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1940s mystery thriller films
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The list 1940s mystery thriller films includes
The Third Man, Spellbound, Phantom Lady, Gaslight and Dark Passage.
The list consists of 38 members.
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Rebecca
1940 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Overview: Rebecca is a 1940 American romantic psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It was Hitchcock's first American project, and his first film under contract with producer David O. Selznick ...
Release date: 27 March 1940Genre: Mystery, Romance, ThrillerDirector: Alfred HitchcockProducer: David O. SelznickWriter: Daphne Du Maurier, Robert E. SherwoodA self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.
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The Third Man
1949 British film noir by Carol Reed
Overview: The Third Man is a 1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles and Trevor Howard. Set in post-World War II Allied-occupied ...
Release date: 31 August 1949Genre: Film-Noir, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Carol ReedProducer: Alexander Korda, Hugh PercevalWriter: Graham Greene, Orson WellesPulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime. 0
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Spellbound
1945 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Overview: Spellbound is a 1945 American psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, and Michael Chekhov. It follows a psychoanalyst who falls in love with the ...
Release date: 31 October 1945Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Film-NoirDirector: Alfred HitchcockProducer: David O. SelznickWriter: Ben Hecht, John PalmerA psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory. 0
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Phantom Lady
1944 film by Robert Siodmak
Overview: Phantom Lady is a 1944 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, and Alan Curtis. Based on the novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich, it follows a young ...
Release date: 28 January 1944Genre: Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller, DramaDirector: Robert SiodmakProducer: Joan HarrisonWriter: Bernard C. Schoenfeld, Cornell WoolrichA devoted secretary risks her life to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his selfish wife. 0
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Murder, My Sweet
1944 film directed by Edward Dmytryk
Overview: Murder, My Sweet (released as Farewell, My Lovely in the United Kingdom) is a 1944 American film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley (in her final ...Release date: 9 December 1944Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller, MysteryDirector: Edward DmytrykProducer: Sid Rogell, Adrian ScottWriter: John Paxton, Raymond ChandlerThis adaptation of the Raymond Chandler novel 'Farewell, My Lovely', renamed for the American market... 0
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Laura
1944 American film noir directed by Otto Preminger
Overview: Laura is a 1944 American film noir produced and directed by Otto Preminger. It stars Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, and Clifton Webb along with Vincent Price and Judith Anderson. The screenplay by Jay Dratler ...
Release date: 11 October 1944Genre: Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance, ThrillerDirector: Otto PremingerProducer: Otto PremingerWriter: Vera Caspary, Jay DratlerA police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating. 0
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Gaslight
1944 film by George Cukor
Overview: Gaslight is a 1944 American psychological thriller film directed by George Cukor, and starring Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten and Angela Lansbury in her film debut. Adapted by John Van Druten ...Release date: 4 May 1944Genre: Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: George CukorProducer: Arthur Hornblow Jr.Writer: Patrick Hamilton, John Van DrutenPaula's aunt Alice Alquist, a famous entertainer, is murdered in her home. Paula, who lives with her aunt finds the body... 0
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Dark Passage
1947 US mystery thriller film by Delmer Daves
Overview: Dark Passage is a 1947 American film noir directed by Delmer Daves and starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. The film is based on the 1946 novel of the same title by David Goodis. It was the third ...Release date: 5 September 1947Genre: Film-Noir, Thriller, MysteryDirector: Delmer DavesProducer: Jerry Wald, Jack L. WarnerWriter: Delmer Daves, David GoodisBogart plays a man convicted of murdering his wife who escapes from prison in order to prove his innocence... 0
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The Red House
1947 film directed by Delmer Daves
Overview: The Red House is a 1947 American thriller film noir directed by Delmer Daves, and starring Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson, Rory Calhoun, Allene Roberts, and Julie London. Its plot ...
Release date: 16 March 1947Genre: Thriller, Film-Noir, MysteryDirector: Delmer DavesCast: Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson, Rory Calhoun, Allene Roberts, Julie LondonProducer: Sol LesserWriter: George Agnew Chamberlain, Delmer DavesPete and Ellen have reared Meg as their own, ever since she was a baby and her parents took off. Now a teen... 0
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The Mask of Dimitrios
1944 film by Jean Negulesco
Overview: The Mask of Dimitrios is a 1944 American film noir starring Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, Peter Lorre, and Victor Francen. Directed by Jean Negulesco, it was written by Frank Gruber ...Release date: 23 June 1944Genre: Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, CrimeDirector: Jean NegulescoProducer: Henry Blanke, Jack L. WarnerWriter: Eric Ambler, Frank Gruber 0
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The Glass Key
1942 film by Stuart Heisler
Overview: The Glass Key is a 1942 American film noir based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The picture was directed by Stuart Heisler starring Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd ...Release date: 14 October 1942Genre: Drama, Film-Noir, Crime, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Stuart HeislerProducer: Fred Kohlmar, Buddy G. DeSylvaWriter: Dashiell Hammett, Jonathan Latimer 0
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The Ghost Train
1941 British film by Walter Forde
Overview: The Ghost Train is a 1941 British thriller mystery film directed by Walter Forde and starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch. It is based on the 1923 play The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley.
