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Poll: 25 Greatest Film-Noir Characters

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Which of these 25 greatest characters from Film-Noir genre movies is your favorite?

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    "Sunset Boulevard" Erich Von Stroheim and Gloria Swanson 1950 Paramount

    Norma Desmond from Sunset Boulevard (1950).
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    "The Maltese Falcon" Humphrey Bogart 1941 Warner Brothers

    Sam Spade from The Maltese Falcon (1941).
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    "Notorious," Ingrid Bergman. 1946 RKO

    Alicia Huberman from Notorious (1946).
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    Robert Mitchum in The Night of the Hunter (1955)

    Harry Powell from The Night of the Hunter (1955).
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    Gene Tierney publicity photo for "Laura" 1944 Fox / **I.V.

    Laura Hunt from Laura (1944).
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    "Rebecca," Joan Fontaine. 1940 Selznick

    Mrs. de Winter from Rebecca (1940).
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    Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (1944)

    Walter Neff from Double Indemnity (1944).
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    Joseph Cotten in The Third Man (1949)

    Holly Martins from The Third Man (1949).
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    Charlton Heston in Touch of Evil (1958)

    Mike Vargas from Touch of Evil (1958).
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    Farley Granger and Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951)

    Bruno Antony from Strangers on a Train (1951).
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    Orson Welles in The Third Man (1949)

    Harry Lime from The Third Man (1949).
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    Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946)

    Philip Marlowe from The Big Sleep (1946).
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    Sterling Hayden in The Killing (1956)

    Johnny Clay from The Killing (1956).
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    Paul Muni in I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

    James Allen from I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932).
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    Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame in In a Lonely Place (1950)

    Dixon Steele from In a Lonely Place (1950).
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    "Mildred Pierce" Zachary Scott, Joan Crawford 1945 Warner **I.V.

    Mildred Pierce from Mildred Pierce (1945).
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    Glenn Ford and Jeanette Nolan in The Big Heat (1953)

    Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion from The Big Heat (1953).
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    Paul Muni in Scarface (1932)

    Antonio 'Tony' Camonte from Scarface (1932).
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    James Cagney and Pat O'Brien in Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

    Jerry Connolly from Angels with Dirty Faces (1938).
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    James Cagney, Ann Sheridan in "Angels With Dirty Faces" 1938 Warner

    Rocky Sullivan from Angels with Dirty Faces (1938).
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    "Key Largo" Humphrey Bogart & Edward G. Robinson. 1948 Warner Bros.

    Frank McCloud from Key Largo (1948).
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    Toshirô Mifune in Stray Dog (1949)

    Det. Murakami from Stray Dog (1949).
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    Kirk Douglas in Ace in the Hole (1951)

    Chuck Tatum from Ace in the Hole (1951).
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    Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer in Out of the Past (1947)

    Jeff Bailey from Out of the Past (1947).
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    Spencer Tracy and Sylvia Sidney in Fury (1936)

    Joe Wilson from Fury (1936).

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