Talking Pictures Noir
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- DirectorBob McNaughtStarsNigel PatrickMoira ListerBeatrice CampbellAfter race horse trainer Gerald Coates' (Nigel Patrick) horse wins the Grand National, his wife comes home drunk, and the two of them have a violent argument, and she is accidentally killed. Coates insists that she didn't come home after the big race, but the police begin to suspect him, after a train ticket is found in his coat. About to be arrested, he receives help from an unexpected source.
- DirectorWolf RillaStarsMaxwell ReedSandra DorneLeslie Dwyer1953. Crime drama directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Maxwell Reed and Sandra Dorne. The wife of the garage owner is caught with the mechanic, when he is accidentally killed and a cover up begins.
- DirectorFrancis SearleStarsPatrick HoltColette WildeBill NagyWhen the director of a successful racing car company is shot dead the other directors have reason to believe their lives are at risk too. Suspect number one is an ex-employee just released from gaol who went down on their evidence.
- DirectorKen HughesStarsAlex NicolHillary BrookeSidney JamesAn American writer living in England gets entangled in a scheme by a beautiful blonde to murder her rich husband.
- StarsEdgar LustgartenMichael HordernKenneth BendaSeries of courtroom dramas introduced by criminologist Edgar Lustgarten.
- DirectorFrank ChisnellStarsRichard MurdochHenry OscarPaul DemelMurder drama set in Soho involving a police inspector, a newspaper reporter and a country girl.
- DirectorCecil H. WilliamsonStarsJohn WittyGenine GrahamCampbell SingerA doctor is framed for murder.
- DirectorErnest MorrisStarsPaul MaxwellClare OwenAnita WestA man returning from Baghdad agrees to deliver a message in London. He's abducted by a gang who killed the original recipient. He escapes but he and his girlfriend are targets as they lure the gang into an MI5 operation in Seaford.
- DirectorFrancis SearleStarsPaul MaxwellFelicity YoungBruce SetonCraig Owen is an incarcerated criminal whose cellmate holds the secret to the valuable contents within a safe deposit box.
- DirectorOscar BurnStarsMara Russell-TavernanRobert EssexKarl Meir1947. Drama. During the war, a British agent travels to the remote Glennye Castle in the wilds of Scotland to investigate a mysterious murder by a masked phantom. Directed by Oscar Burn.
- DirectorTerence FisherStarsJohn BentleyEleanor SummerfieldHubert GreggA reporter and his girlfriend--also a reporter--investigate threats against a retired army officer and discover that they're linked to a series of murders and a court-martial that occurred during the war.
- DirectorLewis AllenStarsFrank SinatraSterling HaydenJames GleasonIn the city of Suddenly, three gangsters trap the Benson family in their own house, on the top of a hill nearby the railroad station, with the intention of killing the president of the USA.
- DirectorCharles SaundersStarsAnthony OliverMaureen ConnellAlan TilvernWith the help of the Metropolitan Police, a girl starts to track down the gang who had her detective brother killed by a speeding car. The trail leads to Nicky's club in Soho and to diamond smuggling.
- DirectorCy EndfieldStarsStanley BakerVictor McLaglenLuciana PaluzziOff the Spanish coast, two tug-boat captains are caught in a violent feud over a woman but their rivalry is set aside when a sinking freighter carrying explosives must be salvaged and towed to port.
- DirectorJohn RawlinsStarsRalph ByrdLyle LatellKay ChristopherDick Tracy investigates the theft of a fortune of fur coats, a possible insurance swindle and several murders, all linked to a huge thug who wears a hook in place of his right hand.
- DirectorDouglas PeirceStarsPeter ReynoldsHonor BlackmanGordon JacksonA man's death leads a local newspaperman and the man's girlfriend to seek the killer.
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsSheldon LawrenceJulia ArnallAnton DiffringA sample of an advanced new metal is stolen and made into a cigarette case in Brussels ready for smuggling to the East. An American jewel thief accidentally finds it in his possession and becomes the focus of unwanted attention.
- DirectorJohn GillingStarsHugh SinclairDinah SheridanJohn Laurie1950. Drama. Directed by John Gilling. Writer Robert Southley finds his lifestyle threatened by blackmail from a former American criminal associate. Stars Hugh Sinclair, Dinah Sheridan & John Laurie.
- DirectorMichael McCarthyStarsDonald HoustonNatasha ParryPatricia Owens1952. Drama. Directed by Michael McCarthy. Starring Natasha Parry & Donald Houston. In a spooky mansion, one of three sinister spinsters tries to poison her nephew's wife to steal a large inheritance.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsGuy RolfeLisa DanielyPatricia DaintonDoctor Fenton is abducted and forced to operate on a mysterious figure. Meanwhile, Inspector Austin investigates the murder of Fenton's assistant. All this has something to do with a missing diplomat.
