Film Noirs Shot in San Francisco

Note that many of the most classic films (e.g. Out of the Past, Dark Passage) are owned by corporations that no longer allow their film trailers to play in pop-up windows (something I discovered in upgrading the site in 2019). You will have to follow the YouTube link to watch the trailer for the film they are discouraging you from watching and/or paying money to watch. Because of this, and my own interest in noir and gender, I have put Katt Shea's contribution to "Trailers from Hell" at the top of this SF noir-fest. I have been forced to remove trailers for The Maltese Falcon and The Lady from Shanghai because they don't even include links to the videos anymore. Sadly, the cool and neglected SF noir, No Escape, is no longer available even in trailer form (though it is now streaming on one of the behemoth services). More detailed information on noirs shot in SF is available in the extra credit module in iLearn.

Katt Shea on Where Danger Lives

John Farrow (USA/1950) (This is the trailer only, with commentary. You'll Have to Find the Film on Your Own)

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Dark Passage (USA/1947)

Delmer Daves ($2.99 on YouTube)

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Out of the Past (USA/1947)

Jaques Tourner ($2.99 on YouTube)

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Born to KIll (USA/1947)

Robert Wise ($2.99 on YouTube)

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D.O.A. (USA/1950)

Rudolph Maté (free on YouTube)

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Experiment in Terror (USA/1962)

Blake Edwards ($2.99 on YouTube)

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House on Telegraph Hill (USA/1951)

Robert Wise ($2.99 on YouTube)

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Woman on the Run (USA/1950)

Norman Foster (Free on YouTube)

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Chinatown at Midnight (USA/1949)

Seymour Friedman (Free on YouTube)

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Portrait in Black (USA/1960)

Michael Gordon (Free on YouTube, with Spanish subtitles) This color film features many of those associated with the work of Douglas Sirk. It is also the last film by Chinese American actress Anna May Wong

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The Man Who Cheated Himself (USA/1950)

Felix E. Feist (Free on YouTube)

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Impact (USA/1949)

Arthur Lubin (Free on YouTube)

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Sudden Fear (USA/1952)

David Miller ($2.99 on YouTube)

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