More classic noir movies to catch ad-free on Australia’s ABC HD Digital TV over the next fortnight:

The Locket (1946)
4:30am Friday, 22 Feb 2008
A psychiatrist tries to prevent a disturbed woman’s marriage. CAST: Robert Mitchum, Laraine Day, Brian Aherne, Gene Raymond DIR: John Brahm

Born To Be Bad (1950)
1:10am Monday, 25 Feb 2008
A scheming woman marries for money, but continues her affair with an idealistic writer. CAST: Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan, Zachary Scott, Joan Leslie, Mel Ferrer, Harold Vermilyea DIR: Nicholas Ray

Val Lewton Double-Feature:

Cat People (1942)
1:05am Wednesday, 27 Feb 2008
A beautiful girl believes she is turning into a panther and killing her friends. CAST: Simone Simon, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Elizabeth Russell DIR: Jacques Tourneur

Cat People (1942): Another sound - the panther - it screams like a woman

Curse Of The Cat People (1944)
2:30am Wednesday, 27 Feb 2008
The story of a little girl who can communicate with the ghost of her father’s dead wife. CAST: Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph, Elizabeth Russell DIR: Robert Wise and Gunther V. Fritsch

Secret Beyond The Door (1948)
1:20am Friday, 29 Feb 2008
An heiress meets an architect on vacation in Mexico and they marry after a whirlwind courtship. Soon after, she starts to wonder if her husband is trying to kill her. CAST: Joan Bennett DIR: Fritz Lang

Crossfire (1947)
2:30am Wednesday, 05 Mar 2008
A Jewish man is murdered in a New York Hotel. CAST: Robert Young, Robert Mitchum DIR: Edward Dmytryk

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