Release date: 3 May 1941Genre: Horror, ComedyDirector: Walter FordeCast: Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Kathleen Harrison, Peter Murray-Hill, Carole Lynne, Morland GrahamProducer: Edward BlackWriter: Arnold Ridley, J.O.C. OrtonHigh jinks and chills ensue when a group of people become stranded at an isolated station and a legendary phantom train approaches. 0
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The Gay Falcon
1941 film by Irving Reis
Overview: The Gay Falcon is a 1941 American mystery thriller film directed by Irving Reis and starring George Sanders, Wendy Barrie and Allen Jenkins. A B film produced and distributed by RKO Pictures, it the first ...Release date: 24 October 1941Genre: Drama, Mystery, CrimeDirector: Irving ReisProducer: Howard BenedictWriter: Michael Arlen, Lynn RootThe Falcon investigates jewel thieves who are working with hard up socialites to defraud insurance companies. First of the Falcon series. 0
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My Name Is Julia Ross
1945 film by Joseph H. Lewis
Overview: My Name Is Julia Ross is a 1945 American film noir thriller directed by Joseph H. Lewis, and starring Nina Foch, Dame May Whitty, and George Macready. Its plot follows a young woman in England who is hired ...
Release date: 8 November 1945Genre: Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller, CrimeDirector: Joseph H. LewisProducer: Wallace MacDonaldWriter: Muriel Roy Bolton, Anthony GilbertJulia Ross secures employment, through a rather-noisy employment agency, with a wealthy widow, Mrs. Hughes... 0
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I Wake Up Screaming
1941 US film noir by H. Bruce Humberstone
Overview: I Wake Up Screaming (originally titled Hot Spot) is a 1941 American mystery thriller film noir. directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Betty Grable, Victor Mature and Carole Landis, and features ...
Release date: 31 October 1941Genre: Film-Noir, Mystery, Crime, Thriller, RomanceDirector: H. Bruce HumberstoneProducer: Milton SperlingWriter: Dwight Taylor, Steve FisherWhy is Inspector Ed Cornell trying to railroad Frankie Christopher for the murder of model Vicky Lynn? 0
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Green for Danger
1946 British film
Overview: Green for Danger is a 1946 British thriller film, based on the 1944 detective novel of the same name by Christianna Brand. It was directed by Sidney Gilliat and stars Sally Gray, Trevor Howard, Rosamund ...Release date: 5 December 1946Genre: Mystery, Crime, ThrillerDirector: Sidney GilliatProducer: Sidney Gilliat, Frank LaunderWriter: Christianna Brand, Sidney GilliatAfter the nurse who declares that a recent surgical death was a murder dies also, an enigmatic Scotland Yard inspector arrives to investigate. 0
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Deadline at Dawn
1946 film by Harold Clurman
Overview: Deadline at Dawn is a 1946 American film noir, the only film directed by stage director Harold Clurman. It was written by Clifford Odets and based on a novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich (as William ...
Release date: 18 March 1946Genre: Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance, ThrillerDirector: Harold Clurman, William Cameron MenziesProducer: Sid Rogell, Adrian ScottWriter: Clifford Odets, Cornell WoolrichWhen a woman he meets is murdered, a soon-to-ship-out sailor has until dawn to find the killer, aided by a weary dance hall girl. 0
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Crack-Up
1946 film by Irving Reis
Overview: Crack-Up is a 1946 American film noir starring Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, and Herbert Marshall. It was directed by Irving Reis, remembered for directing many "Falcon" movies of the early 1940s including ...Release date: 6 September 1946Genre: Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Irving ReisProducer: Jack J. GrossWriter: Fredric Brown, John PaxtonArt curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a plot? 0
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Cornered
1945 film by Edward Dmytryk
Overview: Cornered is a 1945 American mystery thriller film noir starring Dick Powell and directed by Edward Dmytryk. This is the second teaming of Powell and Dmytryk (after Murder, My Sweet). The screenplay was ...
Release date: 25 December 1945Genre: Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller, War, MysteryDirector: Edward DmytrykProducer: Adrian ScottWriter: John Paxton, John WexleyCanadian flyer Laurence Gerard finds that his wife has been murdered by a French collaborator. His quest for justice leads him to Switzerland and Argentina ... 0
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Tangier
1946 film by George Waggner
Overview: Tangier is a 1946 American film noir mystery film directed by George Waggner and starring Maria Montez, Robert Paige and Sabu. It is set in the international city of Tangier, Morocco and was one of the ...Release date: 25 March 1946Genre: Drama, AdventureDirector: George WaggnerProducer: Monte Collins, Alice D.G. Miller 0
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