Film Noir Production

AppendixNotable Noir and Neo-Noir Films

There are, of course, many more noir and neo-noir films than are listed below, especially the many rather bad ones made in the 1950s by the Poverty Row companies. I have also not included every modern noir or neo-noir film. I have mostly listed the films discussed in the book and a few I wish I had. They are listed here in chronological order.

• The Maltese Falcon, 1941
• This Gun for Hire, 1942
• The Glass Key, 1943
• Murder, My Sweet, 1944
• Laura, 1944
• Double Indemnity, 1944
• Phantom Lady, 1944
• The Woman in the Window, 1945
• Mildred Pierce, 1945
• Lady on the Train, 1945 (screwball comedy noir)
• Detour, 1945
• Cornered, 1945
• The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1946
• The Big Sleep, 1946
• Nocturne, 1946
• The Dark Corner, 1946 ...