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- DirectorAlfred L. WerkerStarsLouis HaywardJoan LeslieVirginia FieldOn New Year's Eve 1946, Sheila Page kills her husband Barney. She wishes that she could relive 1946 and avoid the mistakes that she made throughout the year. Her wish comes true but cheating fate proves more difficult than she anticipated.His first film , a minor part as the poet friend of Joan Leslie who gets put in the nut house , only to escape ...
- DirectorPeter GodfreyStarsErrol FlynnBarbara StanwyckGeraldine BrooksRecently widowed Sandra Demarest arrives at the isolated home of her late husband for his wake, but his uncle will not allow her to view the corpse.His second film , one of the slightly odd family seemingly dominated by Errol Flynn
- DirectorAlfred L. WerkerAnthony MannStarsRichard BasehartScott BradyRoy RobertsThis film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop.Third film , hat trick of noirs and a classic . One of the great psychopaths in film . His best role .
- DirectorAnthony MannStarsRobert CummingsRichard BasehartRichard HartRobespierrre, a powerful figure in the French revolution, is desperately looking for his black book, a death list of those marked for the guillotine.Slightly over the top as Robespierre in this cartoon version of the French Revolution shot as film noir .
- DirectorJohn BerryStarsRichard BasehartAudrey TotterCyd CharisseA meek pharmacist creates an alternate identity under which he plans to murder the bullying liquor salesman who has become his wife's lover.The worm turns as weak husband decides to kill his wife's lover , becoming a completelt different person to do it .
- DirectorCrane WilburStarsRichard BasehartMarilyn MaxwellSigne HassoA paroled convict's infatuation with a gold-digger nurse working at a sanitarium leads him to crime.Young man comes out of prison , ill at ease with the world , gets a job in a hospital and meets Marilyn Maxwell , what could go wrong ?
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsPaul DouglasRichard BasehartBarbara Bel GeddesAn unhappy man threatens suicide by standing on the ledge of a high-rise building for 14 hours.Based on a true story , a man stands on the ledge of the fourteenth floor of a hotel ready to jump , a street cop tries to talk him out of it .
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsRichard BasehartValentina CorteseWilliam LundiganConcentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder after she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.Woman pretends to be someone else , trustee of her ' son ' seems to be trying to kill her ...
- DirectorSamuel FullerStarsRichard BasehartGene EvansMichael O'SheaThe story of a platoon during the Korean War. One by one Corporal Denno's superiors are killed until it comes to the point where he must try to take command responsibility.Nervous corporal , never killed anyone and desperate not to be an officer , as all his superiors get killed...
- DirectorAnatole LitvakStarsRichard BasehartGary MerrillOskar WernerAs the US Army approaches Nazi Germany, they recruit German prisoners of war to spy behind German lines.Not noir , downbeat war film with great black and white photoghraphy . Plays the American with two German prisoners recruited for wartime espionage behind the lines .
The end of a run of great films , off to Italy and Britain for rest of decade . Problems with the blacklist/greylist ? or just Hollywood running down - DirectorMario SoldatiStarsTrevor HowardAlida ValliRichard BasehartA British lad tries to investigate his father's disappearance in Venice when nobody believes him.Minor role in an Italian / British film from a Graham Greene story .
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsLaurence HarveyGloria GrahameRichard BasehartIn London, three otherwise law-abiding good men and their unscrupulous leader are about to commit a serious crime, but for different reasons.British heist film , war veteran with a mother dominated wife is desperate to change his situation , and falls for smooth talker with a foolproof plan...
- DirectorVittorio CottafaviStarsRichard BasehartWalter ChiariEddie ConstantineThree prisoners are discharged from jail: Stefano Luprandi, a surgeon accused of murdering a patient by doing an unauthorized surgery, Giuseppe Rasi, unjustly processed for robbery, and Franco Cesari, a thief. Once released, Stefano loses all confidence in himself: despite the support of his loving wife, he wants to leave her. But then his wife suffers a serious car accident and he must save her and regains confidence in life. Giuseppe, who has always declared he is innocent, is released early for good behavior, but finds misunderstanding everywhere. A young nurse comes to the rescue and with her love and confidence saves him from depression. Francos destiny wont be as happy as the other two when he tries to recover the gold he stole.Italian film , a doctor accused of killing a patient is released from jail with two others
- DirectorFederico FelliniStarsBroderick CrawfordRichard BasehartGiulietta MasinaA trio of con-men led by a lonesome swindler must deal with their job and family pressures.Not quite noir , but Basehart plays a con man named Picasso working with Broderick Crawford , who has a foolproof plan to make money . Unhappy ending guaranteed .
- DirectorJoseph LoseyAlec C. SnowdenStarsRichard BasehartMary MurphyConstance CummingsA married movie studio executive's life starts to unravel when he is stalked by a seductively beautiful woman he claims he does not know.Nightmare noir , a movie executive is stalked by a woman he does not know but seems to know him .
- DirectorMichael GordonStarsLana TurnerAnthony QuinnRichard BasehartAfter a married woman and her lover murder her cruel husband, they find themselves targeted by someone who is aware of their crime.More of a soap opera , sometimes called a noir .
- DirectorAlex MarchStarsRichard BasehartViveca LindforsBoris KarloffA happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.TV version of the Hitchcock film
- DirectorStuart HeislerStarsRichard BasehartMaria EmoCordula TrantowBiopic of Adolf Hitler focusing on his relationships with various women from 1923 to 1945.Not noir , but has to go on the list . Scenery chewing to be expected , but a good film that needs finding .
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsPaul BurkeHorace McMahonHarry BellaverAn acting class prank gone tragically awry leads the detectives to look closely at a talented but emotionally-tortured student.Appearance in the TV show taken from the classic noir of 1948 .
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsAlfred HitchcockRichard BasehartLola AlbrightA mugging restores the memory of a man with amnesia.Cornell Woolrich , amnesia , people from the past trying to kill him , what more do you want ?
- 1962–196548mTV-PG6.4 (349)TV EpisodeDirectorJoseph PevneyStarsAlfred HitchcockRichard BasehartRussell CollinsMiles Crawford, a former movie star, is now a successful attorney. When his young son Tod is charged with first-degree murder, he hires the best criminal lawyer, but then convinces Tod that he should represent him at trial. His closing argument is an impassioned performance, bringing applause from spectators. Then the judge calls the attorneys into his chambers. The prosecutor has discovered some startling new evidence that may affect the case.An old movie star turned lawyer must defend his son