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All Barbara, All Night on TCM!
There is no such thing as too much Barbara Stanwyck. She’s so good when she’s bad. Tune in to @TCM tonight.
Great Night of Noir on 12/19! #TCM
Tune in to TCM on 12/19 at 8pm. It’s Barbara Stanwyck night!
8:00 PM Double Indemnity (1944)
10:00 PM Strange Love Of Martha Ivers, The (1946)
12:00 AM Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
1:45 AM Clash By Night (1952)
AFI’s Catalog of Film Noir
Take a peek at the American Film Institute’s complete list of film noir from their catalog.
We Love Kirk Douglas Today and Every Day
Noir hero Kirk Douglas, is no ordinary man. Kirk Douglas today doubled his pledge to Los Angeles’s Skid Row to $10 million in support of homeless women, surprising even his wife, for whom he dedicated the pledge. See him in action with Barbara Stanwyck!
Top 50 Film Noir – According to IMDB Voters
| Rank | Rating | Title | Votes |
| 1. | 8.6 | Sunset Blvd. (1950) | 78,527 |
| 2. | 8.5 | M (1931) | 56,971 |
| 3. | 8.5 | Double Indemnity (1944) | 54,255 |
| 4. | 8.4 | The Third Man (1949) | 68,386 |
| 5. | 8.4 | Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | 27,991 |
| 6. | 8.3 | The Maltese Falcon (1941) | 68,706 |
| 7. | 8.3 | Touch of Evil (1958) | 44,444 |
| 8. | 8.2 | Strangers on a Train (1951) | 51,078 |
| 9. | 8.2 | Rififi (1955) | 11,698 |
| 10. | 8.2 | Ace in the Hole (1951) | 10,822 |
| 11. | 8.2 | Notorious (1946) | 43,211 |
| 12. | 8.2 | The Big Sleep (1946) | 39,393 |
| 13. | 8.2 | White Heat (1949) | 13,080 |
| 14. | 8.2 | The Night of the Hunter (1955) | 36,501 |
| 15. | 8.1 | The Killing (1956) | 36,396 |
| 16. | 8.1 | Sweet Smell of Success (1957) | 12,377 |
| 17. | 8.1 | Laura (1944) | 18,818 |
| 18. | 8.1 | Out of the Past (1947) | 14,082 |
| 19. | 8.1 | Shadow of a Doubt (1943) | 28,865 |
| 20. | 8.0 | Night and the City (1950) | 4,852 |
| 21. | 8.0 | In a Lonely Place (1950) | 9,652 |
| 22. | 8.0 | The Big Heat (1953) | 9,825 |
| 23. | 7.9 | Key Largo (1948) | 19,036 |
| 24. | 7.9 | Mildred Pierce (1945) | 10,129 |
| 25. | 7.9 | The Asphalt Jungle (1950) | 11,566 |
| 26. | 7.9 | Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) | 10,780 |
| 27. | 7.9 | The Killers (1946) | 8,165 |
| 28. | 7.9 | Fury (1936) | 5,404 |
| 29. | 7.9 | Scarface (1932) | 12,807 |
| 30. | 7.9 | Pickup on South Street (1953) | 5,716 |
| 31. | 7.9 | Scarlet Street (1945) | 5,572 |
| 32. | 7.8 | Stray Dog (1949) | 7,139 |
| 33. | 7.8 | The Set-Up (1949) | 3,956 |
| 34. | 7.8 | Thieves’ Highway (1949) | 2,208 |
| 35. | 7.8 | Body and Soul (1947) | 2,138 |
| 36. | 7.8 | Gaslight (1944) | 10,268 |
| 37. | 7.8 | Gun Crazy (1950) | 4,663 |
| 38. | 7.8 | Odd Man Out (1947) | 3,663 |
| 39. | 7.8 | Nightmare Alley (1947) | 3,356 |
| 40. | 7.8 | The Narrow Margin (1952) | 3,064 |
| 41. | 7.8 | The Woman in the Window (1944) | 5,436 |
| 42. | 7.7 | Gilda (1946) | 12,361 |
| 43. | 7.7 | The Lady from Shanghai (1947) | 11,398 |
| 44. | 7.7 | The Naked City (1948) | 4,905 |
| 45. | 7.7 | Kiss Me Deadly (1955) | 8,738 |
| 46. | 7.7 | The Letter (1940) | 5,224 |
| 47. | 7.7 | Brute Force (1947) | 3,424 |
| 48. | 7.7 | Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) | 3,065 |
| 49. | 7.7 | The Big Clock (1948) | 3,304 |
| 50. | 7.7 | Spellbound (1945) | 20,129 |
And a great counterpoint by Eddie Muller
Cause for Alarm (1951)
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Quicksand (1950)
Quicksand (1950) is a United Artists film noir starring Mickey Rooney and Peter Lorre in a story about a garage mechanic’s descent into crime.
Panic in the Streets (1950)
Panic in the Streets is a 1950 film noir directed by Elia Kazan. It was shot exclusively on location in New Orleans. Watch now.
D.O.A. – Watch it Here!It doesn’t get any better than DOA
It doesn’t get better than Edmond O’Brien running to find his own killer.
Classic Noir 