- DirectorMontgomery TullyStarsWilliam HartnellBetty McDowallEddie ByrneA safe in 'The Jackpot Club' is robbed of £6,000. The police and the owner of the club want to track down the safecracker, but for very different reasons.
- DirectorFrancis SearleStarsGlyn HoustonZena WalkerDermot WalshA girl is hit by a truck and needs a rare blood transfusion. The only 3 donors are a murderer on death row, a scientist selling secrets, and a soccer player nearing a milestone.
- DirectorPeter MaxwellStarsConrad PhillipsGeorge PastellBallard BerkeleyCrime reporter Jack Moir is framed by crooked nightclub owner, 'The Duke'. In prison, Moir plans his revenge.
- DirectorRonald KinnochStarsMarshall ThompsonJohn LoderHenry OscarA physicist finds himself drawn into an investigation to track down a spy at his research station.
- DirectorWilliam BerkeStarsMorgan ConwayAnne JeffreysMike MazurkiPolice detective Dick Tracy must identify and apprehend a serial killer known as Splitface.
- DirectorErnest MorrisStarsVincent BallBetty McDowallGeoffrey TooneJoan Scott is distraught at the death of her husband in a plane crash. However, all is not as it seems. Joan has reason to believe that there is more to this than meets the eye and begins to investigate her husband's mysterious death and the involvement of a woman known simply as 'Diana'.
- DirectorMontgomery TullyStarsDavid SumnerSusan TraversJames HayterAn ex-con is the prime suspect when a series of murders occur under the full moon, every victim a young blonde woman.
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsWilliam SylvesterMary GermaineAlexander GaugeA blackmailer is murdered, and the police find that there is a long list of suspects who wanted to see him dead.
- DirectorJohn BerryStarsYvonne De CarloTony MartinPeter LorreThe life, loves and adventures of a classic Casbah thief.
- DirectorLew LandersStarsCharles RussellMary Beth HughesBilly HouseA man fleeing the police after having committed a murder hides out in a boarding house in a small town.
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsHugh McDermottJane HyltonHonor BlackmanA rogue smuggler enters the world of intrigue and deception, when he finds that his wife has been kidnapped his world changes.
- DirectorSidney HayersStarsMichael CraigFrançoise PrévostBillie WhitelawA gang plans to steal a factory's wages, but an armored van foils them. They rob anyway, killing the driver. His vengeful wife and encroaching police make the gang betray each other.
- DirectorRobert S. BakerStarsRod CameronLois MaxwellClifford EvansWhile investigating the mysterious death of a friend, a man discovers a peace organization is the front for a crime syndicate. Based on the novel of the same name by Manning O'Brien.
- DirectorVal GuestStarsTerence MorganYolande DonlanAndré MorellA senior civil servant is condemned to hang for murder but he claims to have top secret security information...
- DirectorCharles SaundersStarsReed De RouenKenneth CopeLeigh MadisonStory of a safe robbery gang who hide in a derelict warehouse.
- DirectorSeymour FriedmanPeter Graham ScottStarsGeorge RaftSally GrayClifford EvansAfter leading nuclear scientists are kidnapped and smuggled behind the Iron Curtain, an FBI man and a British agent are assigned to catch the kidnappers.
- DirectorAlan CullimoreStarsValentine DyallAnne FirthRichard GooldenBelieving himself to be dying, a man hires an assassin to kill him so he can frame an enemy for the death.
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsDavid FarrarGeraldine FitzgeraldRoland CulverAfter a sickly Victorian woman dies suddenly, a postmortem reveals that her body contains a fatal dose of arsenic. Suspicion falls on her husband and her companion, who are lovers. Inspector Martin of Scotland Yard solves the mystery of her death, over a cup of tea.
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsDennis PriceRenée AshersonPatrick BarrA happily-married woman is blackmailed by her first husband, who she wrongly believed was killed in the Blitz.
- DirectorPeter MaxwellStarsRobert MacKenzieDelphi LawrenceGordon JacksonA blind American Army officer becomes involved in a murder mystery and solves it after regaining his sight.
- DirectorJohn Paddy CarstairsStarsJean KentAlbert LievenDerrick De MarneySpies pursue a stolen diary aboard the Orient Express.
- DirectorMartyn C. WebsterStarsRobert BeattyElizabeth SellarsPeter CokeA hit and run victim is operated on by Dr. Fenton (Robert Beatty) who becomes implicated after his patient is later murdered.
