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2012-08-19

Public domain film noirs

Here is a list of posts about all the public domain (in the USA) film noirs I know of. They vary in quality, but some are quite good. Many do not seem to be film noirs, but I used the classification at IMDB or archive.org. When there was a doubt, I included it. The only one I left out was "The Limping Man (1953)," starring Lloyd Bridges. Though I very much enjoyed it, it seemed to me more of a mystery/crime drama.

The Amazing Mr X (1948)

The Big Combo (1955)

Blonde Ice (1948)

The Chase (1946)

Detour (1945)

D.O.A. (1949)

Fear in the Night (1947)

The File on Thelma Jordon (1950)

The Green Glove (1952)

He Walked by Night (1948)

The Hitch-hiker (1953)

The Hoodlum (1951)

Impact (1949)

Jigsaw (1949)

Kansas City Confidential (1952)

Man Who Cheated Himself (1951)

Please Murder Me (1956)

Panic In the Streets (1950)

Port of New York (1949)

Quicksand (1950)

Red House (1947)

The Scar (1948)

Scarlet Street (1945)

St Louis Bank Robbery (1959)

The Second Woman (1950)

Shock (1946)

The Stranger (1946)

Strange Illusion (1945)

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

Suddenly (1954)

Sun Sets At Dawn (1950)

They Made Me A Killer (1946)

Too Late for Tears (1949)

Whistle Stop (1946)

Whispering City (1947)

Woman on the Run (1950)
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