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Hey SF History and Film Noir buffs. I’m making a list of every crime film set in San Francisco and shot between 1940 and 1959. Help me figure out what I’ve missed.
I’ve got 55 so far:
I’ve got 55 so far:
1940
They Drive By Night
The House Across The Bay
They Drive By Night
The House Across The Bay
1941
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
1942
This Gun For Hire
This Gun For Hire
1944
Waterfront
Waterfront
1945
Escape In The Fog
The Falcon In San Francisco
Escape In The Fog
The Falcon In San Francisco
1946
Shock
Undercurrent
Shock
Undercurrent
1947
Born To Kill
Dark Passage
The Lady From Shanghai
My Favorite Brunette
Nora Prentis
Out Of The Past
T-Men
Born To Kill
Dark Passage
The Lady From Shanghai
My Favorite Brunette
Nora Prentis
Out Of The Past
T-Men
1948
Blonde Ice
Race Street
Raw Deal
To The Ends Of The Earth
Walk A Crooked Mile
Blonde Ice
Race Street
Raw Deal
To The Ends Of The Earth
Walk A Crooked Mile
1949
Chinatown At Midnight
Impact
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Mr. Soft Touch
Red Light
Streets Of San Francisco
Thieves’ Highway
Treasure of Monte Cristo
The Woman On Pier 13
Chinatown At Midnight
Impact
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Mr. Soft Touch
Red Light
Streets Of San Francisco
Thieves’ Highway
Treasure of Monte Cristo
The Woman On Pier 13
1950
D.O.A.
The Man Who Cheated Himself
Experiment Alcatraz
Once A Thief
Shakedown
Where Danger Lives
Woman On The Run
D.O.A.
The Man Who Cheated Himself
Experiment Alcatraz
Once A Thief
Shakedown
Where Danger Lives
Woman On The Run
1951
Danger Zone
The House On Telegraph Hill
Pier 23
The Raging Tide
Roaring City
Danger Zone
The House On Telegraph Hill
Pier 23
The Raging Tide
Roaring City
1952
The Sniper
Sudden Fear
The Sniper
Sudden Fear
1953
The 49th Man
The Bigamist
No Escape
The 49th Man
The Bigamist
No Escape
1954
Cry Vengeance
Cry Vengeance
1955
Hell On Frisco Bay
Hell On Frisco Bay
1956
Julie
Julie
1957
Crime Of Passion
The Midnight Story
Crime Of Passion
The Midnight Story
1958
I Want To Live!
The Lineup
Vertigo
I Want To Live!
The Lineup
Vertigo
Oh, and I should have lead with this, but a clarification of criteria:
-Any action set in San Francisco
-Either filmed on location or not
-Plot prominently features crime, violence, or morally ambiguous romantic relationships (for the popular standards of time)
-Any action set in San Francisco
-Either filmed on location or not
-Plot prominently features crime, violence, or morally ambiguous romantic relationships (for the popular standards of time)
