First, though, here is a list of the B-noirs shown in the 2018 "A-B" gimmickry. You'll notice that there was no overlap in this list at NC Chicago that year, while SF and DC showed almost exactly the same set of B-noirs.
Escape in the Fog CHI 18
Strange Impersonation CHI 18
Blind Spot CHI 18 (73m)*
Bodyguard CHI 18, SF 18
The Spiritualist/The Amazing Mr. X CHI 18 (78m)*
I Was A Shoplifter CHI 18 (74min)*
Pickup CHI 18 (78m)*
Among the Living SF 18, DC 18
Quiet Please: Murder SF 18, DC 18
Address Unknown SF 18, DC 18 (75m)*
Destiny SF 18, DC 18
Jealousy SF 18, DC 21
Night Editor SF 18, DC 18
High Tide SF 18, DC 18, DC 21 (72m)*
The Threat SF 18, DC 18
Southside 1-1000 SF 18, DC 18 (73m)*
Roadblock SF 18, DC 18 (73m)*
Wicked Woman SF 18, DC 18 (77m)*
Armored Car Robbery DC 21
Fly-by-Night DC 21 (74m)*
The Killer That Stalked New York CD 21 (79m)*
The films with run times and asterisks (*) are films that don't show up on the master list, as it was created by limiting the run time maximum to 71 minutes. (As noted previously, going from a top time limit of 75m to 71m knocked out 72 titles from the original list (down to 180 from 252). As you can see, eleven of the 21 films listed above are over 71m and thus not on the master list.
I also think it unlikely that Eddie will show more than a couple of these films, since he's famous for "mixing it up." The films on the list that are less than 75m that have NOT YET played in Chicago are the likeliest to make it from here.
Below you've got the list from the last post "deconstructed" by year, by the number of votes (ratings) given it at IMDB, and a final column called "EM" which tells you if the film's been screened at some form of FNF event (a few of these screened in Palm Springs, and I've included those here).
A line that's bolded here is a film that I think has a very good chance to be in the marathon.
Title, Year, Length, Director, IMDB, Votes, EM
Stranger on the Third Floor, 1940, 64, Ingster, 6.8, 4084, x
Black Friday, 1940, 70, Lubin, 6.3, 2514,
Gambling on the High Seas, 1940, 55, Anmy, 6.0, 313,
Gang War, 1940, 63, Popkin, 5.1, 127,
Black Diamonds, 1940, 60, Cabanne, 5.2, 28,
Face Behind the Mask, The, 1941, 69, Florey, 7.1, 1416, x
Among the Living, 1941, 67, Heisler, 6.4, 667, x
Strange Alibi, 1941, 63, Lederman, 6.3, 125,
Sealed Lips, 1941, 62, Waggner, 6.3, 79,
Hurricane Smith, 1941, 68, Vorhaus, 5.1, 34,
Lucky Devils, 1941, 62, Landers, 5.1, 17,
Journey Into Fear, 1942, 68, Foster, 6.5, 4337, x
Lady Gangster, 1942, 62, Florey, 5.7, 647,
Quiet Please: Murder, 1942, 70, Larkin, 6.4, 367, x
Time to Kill, 1942, 61, Leeds, 6.5, 276,
Mystery of Marie Roget, 1942, 61, Rosen, 5.9, 198,
Wildcat, 1942, 70, McDonald, 5.6, 115,
Eyes of the Underworld, 1942, 61, Neill, 6.3, 111,
Man From Headquarters, 1942, 64, Yarbrough, 6.0, 92,
Tough As They Come, 1942, 61, Nigh, 6.5, 45,
Leopard Man, The, 1943, 66, Tourneur, 6.8, 5339, x
