The second was the legendary opening to Welles’ classic noir “Touch of Evil,” an impressive display of mounting tension that is still being referenced and aped by filmmakers to this day.

Charlton Heston stars in Welles' classic film noir Touch of Evil as a Mexican drug enforcement agent, Miguel Vagaras, who, while on his honeymoon with his wife, Susie (Janet Leigh), witnesses a ...

The 30 best film noir movies of all time, from Double Indemnity to Sunset Blvd, center on an idea: It can be really hard to live in America.