Noirsville Summary
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
With The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Dobbs and Curtin are two out of work Americans living in Tampico, Mexico, ca. 1925.
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Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane begins as Charles Foster Kane dies. He speaks his last word, rosebud, as snow globe slips from his hand and shatters on the floor.
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The Woman In The Window (1944)
In Fritz Lang's The Woman in the Window, the family of Psychology Professor, Richard Wanley, leaves for a vacation without him, so Wanley heads over to his Men’s Club to meet with some friends.
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Phantom Lady (1944)
Robert Siodmak's Phantom Lady begins with a miserable Scott Henderson sitting alone at a bar. He planned to take his wife to see a Broadway show for their anniversary, but after a fight with her, she refused to go.
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The Big Sleep (1946)
In Howard Hawk's 'The Big Sleep', General Sternwood asks Philip Marlowe, Private Eye, to come visit him at his mansion. His daughter, Carmen owes Arthur Geiger money from gambling debts which he wants Marlowe to resolve.
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The Killing (1956)
Stanley Kubrick's The Killing begins with career criminal Johnny Clay plans one final heist before retiring from a life of crime, and marrying his childhood sweetheart, Fay. He and his crew lay out plans to steal $2 million from the $100,000 Lansdowne Stakes in Los Angeles, California during a big race.
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M (1931)
Vereinigte Star-Film GmbH released M to theaters on August 31, 1931. Fritz Lang directed film, and both he and Thea von Harbou wrote the screenplay. The film starred Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, and Inge Landgut.
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Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca is best summarized as Harry Reasoner from 60 Minutes summarized it – “Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy gets girl back again. Boy gives up girl for humanity’s sake.” But since we are not into the whole brevity thing, here is Casablanca.
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