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  The Crooked Way

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  He Walked by Night

  He Walked by Night (1948) is a black-and-white police procedural film noir, crediting Alfred L. Werker as director. In reality, most of the film was directed by western/film noir director Anthony Mann. The film, shot in semidocumentary tone, was based on the real-life actions of Erwin "Machine-Gun"...
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  The Pretender

  The Pretender (1947) is a American crime film noir directed by W. Lee Wilder and written by Don Martin, with additional dialogue by Doris Miller. The drama features Albert Dekker, Catherine Craig, Charles Drake, among others. The story tells of Kenneth Holden (Dekker) a crooked investment...
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  The Big Combo

  The Big Combo (1955) is an American film noir directed by Joseph H. Lewis and stylistically photographed by cinematographer and noir icon John Alton with music by David Raksin. This violent, dark film tells of tormented Police Lt. Leonard Diamond (Cornel Wilde), who is on a personal crusade to...
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  Raw Deal

  Raw Deal is a 1948 film noir directed by Anthony Mann and shot by cinematographer John Alton. Prisoner Joe Sullivan (Dennis O'Keefe), who has "taken the fall" for an unspecified crime, breaks jail with the help of his girl, Pat (Claire Trevor). Neither Joe nor Pat is aware that the escape has been...
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  Border Incident

  Border Incident (1949) is a film noir directed by Anthony Mann. The MGM film was written by John C. Higgins and George Zuckerman. The film was shot by cinematographer John Alton who uses shadows and lighting effects to involve an audience despite the fact that the film was shot on a low budget. The...