Roses Are Red (1947) CRIME NOIR
Stars: Don Castle, Peggy Knudsen, Patricia Knight
Director: James Tinling
A newly-elected district attorney is kidnapped just before he takes office by the town’s crooked political boss with the intention of replacing him with an ex-convict who is his exact double! Outstanding supporting cast with Charles McGraw, Jeff Chandler, and James Arness !
Double Exposure (1944) CHESTER MORRIS
Stars: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Jane Farrar
Director: William Berke
Chester Morris plays Larry Burke, editor for a weekly photo magazine. Impressed by the work of photojournalist Pat Marvin, Burke hires Marvin sight unseen, only to discover that “he” is a “she” (Nancy Kelly). Having evidently never heard of Margaret Bourke-White, Burke insists that the shutterbug racket is no job for a dame, but Pat intends to prove him wrong. In the process, she becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, forcing Burke to come out from behind his desk and solve the mystery himself
Unforgotten Crime (1942)
Stars: Dennis O’Keefe, Ruth Terry, Gloria Dickson
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
To boost listener ratings, a radio host encourages sponsors of his murder mystery show to offer a reward to anyone who can locate notorious safe cracker, Jimmy Valentine. (a.k.a. The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine)
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