Alain Silver Movies

A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.

Documentary covering the Warner Bros. James Cagney /Pat O'Brien classic "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938), hosted by film historian Rudy Behlmer.

Two dimwit owners of a struggling hauling company are approached about hauling a huge, mysterious box across country at the end of the century. The...

Documentary short on the making of "They Live by Night" (1948).

A crime soap opera about a Russian mobster retiring from "the business" on New Year's Eve, only to discover he has been targeted for death by a rival...

A fictional character miraculously comes to life and escapes from a writer's control. He is left to navigate the real world knowing only his name and...

For Natia, firing bullets at her sister's head and narrowly missing is all in a days work. After taking over the family business, her sharp shooting...

One of the first film noir documentaries, made for British Channel Four, and including interviews with Paul Schrader, Robert Wise, John Dahl, Bryan...

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt...

The only witness to a young woman's murder has a nervous breakdown, is institutionalized, and escapes, tracking down the murderer.

Two children who have psychic powers use them to avenge the death of their father, who was murdered by a biker gang.

Danny DeVito stars in and directs this critically acclaimed short film which was part of the ground breaking HBO/Cinemax anthology series, "Likely...

An examination of "The Public Enemy" (1931) by film historians and critics.

This documentary is featured on Warner Brothers' DVD for The Roaring Twenties (1939), released in 2005.

Richard Schickel and Oliver Stone are among the experts who talk about the film noir Crime Wave.

After an unforeseen and violent affliction turns her world upside down, Rowena Hambleton struggles to survive night-to-night as she prowls the...

William Pierce (Nelson Franklin) is a practical, rational man who suddenly finds himself face to face with the paranormal when he starts receiving...

Documentary about Raoul Walsh

Documentary about the film Where Danger Lives (1950)