I don't believe that I've ever seen a less than stellar performance by Robert Ryan. He never mailed it in. Some of my favorites are Crossfire, Odds Against Tomorrow, and The Naked Spur. And those are just off the top of my head!
Currently the Indicator Blu-ray is cheaper at Amazon ($19.76) than at Amazon.uk (£15.24 + £5.00 shipping). It is based upon "The Blank Wall" by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding. Though she is largely forgotten today, none other than Raymond Chandler praised her as "the top suspense writer of them all."
I am late to this contest and will never reach 20 noirs, but on Saturday night I treated myself to Night and the City, a stunning film noir that takes place in London. Richard Widmark brilliantly stars as Harry Fabian, a tout who makes his living convincing tourists to visit a nightclub owned by...