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsRichard DenningCarole MathewsRonald Adam1956. Drama. Starring Hollywood's Richard Denning as the secret agent, Carole Mathews as the luscious nightclub vocalist and Ronald Adam as the chameleon-like criminal. A story of money and crime.
- DirectorOswald MitchellStarsMichael MedwinFrank HawkinsWinifred MelvilleDanny Cruff returns home years after his father was wrongly accused and hanged for murder. But he can't escape his past.
- DirectorMichael TuchnerStarsRichard BurtonIan McShaneNigel DavenportIn 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.
- DirectorDavid DruryStarsGabriel ByrneGreta ScacchiDenholm ElliottAfter a newspaper reporter helps expose a Member of Parliament as a possible spy, he finds that there's much more to the story than that.
- DirectorHarold HuthStarsRon RandellMary ParkerJohn BaileyA South American revolutionary is facing death for murder but the President's daughter in London is taken hostage.
- DirectorByron HaskinStarsLizabeth ScottDon DeForeDan DuryeaThrough a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
- DirectorFrancis SearleStarsPaul CarpenterKay CallardMonica GreyA journalist pieces together clues which lead to the eventual downfall of a sophisticated blackmail ring.
- DirectorLance ComfortStarsPeter ReynoldsDermot WalshJoanna DunhamThe nephew of a printer gets involved with foreign spies intent on making counterfeit money.
- DirectorDaniel BirtStarsValerie HobsonRichard ToddChristine NordenA writer eloping with his mistress by train has second thoughts, pulls the emergency brake, bails out and witnesses the train's collision with another train, events eventually leading to murder and a police manhunt.
- DirectorDelmer DavesStarsEdward G. RobinsonLon McCallisterJudith AndersonAn old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.
- DirectorDaniel BirtStarsJane HyltonDuncan LamontDonald GrayAn unfaithful wife is going to leave her husband, a failing carpenter, but he finds out about her lover and a murder takes place. Police try to identify whether the burned body is her husband or her lover.
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsJames KenneyJoan CollinsBetty Ann DaviesThe life of a juvenile delinquent is threatened by his own incessant desire for trouble.
- DirectorJohn GillingStarsValerie HobsonEdward UnderdownJames Robertson JusticeThe story of four people directly and indirectly involved in the murder of a female blackmailer. The three male suspects are the girl's employer (publisher Henry Kendall); an up-and-coming writer (Edward Underdown); a brilliant established writer (James Robertson Justice), an intellectual snob who disdains everything and everybody; and his wife (Valerie Hobson.) The latter meets the struggling writer and, propelled by her loveless marriage, falls in love with him and helps him with his ascending career, with the unwitting aid of her ailing husband. Meanwhile, the police are still investigating the murder.
- DirectorIda LupinoStarsEdmond O'BrienFrank LovejoyWilliam TalmanTwo fishermen pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.
- DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesEdward G. RobinsonLoretta YoungAn investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi.
- DirectorCy EndfieldStarsStanley BakerHerbert LomPeggy CumminsA rookie trucker tries to expose his boss' rackets.
- DirectorBasil DeardenStarsNigel PatrickYvonne MitchellMichael CraigThe murder of a young woman in London exposes deep racial tensions and prejudices inherent in the area.
- DirectorGerald ThomasStarsRobert BeattyLee PattersonBetty McDowallA boy is accidentally locked in a bank vault. With less than ten hours of oxygen left in the vault, it becomes a race to save the boy.
- DirectorRobert Hartford-DavisStarsLaurence PayneJill AdamsZena MarshallIn this thriller, two gangs of jewel thieves battle it out in a deserted cottage. Murder ensues when the owners of the cabin show up. Listed as lost by the BFI.
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsBernard LeeRichard AttenboroughDonald HoustonJohn Wilson is troubled with pain and and an inability to sleep. He tries to light the gas-fire and seeks help from another lodger, artist Nicholas, who is spending the night with his model, and is reluctant to be disturbed. Another neighbor, Pollen, tries to be helpful, but is hit by Wilson. Frightened and angry, Pollen calls for police help. The others in the boarding house are awakened by this time, and Mrs. Harris tries to help the mentally confused Wilson, but he also refuses her help. The police clash with Dr. Sanderson, a welfare worker, who thinks he can take the gun-toting Wilson without complications, but when a Police Sergeant is injured, Police Inspector Thompson is determined to take Wilson by force if necessary.
- DirectorBasil DeardenStarsPatrick McGoohanKeith MichellBetsy BlairThis movie, based on William Shakespeare's Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best jazz musicians of the period, including Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus.
