Classic Noir Films

I have pointed out the 2 classic Film Noirs that i enjoyed watching, the storyline appeared interesting and different to me, as the main character for the woman is not like the other Femme Fatales.

Criss Cross

This Classic Film Noir was Directed by Robert Siodmak

Writers: Don Tracy (novel), Daniel Fuchs (scenario)

Production Co: Universal International Pictures

Release Date:1949 (USA)

Filming Locations: Angel's Flight Railway, Bunker Hill, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Steve Thompson an obsessive, helpless romantic man recently split from the love of his life his wife Anna, torn by the split he moves back to L.A in the hope that they can make another try for their relationship, Unfortunately for him Anna now belongs to the L.A underworld, Steve believes he will do all he can to rescue her, even risk his life even ignoring all advice and warning from the people closest to him, defying all the people that tried to warn him he takes course of action and heads to save Anna, not reasing what danger he has put himself in.

The other classic Film Noir i chose was:

Double Indemnity

Filming Locations:1825 N. Kingsley Drive, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Budget: $927,262 (estimated)

Release Date: 24 April 1944 (USA)

Director: Billy Wilder

Writers: James M. Cain (novel), Billy Wilder (screenplay),

In 1938, an experienced salesman. Walter Neff meets the seductive wife of one of his clients, Phyllis Dietrichson, after one meeting walter decides he is in love with Phyllis. She decides they cannot be apart and proposes to kill her husband Dietrichson to receive the prize of an accident insurance policy and Walter plots a scheme to receive twice the amount based on a double indemnity clause. When Mr. Dietrichson is found dead on the trails of a train, the police accept the evidence of accidental death. However, the insurance analyst and Walter's best friend Barton Keyes does not buy the version and suspects that Phyllis has murdered her husband with the help of another man unbeknown that it is actually his friend walter who is the "other man".