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The Long Goodbye (1973)
The Long Goodbye begins one late one night in Los Angeles California as private investigator, Philip Marlowe , struggles to find cat food his cat will eat.
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The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
The Mask of Dimitrios takes place in Istanbul, ca. 1938 where some children find a bloated dead body on a beach.
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Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard begins as police cars race down the titular street in Los Angeles, California.
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The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter takes place in West Virginia during the depression.
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The Blue Dahlia (1946)
The Blue Dahlia begins as Johnny Morrison, Buzz Wanchek, and George Copeland arrive home in Hollywood, California.
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Blast of Silence (1961)
Blast of Silence begins with Frankie Bono who is a loner/hitman; returning to his hometown of New York City during the week of Christmas.
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Drunken Angel (1948)
In post WWII Tokyo, a yakuza named Matsunaga stumbles into Doctor Sanada’s office to have a bullet removed from his hand.
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In a Lonely Place (1950)
The film In a Lonely Place begins with a somewhat over the hill Hollywood screenwriter named Dixon "Dix" Steele looking for his first hit movie since before the war.
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The Big Combo (1955)
Police Lieutenant Leonard Diamond is intent on bringing down a gangster known as Mr. Brown. It’s clear to everyone who works with Diamond that he’s also obsessed with Brown’s girlfriend, Susan Lowell.
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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Drifter Frank Chambers hitches a ride with local District Attorney, Kyle Sackett to a roadside diner and filling station called Twin Oaks. Twin Oaks’ owner, Nick Smith, is an older man with a beautiful, young wife named Cora.
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The Chase (1946)
World War II veteran and penniless drifter, Chuck Scott suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder in Miami. When he finds a wallet outside a restaurant, he returns it to its owner.
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