Below is a list of the pre-1940 US films termed 'pre-noirs'.
Lists of the foreign pre-1940 films that are though to have influenced the Film Noir Genre are also listed.
Where films are available on DVD links are provided to either the Amazon UK or US site.
On other titles, links are provided to resources where 'collector's copies' may be obtained. Click here for further details and information.
US Pre-Noir
Underworld (1927) Racket, The (1928) Thunderbolt (1929) Big Gamble, the (1931) City Streets (1931) Maltese Falcon, the (1931) aka Dangerous Female Amazon US Secret Six, the (1931) Beast Of The City, The (1932) I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1932) Amazon US Payment Deferred (1932) Scarface (1932) Amazon US UK Two Seconds (1932) Advice to the Lovelorn (1933) Blood Money (1933) Crime Without Passion (1934) Midnight (1934) Amazon US UK Bordertown (1935) Glass Key, The (1935) Scoundrel, The (1935) Bullets or Ballots (1936) Amazon US Fury (1936) Amazon US Petrified Forest, the (1936) Amazon US You Only Live Once (1937) Amazon US UK You and Me (1938) Blind Alley (1939) Let Us Live (1939) Rio (1939)
Foreign Pre-Noir
German Expressionists
Cabinet of Dr Caligari, the (1920) Amazon US UK Dr Mabuse: The Gambler (1922) Amazon US UK Sunrise (1927) M (1931) Amazon US UK Testament of Dr Mabuse, the (1933) Amazon US UK
French Poetic Realists
Chienne, La (1931) Pepe Le Moko (1936) Amazon US UK Bete Humaine, La (1938) Amazon US UK Quai des Brumes, Le (1938) Amazon US UK Dernier Tournant, Le (1939) Jour Se Leve, Le (1939) Pieges (1939)
