Here are 180 films listed as "film noir" at IMDB, sorted by year of release, all of which are 71 minutes or shorter (which winds up omitting about 70 more films that are 72-75 minuts long, BTW, including some Eddie faves like FLY BY NIGHT).
The number at the far right is the number of "votes" (ratings) given to each film by IMDB users. I don't think anything with less than 100 votes is going to make it into the sainted circle of eight--more likely it will be a group of films that are reasonably well-known. Sorry, Gord, Eddie's not going to serve up a George Blair/Phil Ford festival for you!
Even if you can't bring yourself to guess, it's an interesting list to look at in order to see how many of the films you've already seen. Here goes:
RN, Title, Year, Length, Director, IMDB, Votes
1, Black Diamonds, 1940, 60, Cabanne, 5.2, 28
2, Black Friday, 1940, 70, Lubin, 6.3, 2514
3, Gambling on the High Seas, 1940, 55, Amy, 6.0, 313
4, Gang War, 1940, 63, Popkin, 5.1, 127
5, Stranger on the Third Floor, 1940, 64, Ingster, 6.8, 4084
6, Among the Living, 1941, 67, Heisler, 6.4, 667
7, Face Behind the Mask, The, 1941, 69, Florey, 7.1, 1416
8, Lucky Devils, 1941, 62, Landers, 5.1, 17
9, Strange Alibi, 1941, 63, Lederman, 6.3, 125
10, Hurricane Smith, 1941, 68, Vorhaus, 5.1, 34
11, Sealed Lips, 1941, 62, Waggner, 6.3, 79
12, Lady Gangster, 1942, 62, Florey, 5.7, 647
13, Man From Headquarters, 1942, 64, Yarbrough, 6.0, 92
14, Mystery of Marie Roget, 1942, 61, Rosen, 5.9, 198
15, Quiet Please: Murder, 1942, 70, Larkin, 6.4, 367
16, Time to Kill, 1942, 61, Leeds, 6.5, 276
17, Tough As They Come, 1942, 61, Nigh, 6.5, 45
18, Wildcat, 1942, 70, McDonald, 5.6, 115
19, Eyes of the Underworld, 1942, 61, Neill, 6.3, 111
20, Journey Into Fear, 1942, 68, Foster, 6.5, 4337
21, Calling Dr. Death, 1943, 63, LeBorg, 6.1, 1081
22, Find the Blackmaler, 1943, 55, Lederman, 6.1, 256
23, Leopard Man, The, 1943, 66, Tourneur, 6.8, 5339
24, No Place for a Lady, 1943, 66, Hogan, 6.7, 70
25, Whispering Footsteps, 1943, 54, Bretherton, 5.8, 179
26, Dangerous Passage, 1944, 60, Berke, 5.4, 327
27, Dead Man's Eyes, 1944, 64, LeBorg, 6.0, 790
28, End of the Road, 1944, 51, Blair, 5.8, 64
29, Girl Who Dared, The, 1944, 56, Bretherton, 6.0, 183
30, Ladt in the Death House, 1944, 56, Sekely, 5.3, 373
31, Mark of the Whistler, The, 1955, 60, Castle, 6.6, 300
32, Missing Juror, The, 1944, 66, Boetticher, 6.2, 236
33, Port of 40 Thieves, 1944, 58, English, 6.5, 64
34, Strangers in the Night, 1944, 56, Mann, 6.4, 675
35, When Strangers Marry, 1944, 67, Castle, 6.5, 1079
36, Whistler, The, 1944, 59, Castle, 6.4, 898
37, Apology for Murder, 1945, 67, Newfield, 5.7, 350
38, Bewitched, 1945, 65, Oboler, 5.6, 582
39, Circumstantial Evidence, 1945, 68, Larkin, 5.3, 147
40, Dangerous Intruder, 1945, 65, Keays, 6.3, 61
41, Detour, 1945, 68, Ulmer, 7.3, 17465
42, Dillinger, 1945, 70, Nosseck, 6.5, 1943
43, Escape in the Fog, 1945, 63, Boetticher, 5.9, 992
44, Fatal Witness, The, 1945, 65, Selander, 5.9, 122
45, Grissly's Millions, 1945, 71, English, 6.9, 44
46, House of Fear, The, 1945, 69, Neill, 7.2, 4952
47, Jealousy, 1945, 71, Machaty, 6.3, 210
48, Lady Confesses, The, 1945, 64, Newfield, 5.9, 376
49, My Name Is Julia Ross, 1945, 65, Lewis, 7.0, 3257