- DirectorAnthony KimminsStarsBurgess MeredithDulcie GrayMichael ShepleyPretty Molly Lucian (Barbara White) enlists the reluctant aid of psychologist Felix Milne (Burgess Meredith) in treating her potentially homicidal husband Adam (Kieron Moore), who refuses to see a "real" psychiatrist. Traumatized in a Japanese prison camp, Adam proves to be on the verge of severe schizophrenia. In his risky struggle to help Adam, Felix finds his none-too-functional home life deteriorating, and is unable to help himself as he helps others. The situation rushes headlong to a suspenseful climax.
- DirectorAlfred TraversStarsJan HoldenBill EdwardsGeorge MikellA group of entertainers supplement their income by being international jewel thieves.
- DirectorVernon SewellStarsDermot WalshHazel CourtHugh BurdenA luxury ship is haunted by the ghosts of a crew that had disappeared off the ship years before.
- DirectorLewis AllenStarsJuliette GrécoO.W. FischerMuriel PavlowOn the run from her murderous wartime partner in crime Hermann, Lora hides on a Rhine barge captained by heroic Rolf. The crew of three, Georg, Dina and Braun, quickly accepts her. But, both Hermann and the police are on her trail.
- DirectorNorman LeeStarsMichael Martin HarveyChili BouchierValentine DyallBusinessman Charles Peace leads a double life--by day he's a respected local businessman, but by night he's a professional thief who lets nothing, not even murder, stop him from getting what he wants.
- DirectorRowland V. LeeStarsAnn HardingBasil RathboneBinnie HaleA lottery winner breaks up with her fiancé and marries a fortune hunter who proves to be dangerous.
- DirectorGerald ThomasStarsJohn MillsDerek FarrNoelle MiddletonWhen Dr. Howard Latimer finds the German actress that he had just met at London Airport murdered in his flat. It leads him into the world of murder, blackmail, and a fake passport scam.
- DirectorLance ComfortStarsJack WarnerDerek FarrVeronica HurstWhen a local bully is found shot to death, the police suspect a young man who had recently been seen arguing with him. When thy discover that they had been arguing over the affections of a young girl, they begin to suspect that the pair had conspired to kill the victim. The suspect insists he's innocent, but the evidence seems overwhelming.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsFrank SilveraKenneth HarpPaul MazurskyFour soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires.
- DirectorJohn GillingStarsDermot WalshBarbara MurrayCharles VictorThe hidden life of a second-hand dealer inadvertently ensnares his son. Julius Rosselli (Dermot Walsh), whose expulsion from Oxford and subsequent participation with jewel thieves breaks the heart of his father (Charles Victor), heads towards a calamity replete with Greek irony.
- DirectorJohn BoultingStarsRichard AttenboroughHermione BaddeleyWilliam HartnellIn Brighton in 1935, small-time gang leader Pinkie Brown murders a journalist and later desperately tries to cover his tracks but runs into trouble with the police, a few witnesses, and a rival gang.
- DirectorIvan BarnettStarsGwen WatfordKaye TendeterIrving Steen1950. Horror. A traveller arrives at Usher mansion to visit his friend Roderick (Kaye Tendeter) and discovers that Roderick and his sister (Gwen Watford) have been inflicted with a strange disease.
- DirectorJohn GillingStarsLarry ParksConstance SmithLisa DanielyOn the first night of his London assignment, news agency reporter John Desmond becomes heavily involved with enigmatic Anna Ray. The affair ends when she is shot struggling for a gun she has pulled on him. This is only the start of his troubles, as Anna worked for a criminal organisation who know Desmond has now got her valuable contacts list.
- DirectorJim O'ConnollyStarsAnthony BoothJacqueline EllisDerek Francis1963. Drama. Directed by Jim O'Connolly. Starring Anthony Booth & Jacqueline Ellis. A lorry driver meets Shirley at a cafe and offers her a lift. His truck carrying valuable whiskey is later hijacked.
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsDerek FarrDinah SheridanMargaretta ScottNurse Yorke assists her boss, Dr Napier, who is able of effecting a new treatment on the ailing wife of a Lord.
- DirectorMichael LawStarsHarold WarrenderOlga EdwardesPeter BullA crime gang "The Six Men" is tracked down by Scotland Yard, and finally killed by one of its own members.
- DirectorFrancis SearleTerence FisherStarsWayne MorrisSandra DorneJames Kenney1955. Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Wayne Morris, Sandra Dorne and Patrick Holt. Set in London's Soho, a gang of ruthless safe-crackers plan their next robbery.
