Sidney's Film Noir Page
EXAMPLES OF GREAT FILM NOIR BY GREAT DIRECTORS
THE PROWLER
directed by Joseph Losey
THE FILE ON THELMA JORDON
directed by Robert Siodmak
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
directed by Robert Siodmak
These are three great film noirs by great directors; neither THE PROWLER, THE FILE ON THELMA JORDON aka THELMA JORDON or CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY has been released on DVD or laserdisc. In 2007, Criterion Collection has released Billy Wilder's ACE IN THE HOLE and Warner Home Video has released such long sought after titles such as DECOY and CRIME WAVE. Meanwhile, these and other great titles continue to languish in the studio vaults.
If you want my list of 921 film noir titles for the years 1940-1965, compiled from ten sources, click on the link. This list also identifies 257 films that were cited by at least eight of the ten sources for the years 1940-1959.
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