50, Pillow of Death, 1945, 66, Fox, 6.0, 674
51, Power of the Whistler, The, 1945, 66, Landers, 6.3, 605
52, River Gang, 1945, 60, David, 5.2, 24
53, Sensation Hunters, 1945, 62, Cabanne, 5.4, 203
54, Spider, The, 1945, 63, Webb, 6.0, 176
55, Two O'Clock Courage, 1945, 68, Mann, 6.5, 1010
56, Voice of the Whistler, The, 1945, 60, Castle, 6.3, 505
57, Tiger Woman, The, 1945, 57, Ford, 6.6, 75
58, Accomplice, 1946, 68, Colmes, 5.2, 183
59, Behind Green Lights, 1946, 64, Brower, 6.4, 917
60, Below the Deadline, 1946, 65, Beaudine, 5.4, 142
61, Crime of the Century, 1946, 56, Ford, 6.6, 25
62, Danger Woman, 1946, 59, Collins, 5.2, 42
63, Fear, 1946, 68, Zeisler, 5.7, 615
64, Glass Alibi, The, 1946, 68, W. Wilder, 6.4, 106
65, Inner Circle, The, 1946, 57, Ford, 6.0, 447
66, Inside Job, 1946, 65, Yarbrough, 5.7, 191
67, Last Crooked Mile, The, 1946, 67, Ford, 6.1, 254
68, Mysterious Intruder, 1946, 61, Castle, 6.4, 558
69, Mysterious Mr. Valentine, The, 1946, 56, Ford, 6.1, 99
70, Night Editor, 1946, 68, Levin, 6.7, 973
71, Passkey to Danger, 1946, 58, Selander, 5.8, 67
72, Secret of the Whistler, The, 1946, 63, Sherman, 6.4, 422
73, Shadowed, 1946, 70, Sturges, 5.9, 230
74, Shock, 1946, 70, Werker, 6.2, 2842
75, Smooth As Silk, 1945, 64, Barton, 6.4, 170
76, So Dark the Night, 1946, 71, Lewis, 6.3, 1303
77, Step by Step, 1946, 62, Rosen, 6.3, 489
78, Strange Impersonation, 1946, 68, Mann, 6.3, 723
79, Strnage Trianglwe, 1946, 65, McCarey, 6.3, 128
80, Terror By Night, 1946, 60, Neill, 6.8, 6130
81, They Made Me A Killer, 1946, 64, Thomas, 5.9, 305
82, Truth About Murder, The, 1946, 63, Landers, 5.9, 136
83, Thirteenth Hour, The, 1947, 65, Clemens, 6.5, 258
84, Backlash, 1947, 66, Forde, 6.0, 411
85, Big Fix, The, 1947, 63, Flood, 5.4, 39
86, Big Town After Dark, 1947, 69, Thomas, 5.5, 219
87, Blackmail, 1947, 67, Selander, 5.6, 245
88, Bury Me Dead, 1947, 68, Vorhaus, 5.8, 339
89, Devil Thumbs A Ride, The, 1947, 62, Feist, 6.8, 879
90, Fall Guy, 1947, 64, LeBorg, 6.0, 180
91, Guilty, The, 1947, 71, Reinhardt, 6.3, 547
92, Key Witness, 1947, 67, Lederman, 5.8, 148
93, Pretender, The, 1947, 69, W. Wilder, 6.4, 356
94, Roses Are Red, 1947, 67, Tinling, 6.2, 219
95, Shoot To Kill, 1947, 64, Berke, 5.5, 589
96, Web of Danger, 1947, 58, Ford, 5.8, 35
97, Woman on the Beach, The, 1947, 71, Renoir, 6.4, 2211
98, Assigned to Danger, 1948, 66, Boetticher, 5.7, 128
99, Behind Locked Doors, 1948, 62, Boetticher, 6.5, 918
100, Bodyguard, 1948, 62, Fleischer, 6.5, 1043
101, Bungalow 13, 1948, 70, Cahn, N/A, 0
102, Cobra Strikes, The, 1948, 62, Reisner, 5.5, 54
103, Homicide For Three, 1948, 60, Blair, 5.3, 111
104, I Wouldn't Be In Your Shoes, 1948, 70, Nigh, 6.5, 336
105, Inner Sanctum, 1948, 62, Landers, 6.0, 1013
106, Open Secret, 1948, 68, Reinhardt, 6.4, 278
107, Return of the Whistler, The, 1948, 60, Lederman, 6.3, 397
108, Shed No Tears, 1948, 70, Yarbrough, 6.3, 364
109, Strange Mrs. Crane, The, 1948, 62, Newfield, 6.4, 104
110, Waterfront at Midnight, 1948, 63, Berke, 5.7, 37
111, Incident, 1948, 66, Beaudine, 6.3, 98
112, Parole, Inc., 1948, 71, Zeisler, 5.7, 377
113, Arson, Inc., 1949, 63, Berke, 5.2, 217
114, Big Steal, The, 1949, 71, Siegel, 6.9, 4880
115, Clay Pigeon, The, 1949, 63, Fleischer, 6.5, 904
116, Follow Me Quietly, 1949, 60, Fleischer, 6.5, 1625
