first job, the getaway car crashes a...
Das Ende einer Reise (1949)
When John North, a budding author, pulls the communication cord of a late night train that is taking him away on a weekend with his publishers wife, he sets in ...
All Night Long (1962)
The film, based on Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best Jazz musicians of the period - including Dave Brubeck and Charlie Min...
Mr Denning Drives North (1951)
When well-off aircraft designer Denning finds his daughter's current boyfriend is a nasty character he tries to buy him off, ending up hitting him and causing h...
Man in Hiding (1953)
The mystery begins when Speight escapes after being found guilty of murder, and his wife, Thelma, believes he is after her because she is in love with another m...
The Upturned Glass (1947)
A British brain surgeon punishes the murderess of his lover.
Witness in the Dark (1959)
A killer breaks into an apartment to steal a valuable brooch. He kills an old woman, but in fleeing he encounters a young woman on the stairs. In the films most...
Time Without Pity (1957)
The day before a man is to be executed, his alcoholic father shows up to try to prove his innocence.
The Clouded Yellow (1950)
A former British agent is employed at the Fenton country estate where he aids Fenton's niece elude the police when she's unjustly accused of murdering a local g...
The Green Cockatoo (1937)
A young girl is traveling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks involved with gr...
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
In early 1900s England, a maid tries to blackmail her master into romancing her when she discovers he murdered his wife.
Man Bait (1952)
The married owner of a bookstore is attracted to his sexy blonde clerk. He finally gives in to temptation and makes a pass at her, but that only results in him ...
Venetian Bird (1952)
Private detective Edward Mercer goes to Venice at the request of a French insurance company to locate a brave Italian whom they wish to reward for his part in t...
Contraband (1940)
Early in World War II, Danish sea captain Andersen, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
Pickup Alley (1957)
International narcotics smuggler Frank McNally is trailed through various European countries by U.S. drug enforcement agent Charles Sturgis.
The Paris Express (1952)
A Dutch company's owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company payroll but he is caught in the ac...
The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)
A trio of ex-servicemen begin smuggling innocuous black market items into post-war Britain but through greed they graduate to more sinister cargo.
Golden Salamander (1950)
A man is torn between tackling a sinister crime syndicate or turning a blind eye to the suffering it creates.
Spin a Dark Web (1956)
A Canadian living in London is trying to succeed as a prizefighter, without much luck. He meets the sister of a local mob leader, and she soon draws him into th...
She Played with Fire (1957)
An insurance investigator runs into an ex-girlfriend, who is still as beautiful as he remembered her, but is now married. He soon finds himself involved in arso...
Night Beat (1947)
After the war is over, two army pals take opposite paths in civvy street. One becomes a petty criminal, the other becomes a policeman.
Another Man's Poison (1951)
In an isolated house, mystery writer Janet Frobisher is involved in potentially murderous relationships.
Wicked as They Come (1956)
A poor but beautiful woman sets her sights on rising to the top, and lets nothing stand in her way - including murder.
Count Five and Die (1957)
American and British counter-espionage combine to convince the Germans the cross-channel invasion will be in the Netherlands instead of France.
The Long Haul (1957)
After leaving his U.S. Army job in Germany, a trucker takes a long-haul driver job in Britain where he runs into an organized-crime syndicate that controls the ...
The Intruder (1953)
Ex regimental commander Colonel Merton catches one of his former NCOs burgling his house and investigates to find the reason behind this desperate act.
Across the Bridge (1957)
A wealthy businessman attempts to run to Mexico to escape capture for embezzlement. On the way, he switches identities for a visa but that only complicates matt...
Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
At Kimberley Prescott's villa, a stranger shows-up and claims he is her brother who supposedly died the previous year in a car accident.
Finger of Guilt (1956)
A married movie studio executive's life, starts to fall apart when he is intimately stalked by a beautiful woman he claims he does not know.
Bad Blonde (1953)
A scheming blonde seduces a fighter and convinces him to murder her husband, a fight manager.
The Slasher (1953)
The life of a juvenile delinquent is threatened by his own incessant desire for trouble.
The Gentle Gunman (1952)
In 1941, in wartime U.K., two Irish brothers working for the I.R.A. come against their local leader's ruthless methods.
The Blue Lamp (1950)
The daily routine of two London Policemen is interrupted by a killer.
Wanted for Murder (1946)
A woman becomes the target of a man who is gradually becoming insane, unable to resist his urge to strangle women to death, but who appears to be purposely leav...
Blonde Sinner (1956)
A young woman who has been abused and taken advantage of by all the men in her life, finally finds a man she believes truly loves her, but she snaps when she fi...
The Long Memory (1953)
Released from prison after twelve years, a wrongfully convicted British man seeks revenge on the witnesses who lied at his trial.
Good-Time Girl (1948)
A young girl from the ghetto gets involved with some criminals. Driving while drunk, she knocks down and kills a policeman. She runs away with two G.I.s who are...
Terror Street (1953)
An American pilot AWOL from the states is framed for his wife's murder and has just 36 hours to prove his innocence.
Escape (1948)
A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes from a prison and goes on the run aided by a local girl.
Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
In post-WW2 England, a taxi driver is ostracized by society after he's accused of murdering a school-girl and his untried lawyer must find the real killer to sa...
Corridor of Mirrors (1948)
A man falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begins to suspect that he may have also loved her in a previous life.
The Shadow Man (1953)
Small-time Soho hustler gets caught up in the murder of an ex-girl friend, evades the police and finally helps them to corner the real murderer.
They Drive by Night (1938)
A convict, just out of prison, is implicated in a murder and goes on the run, hitching a ride with a truck driver.
The Whole Truth (1958)
A movie executive is framed for the murder of his beautiful promiscuous leading lady by her jealous, estranged husband.
So Evil My Love (1948)
Olivia Harwood, missionary's widow, meets charming Mark Bellis, artist and rogue, on the ship taking them both back to 1890s London. When Olivia opens a lod...
Dear Murderer (1947)
When successful business man Lee Warren suspects his wife is having an affair, he sets out find her lover, kill him, and make it look like suicide. Complication...
The Hideout (1956)
An insurance investigator has a chance encounter with the sister of a fur dealer and soon finds himself embroiled in intrigue involving a case filled with cash ...
Paid to Kill (1954)
A failed business deal forces James Nevill to blackmail his weak-willed friend into murdering him so that his wife can collect his insurance, but circumstances ...
High Treason (1952)
A wave of sabotage has been sweeping England, taking lives and creating instability. Cmdr. Robert Brennan and Supt. Folland of the Special Branch and Major Elli...
Nowhere to Go (1958)
In London, a Canadian serving prison time for grand theft escapes prison and attempts to retrieve his loot, kept in a bank safety deposit box, but his accomplic...
Mine Own Executioner (1947)
Pretty Molly Lucian (Barbara White) enlists the reluctant aid of psychologist Felix Milne (Burgess Meredith) in treating her potentially homicidal husband Adam ...
Daybreak (1948)
A hangman conceals his true identity when he falls in love, and sets up home with his girl on a barge in the river Thames. Tragedy strikes when the hangman'...
The Ticket of Leave Man (1937)
A man is accused of a series of murders that were actually committed by a crazed killer called "The Tiger." He must prove his innocence and catch the ...
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