- DirectorJohn HarlowStarsDermot WalshJacqueline HillBallard BerkeleyA London Soho nightclub is the focus for an undercover investigation into the murder of a small-time crook.
- DirectorErnest MorrisStarsRobert HuttonReginald MarshUrsula HowellsAn aide at the American Embassy in London finds himself involved with both Scotland Yard and the French police over the kidnapping of the son of a Mafia boss who has spilled the beans back in the States.
- DirectorAnthony AsquithStarsJean KentDirk BogardeJohn McCallumA woman is murdered, but she is seen in different ways by different people.
- DirectorAlberto CavalcantiCharles CrichtonBasil DeardenStarsMervyn JohnsMichael RedgraveRoland CulverGuests invited to a weekend in the country share their supernatural stories, beginning with Walter Craig, who senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality.
- DirectorLance ComfortStarsWilliam FranklynMoira RedmondBruno BarnabeRichard Logan, a safe maker, wakes up with amnesia after being found unconscious. A detective hired by his wife was murdered. A safe his firm installed was robbed. Logan teams up with his wife to uncover the truth behind these events.
- DirectorWolf RillaStarsPaul CarpenterRona AndersonSusan ShawKatie attempts to save her fathers failing garage after he is killed during a stock car race, but one of the creditors is determined to take the garage.
- DirectorMuriel BoxStarsVan JohnsonHildegard KnefAlbert Lieven1959. Drama. Directed by Muriel Box. Starring Hildegard Knef, Katherine Kath and Van Johnson. A military doctor is falsely accused of dealing illegal drugs. Can he prove his innocence?
- DirectorDavid EadyGeorge More O'FerrallWendy ToyeStarsOrson WellesJohn GregsonElizabeth SellarsA trilogy of fantastic stories involving murder and the supernatural.
- DirectorSteve SekelyStarsPaul CampbellIrene PapasKurt KreugerTwo international atomic scientists working in London go missing in mysterious circumstances.
- DirectorTerence FisherStarsJohn BentleyDonald HoustonRona AndersonA professional race car driver marries a wealthy woman for her money, and then plans to murder her.
- DirectorNorman LeeStarsMilton RosmerMegs JenkinsMichael Martin HarveyA mother wishes for the return of her dead son, and that wish is granted by a charm made from a severed monkey's paw.
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsJames MasonRobert NewtonCyril CusackA wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast.
- DirectorVal GuestStarsJack WarnerRonald LewisYolande DonlanA woman is found murdered in a house along the coast from Brighton. Local detectives Fellows and Wilks lead an investigation methodically following up leads and clues mostly in Brighton and Hove but also further afield.
- DirectorVernon SewellStarsDermot WalshHazel CourtHermione BaddeleyAn auditor comes into possession of an envelope containing prints and drawings which the British government is anxious to obtain and also a great many other people, all of whom try to get them from him by any means. He escapes many of the traps set for him by the villains, but is finally captured and is tied to an operating table where the gang leader is set to do some scalpel work on him.
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsDonald HoustonPatrick HoltJunia Crawford1957. Drama. Directed by Don Chaffey. Starring Donald Houston, Patrick Holt and Junia Crawford. George Keefe's policeman brother was murdered four years ago and the killer is still on the loose.
- DirectorLeslie ArlissStarsJames MasonWilfrid LawsonMary ClareA pair of young teachers look into the disappearance of their friend in the Yorkshire Moors. They soon run across the man they suspect is the murderer, and have to sit out a storm with him.
- DirectorTerry BishopStarsHarry H. CorbettFelicity YoungSpencer TeakleSet in the sleazy world of a backstreet 1950s nightclub, a serial killer is believed to be murdering the models of a glamour magazine.
- DirectorVictor M. GoverStarsPatrick BarrTucker McGuireFrank HawkinsA former police detective who is now a private investigator is approached by two elderly sisters, who say that someone is terrorizing them, and they think it's the ex-fiancée of one of the sisters, who they believe had killed their father years before. However, when it turns out that the man they suspected has been long dead, the detective has to look elsewhere for suspects--and their shady butler just happens to be a prime one.
- DirectorCharles SaundersStarsSpencer TeakleFelicity YoungMartin BensonA locksmith's first heist goes awry when his partner is killed by rival thieves after the theft. Betrayed by his girlfriend, he hides with the loot in a flat above a club, wary of its untrustworthy tenants while evading cops and crooks.
- DirectorCharles SaundersStarsPaul CarpenterHazel CourtRussell NapierA journalist is framed for the murder of a rival and has to prove his innocence, whatever the cost.