117, Hideout, 1949, 61, Ford, 6.0, 118
118, Judge, The, 1949, 69, Clifton, 5.9, 159
119, Post Office Investigator, 1949, 60, Blair, 5.7, 51
120, Strange Bargain, 1949, 68, Price, 6.7, 521
121, Threat, The, 1949, 66, Feist, 6.7, 1005
122, Undertow, 1949, 71, Castle, 6.6, 662
123, Armored Car Robbery, 1950, 67, Fleischer, 6.9, 2749
124, Bunco Squad, 1950, 67, Leeds, 6.1, 289
125, Destination Big House, 1950, 60, Blair, 6.5, 38
126, Double Deal, 1950, 64, Berline, 6.1, 234
127, Federal Agent At Large, 1950, 60, Blair, 6.0, 58
128, Harbor of Missing Men, 1950, 60, Springsteen, 6.3, 70
129, Hi-Jacked, 1950, 66, Newfield, 5.6, 94
130, Hunt the Man Down, 1950, 69, Archainbaud, 6.4, 647
131, Kill Or Be Killed, 1950, 67, Nosseck, 5.5, 131
132, Lonely Hearts Bandits, 1950, 60, Blair, 6.4, 45
133, Tarnished, 1950, 60, Keller, 6.1, 67
134, Tattooed Stranger, The, 1950, 64, Montagne, 6.2, 967
135, Unmasked, 1950, 60, Blair, 6.1, 73
136, Western Pacific Agent, 1950, 65, Newfield, 6.0, 152
137, Women From Headquarters, 1950, 60, Blair, 5.2, 36
138, Sun Sets At Dawn, The, 1950, 71, Sloane, 6.0, 244
139, Basketball Fix, The, 1951, 65, Feist, 5.5, 184
140, Hoodlum, The, 1951, 61, Nosseck, 6.2, 991
141, Million Dollar Pursuit, 1951, 60, Springsteen, 6.0, 58
142, Missing Women, 1951, 60, Ford, 6.5, 116
143, Mystery Junction, 1951, 65, McCarthy, 5.8, 308
144, Pier 23, 1951, 58, Berke, 5.6, 71
145, Secrets of Monte Carlo, 1951, 60, Blair, 5.4, 24
146, Insurance Investigator, 1951, 60, Blair, 6.3, 79
147, Narrow Margin, The, 1952, 71, Fleischer, 7.7, 7838
148, Talk About A Stranger, 1952, 65, Bradley, 6.2, 666
149, Woman in the Dark, 1952, 60, Blair, 6.1, 31
150, Dance Hall Racket, 1953, 63, Tucker, 3.5, 210
151, Hitch-Hiker, The, 1953, 71, Lupino, 6.9, 8914
152, Jeopardy, 1953, 69, Sturges, 6.7, 2080
153, Man in the Dark, 1953, 70, Landers, 6.2, 676
154, Girl on the Run, 1953, 64, Beckhard/Lee, 5.1, 212
155, Highway Dragnet, 1954, 71, Juran, 6.3, 723
156, Jail Bait, 1954, 71, Wood, 3.6, 2701
157, Double Jeopardy, 1955, 70, Springsteen, 6.3, 228
158, Betrayed Women, 1955, 70, Cahn, 5.8, 101
159, Big Bluff, The, 1955, 72, Witney, 5.7, 524
160, City of Shadows, 1955, 70, Witney, 5.6, 61
161, Dementia, 1955, 61, Parker/VeSota, 6.7, 2236
162, I Cover the Underworld, 1955, 70, Springsteen, 5.9, 34
163, Killer's Kiss, 1955, 67, Kubrick, 6.6, 23788
164, No Man's Woman, 1955, 70, Adreon, 6.4, 494
165, Sudden Danger, 1955, 65, Cornfield, 6.2, 204
166, Crime Against Joe, 1956, 70, Sholem, 5.8, 315
167, Fright, 1956, 68, W. Wilder, 4.7, 169
168, Hot Cars, 1956, 60, McDougall, 6.4, 312
169, Man Is Armed, The, 1956, 70, Adreon, 6.0, 101
170, Strange Adventure, A, 1956, 70, Witney, 5.6, 183
171, Violent Years, The, 1956, 65, Morgan, 3.5, 1597
172, When Gangland Strikes, 1956, 70, Springsteen, 6.1, 74
173, Chain of Evidence, 1957, 64, Landres, 6.3, 78
174, Hell Bound, 1957, 69, Hole, 6.3, 617
175, Teenage Doll, 1957, 71, Corman, 5.7, 290
176, Hong Kong Confidential, 1958, 67, Cahn, 5.4, 181
177, Invisible Avenger, 1958, 60, Howe/Parker, 5.5, 227
178, Joy Ride, 1958, 65, Bernds, 5.7, 49
179, Man Who Died Twice, The, 1958, 70, Kane, 5.9, 154
180, Young and Wild, 1958, 69, Witney, 5.9, 66
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