What is “Noir”? 8 The Perfect Crime 32 The Caper Film 74 Docu-noir 96 Introduction Double Indemnity / Human Desire / Armored Car Robbery / The Asphalt Jungle / Call Northside 777 / Crossfire / Dragnet / The Lady from Shanghai / The Postman The Burglar / Criss Cross / Drive a Crooked Follow Me Quietly / He Walked by Night / Always Rings Twice Road / The File on Thelma Jordon / Framed / The House on 92nd Street / The Lawless / Gun Crazy / House of Bamboo / Kansas The Naked City / Obsession / The Phenix City Confidential / The Killers / The Killing / City Story / The Postman Always Rings Odds Against Tomorrow / Phantom Lady / Twice / Raw Deal / Side Street / Thieves’ Plunder Road / Rififi / White Heat Highway / T-Men The Fatalistic Nightmare 48 The Burden of the Past 60 Love on the Run 116 Male Violence 130 Bluebeard / The Chase / Detour / D. O. A. / Cornered / Cry Vengeance / The Dark Corner / The Big Combo / Fury / Gun Crazy / My Name A Double Life / A Kiss before Dying / The Big Fourteen Hours / Night and the City / Phantom The Fallen Sparrow / I Married a Communist / Is Julia Ross / Shockproof / They Live by Night / Heat / The Blue Dahlia / Broadway / Brute Force / Lady / Pitfall / Ruthless / Side Street / Scarlet The Killers / Laura / Out of the Past / Secret Tomorrow Is Another Day / The Undercover Hangover Square / High Sierra / House by the Street / The Strange Woman Beyond the Door / Spellbound / Tomorrow Man / Where Danger ives / You Only Live Once River / In a Lonely Place / Kiss Me Deadly / Is Forever The Lineup / Moonrise / Murder by Contract / Noose / On Dangerous Ground / Party Girl / The Set-Up / The Sniper / This Gun for Hire / White Heat 001-211_FILM_NOIR_BU_GB_49343.IND8001-211_FILM_NOIR_HC_BU_LITHO_49343.IND75 4 4 08.06.1708.05.17 14:5809:36 001-211_FILM_NOIR_BU_GB_49343.IND8001-211_FILM_NOIR_HC_BU_LITHO_49343.IND75 5 5 08.06.1708.05.17 14:5809:37 Women in Film Noir 152 The Private Eye 170 The Accused / The Big Heat / The Blue The Big Knife / The Big Sleep / Body and Soul / Gardenia / Caged / Caught / Dark Waters / Call Northside 777 / Caught / The Dark Corner / Detour / The File on Thelma Jordon / Gaslight / Eyes in the Night / Force of Evil / The Garment Gilda / The Hitch-Hiker / I Want to Live! / Laura / Jungle / Kiss Me Deadly / The Lady in the Lake / Love Letters / The Man I Love / Mildred Pierce / The Maltese Falcon / Murder, My Sweet / My Name Is Julia Ross / The Naked Kiss / Phantom Lady / The Prowler / The Strange Niagara / No Man of Her Own / Nora Prentiss / Love of Martha Ivers / Talk About a Stranger / Phantom Lady / The Reckless Moment / Time to Kill / What Ever Happened to Baby Sudden Fear / The Woman in the Window Jane? / World for Ransom The Darkness and Corruption 194 TASCHEN’s Top 50 Noir-movies 212 The Big Combo / The Big Heat / Confidential Chronology 630 Report / Force of Evil / I Wake Up Screaming / Bibliography 636 The Lady from Shanghai / The Magnificent Photo credits / Copyright 639 Ambersons / Mister Arkadin / The Prowler / Rogue Cop / Shockproof / The Stranger / The Third Man / Touch of Evil / Vicki 001-211_FILM_NOIR_BU_GB_49343.IND8001-211_FILM_NOIR_HC_BU_LITHO_49343.IND75 6 6 16.06.1708.05.17 09:2709:37 001-211_FILM_NOIR_BU_GB_49343.IND8001-211_FILM_NOIR_HC_BU_LITHO_49343.IND75 7 7 08.06.1708.05.17 14:5809:37.