The Wrong Man (1956)
Adult Audiovisual DVD - Wro

"In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber."
A personal favorite Hitchcock; the only film of his to be based-on-a-true story, plays with noir imagery to heighten the story of a man accused, well, wrongly. Interesting bit of trivia from IMDB: "The scene where Manny (Henry Fonda) is taken to prison was filmed in a real prison. As he is led to his cell , you can hear one of the inmates yell out "What'd they get ya for, Henry?", and a bunch of other prisoners laughing."
See also: one of Hitchcock's own favorites: Shadow of a Doubt.


Film Noir

  • Sunset Boulevard (1950)


  • Gun Crazy (1949)


  • Laura (1944)


  • Leave Her to Heaven


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  • Double Indemnity (1944)


  • Out of the Past (1947)


  • Kiss of Death (1947)


  • Kiss Me Deadly


  • Sweet Smell of Success (1957)


  • The Big Sleep (1946)


  • This Gun For Hire (1942)


  • Touch of Evil (1958)


  • The Wrong Man (1956)


  • The Maltese Falcon (1941)