Carmen Jones (1954)
Soldier Joe falls for free spirited Carmen and runs away with her, but when she leaves him for a champion boxer she triggers his uncontrollable jealousy and tragedy ensues. Re-released by the BFI.
Fallen Angel (1945)
A con man gets out of his depth after falling for a beautiful woman.
Laura (1944)
A detective investigating a murder finds out what "client attachment" means in this stylish 1940s thriller.
The Man With The Golden Arm (1955)
Groundbreaking movie about a drug-addled poker player.
The Otto Preminger Film Noir Collection
A collection of three of Otto Preminger's most celebrated film noir works.
Where The Sidewalk Ends (1950)
A detective investigating an illegal dice game falls for a beautiful woman and finds himself behaving in ways he swore he never would.
Whirlpool (1949)
A woman secretly suffering from kleptomania is hypnotized in an effort to cure her condition. Soon afterwards, she is found at the scene of a murder with no memory of how she got there and seemingly no way to prove her innocence.
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