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The 80 pages that link to Film noir, each with the reason it gives.

• Raoul WalshRelated: High Sierra connects Walsh’s crime filmmaking to noir’s doomed protagonists and shadowed world.

• Robert MitchumNarrower topic: Noir gave Mitchum roles in which his calm surface could conceal compromised motives.

• The Big SleepNarrower topic: The film’s corrupt milieu and compromised investigation place it within noir.

• Who Framed Roger RabbitNarrower topic: Eddie’s investigation and weary outlook draw on noir conventions while cartoon violence disrupts them.

• Anthony MannNarrower topic: Mann’s early crime films developed techniques and themes that continued into his Westerns.

• Fred MacMurrayNarrower topic: Double Indemnity made MacMurray’s shift from affable leading man to noir antihero especially memorable.

• Louis FeuilladeRelated: Feuillade’s urban criminals and pursuit plots form an earlier strand in crime cinema’s history.

• Peter FalkCompared with: Falk’s warm, disheveled detective differs from the hard-edged figures often associated with noir.

• Ben HechtRelated: Hecht’s crime writing shares noir’s hard-edged world, though his work spans many genres.

• Claire TrevorNarrower topic: Several of Trevor’s strongest roles placed her within noir’s world of compromised choices.

• Gloria GrahameNarrower topic: Several of Grahame’s signature roles belong to film noir’s postwar Hollywood cycle.

• Helmut NewtonRelated: Its dramatic shadows and suspenseful atmosphere echo the mood of many Newton photographs.

• Ligne claireCompared with: Its deep shadows and visual uncertainty oppose the style’s bright, plainly readable images.

• Trench coatRelated: Trench coats became a familiar costume choice for detectives and other noir characters.

• 1940sRelated: Its postwar films gave cinematic form to anxiety and disillusionment.

• Black DahliaRelated: The case’s imagery and atmosphere have repeatedly been framed through noir conventions.

• Carol ReedNarrower topic: Several of Reed’s defining films adapt noir conventions to British and European settings.

• Edmond O'BrienNarrower topic: O’Brien’s best-known roles belong to noir’s world of compromised motives and looming danger.

• Gene TierneyNarrower topic: Laura remains a prominent example of the noir roles that helped define Tierney’s screen legacy.

• Henri-Georges ClouzotRelated: Clouzot’s pessimistic thrillers share noir’s distrust of safety and moral certainty.

• Raymond BurrNarrower topic: Burr played imposing supporting roles in several noir films early in his screen career.

• Seijun SuzukiRelated: His gangster films borrow noir conventions while treating them with comic and visual irreverence.

• WesternCompared with: Both genres explore violence and justice, but noir usually locates corruption in modern cities.

• Broderick CrawfordNarrower topic: Crawford’s imposing presence suited several crime and noir roles, including The Mob.

• Ida LupinoRelated: Lupino used noir conventions to shape the tension of The Hitch-Hiker.

• James EllroyRelated: Ellroy’s fiction shares noir’s fatalism and its suspicion of power.

• Mickey SpillaneRelated: The film adaptation of Kiss Me, Deadly reworks Spillane’s story through noir conventions.

• Veronica LakeRelated: Lake's performances in noirs helped associate her image with the genre's cool, enigmatic women.

• Yu Hyun-mokRelated: Noir lighting and fatalistic atmosphere help describe the visual force of Aimless Bullet.

• Yvonne De CarloRelated: Her role in Criss Cross placed her within a defining postwar Hollywood genre.