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A Yakuza boss secures Togawa's (Joe Shishido) early release from prison and Togawa is coerced into taking part in an armored car robbery. He plans to use his cut to pay for surgery that will allow his sister to walk again. "Cruel Gun Story"" (1964) #neonoir #NikkatsuNoir

Aspiring writer Jack Manfred (Clive Owen) takes a job as a casino croupier to make ends meet. But the nefarious actions and double dealings he encounters are more astonishing than anything he could concoct for the novel he's been working on. "Croupier" (1998) #neonoir

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French diplomat David Talbot (William Powell) is accused by one of running out on a debt. Another says that he's a thief and a killer. Trouble is, a train accident left Talbot with amnesia, and he's not sure that he isn't guilty of those crimes. "Crossroads" (1942) #filmnoir

Anti-semitism is at the heart of the beating death of soldier Joseph Samuels (Sam Levene) in "Crossfire" (1947). Capt. Finlay (Robert Young) investigates, and Pvt. "Monty" Montgomery (Robert Ryan) has his version of the story. But can he be believed? #filmnoir

World War I| veteran Eddie Rice (John Payne) returns to L.A. in hope of curing his battle-induced amnesia. But people there seem to know him as Eddie Ricardi, a gangster, with whom crime boss Vince Alexander (Sonny Tufts) has a score to settle. "The Crooked Way" (1949) #filmnoir

Steve Thompson (Burt Lancaster) blows into town and ex-wife Anna (Yvonne De Carlo) promptly plays him for a world-class chump, in "Criss Cross" (1949). She's two-timing mobster Slim Dundee (Dan Duryea) — as femmes fatale do — and Steve gets himself deeper into a pickle. #filmnoir

Vacationing in Latin America, Dr. Eugene Ferguson (Cary Grant) is pressed into service. He must perform a delicate operation on dictator Raoul Farrago (José Ferrer). But sinister forces are at work and for Ferguson the stakes are raised considerably. "Crisis" (1950) #filmnoir

Vacationing in Latin America, Dr. Eugene Ferguson (Cary Grant) is pressed into service. He must perform a delicate operation on dictator Raoul Farrago (José Ferrer). But sinister forces are at work and for Ferguson the stakes are raised considerably. "Crisis" (1950) #filmnoir

Prison warden Mark Brady (Walter Huston) gives convict Robert Graham (Phillips Holmes) a break and makes him his valet, a better assignment than Graham's job in the prison jute mill. But an inmate escape plan endangers Graham's plum position. "The Criminal Code" (1931) #pre_noir

Los Angeles Det. Lt. Sims (Sterling Hayden) can't smoke cigs, so he chews toothpicks, "Tons of 'em," in "Crime Wave" (1954). He follows the rules as he sees fit, and is hell-bent on nabbing some murderous stickup men. James Elroy modeled LAPD Det. Bud White after him. #filmnoir

Violent convict Van Duff (William Bendix) leads a mass prison break. Six survive and Duff is wounded. He offers the others a split of loot he stashed if they help him get away. To do so they must survive a treacherous journey and stay ahead of the law. "Crashout" (1955) #filmnoir

When farmer Fred Morgan and his housekeeper turn up dead, hired hand George Braden (John Craven) looks good for the murder rap. Atty. Doug Madison (Macdonald Carey) feels he's defending a guilty man, but then new evidence comes to light. "Count the Hours!" (1953) #filmnoir

After World War II, RCAF flyer Laurence Gerard (Dick Powell) searches in France for the killer of his bride who was a French Resistance member. Vichy collaborator Marcel Jarnac (Luther Adler) is the culprit. But no one knows what he looks like. "Cornered" (1945) #filmnoir

Tom Neal, 'Detour' (1945). He was just trying to meet up with his girlfriend, but what happened next sent his life into a tailspin. (Click link to read) #filmnoir crimeonfilm.com/his-chilling…

Police Det. Steve Carelli (Robert Loggia) leads the search for a cop killer. But the investigation is hampered by reporter Hank Miller (Gene Miller). And Alice (Shirley Ballard), the sexpot wife of Carelli's partner, isn't making things any easier. "Cop Hater" (1958) #filmnoir

Warden George Knowland (Broderick Crawford) helps convict Joe Hufford (Glenn Ford) adjust to prison life. But when Hufford witnesses an inmate murder he sticks to the criminal code of silence, even though it means he'll be a suspect. "Convicted" (1950) #filmnoir

Electronic surveillance expert Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) spys for big corporations and ignores his employers' evil intentions. But it gets harder to stay aloof once he takes a closer look behind the scenes. Watergate-era paranoia abounds. "The Conversation" (1974) #thriller

Maj. Michael Curragh (Robert Taylor) sweeps Melinda Greyton (Elizabeth Taylor) off her feet and they are wed. Marital bliss proves elusive when she learns he's harboring a secret. Worse news: he must quiet her before nasty rumors circulate. "Conspirator" (1949) #filmnoir

Descius Heiss (Oskar Homolka) runs an antiques shop and makes a comfortable living for himself and his daughter Margaret (Muriel Pavlow). But his assistant Archie Fellowes (Kenneth Griffith) discovers a dark secret that threatens Heiss. "Code of Scotland Yard" (1947) #crimefilm