Before the war 1940-1941. From depression to war ; The Maltese Falcon ; I Wake Up Screaming ; The Shanghai Gesture
The war years 1942-1945. Patriotic style ; This Gun for Hire ; Double Indemnity ; Laura ; To Have and Have Not ; Murder, My Sweet ; Mildred Pierce
The year of transition 1946. Homecoming ; Gilda ; The Postman Always Rings Twice ; Notorious ; The Big Sleep ; The Killers
The post-war years 1947-1950. Boom, blacklist, and a new look ; Dead Reckoning ; Lady in the Lake ; Out of the Past ; The Lady from Shanghai ; The Asphalt Jungle ; Sunset Boulevard.
