Directed by Edward Dmytryk • 1949 • United Kingdom
A Scotland Yard man investigates a London psychiatrist's diabolical revenge against his adulterous wife's lover.
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The Small Back Room
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger • 1949 • United Kingdom
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Night and the City
Directed by Jules Dassin • 1950 • United States
Starring Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie WithersTwo-bit hustler Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) longs for “a life of ease and plenty.” Trailed by an inglorious history of go-nowhere schemes, he tries to hatch a lucrative plan with a famous wr...
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The Woman in Question
Directed by Anthony Asquith • 1950 • United Kingdom
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