The "Noir" motion picture genre fascinates modern film fans as much as it did movie goers during the 1940s and '50s. During that period the major studios were turning out "dark" pictures, mostly in black and white, as fast as they could. Among the leading producers of the Film Noir genre were Warner Bros., RKO, Paramount, MGM, and 20th Century Fox. With noir films featuring stars like Humphrey Bogart, Joan Crawford, William Holden, and Gloria Swanson, block-long lines formed at theater box offices throughout the country.

In this Voodle, we take brief looks at the ten top grossing motion pictures of the Film Noir genre. We have arranged these films in the order of number one to number ten. Enjoy your visit to Cinema's dark side.