Dangerous Partners (1945)

Dangerous Partners (1945) is a mystery buddy cheapo Nazi Edward L. Cahn film noir of obscure narrative and displaying a certain laxitude of pacing and insecurity of continuity, acted as such, told as such an almost ideaful and adventuresome manner to make it a variety of multi-stranded and free form unboxed version of noir, created on the hoof out of inexpensive and still quite directionless cinematics.

The first frames of Edward L. Cahn’s Dangerous Partners are not introductions but disruptions. We enter not into a scene set up for comprehension but into a disarray of wreckage: a plane crash, bodies, survivors, and the peculiar urgency of strangers trying to force open a briefcase. 

Main Street After Dark (1945)

Main Street After Dark (1945) is a bunco-detail  criminal family crime drama pawn-brokered pistol packing mugging conspiracy Edward L. Cahn cheapso randomly told film noir thriller, etched into the back of the noir alley paper hoardings, seen only when you pull away from the possibility of sensible thriller cinematics, says The Noircades Project.

Destination Murder (1950)

Destination Murder (1950) is a blackmail and murder mystery queer-coded cinema-fantasy delivery boy fantasy psychopathic gang leader fantasy female seeker hero classic Edward L. Cahn film and also a classic film noir, by any sane and sober measure of the style, and doubtless listed as such because as far as Edward L. Cahn film noir output goes and is, this must be his noir masterpiece, the most classical and memorable of his out pout in that style and canon, Cahn's classic expression of the classic film noir style, and perfection ahoy.

In the 1940s and 1950s, the female seeker hero was a new twist in storytelling, and she was unique to film noir. 

Destination Murder (1950) is a good time. It is a film of stupidity greed and fo sho sho fire murder. It is not possible to relate any information regarding this cine-fayre without mention of the player piano which is a large part of its attraction.