Calling Dr. Death, 1943, 63, LeBorg, 6.1, 1081,
Find the Blackmailer, 1943, 55, Lederman, 6.1, 256,
Whispering Footsteps, 1943, 54, Bretherton, 5.8, 179,
No Place for a Lady, 1943, 66, Hogan, 6.7, 70,
When Strangers Marry, 1944, 67, Castle, 6.5, 1079, x
Whistler, The, 1944, 59, Castle, 6.4, 898,
Dead Man's Eyes, 1944, 64, LeBorg, 6.0, 790,
Strangers in the Night, 1944, 56, Mann, 6.4, 675, x
Lady in the Death House, 1944, 56, Sekely, 5.3, 373,
Dangerous Passage, 1944, 60, Berke, 5.4, 327,
Missing Juror, The, 1944, 66, Boetticher, 6.2, 236,
Girl Who Dared, The, 1944, 56, Bretherton, 6.0, 183,
End of the Road, 1944, 51, Blair, 5.8, 64,
Port of 40 Thieves, 1944, 58, English, 6.5, 64,
Detour, 1945, 68, Ulmer, 7.3, 17465, x
House of Fear, The, 1945, 69, Neill, 7.2, 4952,
My Name Is Julia Ross, 1945, 65, Lewis, 7.0, 3257, x
Dillinger, 1945, 70, Nosseck, 6.5, 1943,
Two O'Clock Courage, 1945, 68, Mann, 6.5, 1010, x
Escape in the Fog, 1945, 63, Boetticher, 5.9, 992, x
Pillow of Death, 1945, 66, Fox, 6.0, 674,
Power of the Whistler, The, 1945, 66, Landers, 6.3, 605,
Bewitched, 1945, 65, Oboler, 5.6, 582, x
Voice of the Whistler, The, 1945, 60, Castle, 6.3, 505,
Lady Confesses, The, 1945, 64, Newfield, 5.9, 376,
Apology for Murder, 1945, 67, Newfield, 5.7, 350,
Mark of the Whistler, The, 1945, 60, Castle, 6.6, 300,
Jealousy, 1945, 71, Machaty, 6.3, 210, x
Sensation Hunters, 1945, 62, Cabanne, 5.4, 203,
Spider, The, 1945, 63, Webb, 6.0, 176,
Smooth As Silk, 1945, 64, Barton, 6.4, 170, x
Circumstantial Evidence, 1945, 68, Larkin, 5.3, 147,
Fatal Witness, The, 1945, 65, Selander, 5.9, 122,
Tiger Woman, The, 1945, 57, Ford, 6.6, 75,
Dangerous Intruder, 1945, 65, Keays, 6.3, 61,
Grissly's Millions, 1945, 71, English, 6.9, 44,
River Gang, 1945, 60, David, 5.2, 24,
Terror By Night, 1946, 60, Neill, 6.8, 6130,
Shock, 1946, 70, Werker, 6.2, 2842, x
So Dark the Night, 1946, 71, Lewis, 6.3, 1303, x
Night Editor, 1946, 68, Levin, 6.7, 973, x
Behind Green Lights, 1946, 64, Brower, 6.4, 917,
Strange Impersonation, 1946, 68, Mann, 6.3, 723, x
Fear, 1946, 68, Zeisler, 5.7, 615, x (TCM)
Mysterious Intruder, 1946, 61, Castle, 6.4, 558,
Step by Step, 1946, 62, Rosen, 6.3, 489,
Inner Circle, The, 1946, 57, Ford, 6.0, 447,
Secret of the Whistler, The, 1946, 63, Sherman, 6.4, 422,
They Made Me A Killer, 1946, 64, Thomas, 5.9, 305,
Last Crooked Mile, The, 1946, 67, Ford, 6.1, 254,
Shadowed, 1946, 70, Sturges, 5.9, 230,
Inside Job, 1946, 65, Yarbrough, 5.7, 191, x
Accomplice, 1946, 68, Colmes, 5.2, 183,
Below the Deadline, 1946, 65, Beaudine, 5.4, 142,
Truth About Murder, The, 1946, 63, Landers, 5.9, 136,
Strnage Triangle, 1946, 65, McCarey, 6.3, 128,
Glass Alibi, The, 1946, 68, W. Wilder, 6.4, 106,
Mysterious Mr. Valentine, The, 1946, 56, Ford, 6.1, 99,
Passkey to Danger, 1946, 58, Selander, 5.8, 67,
Danger Woman, 1946, 59, Collins, 5.2, 42,
Crime of the Century, 1946, 56, Ford, 6.6, 25,
Woman on the Beach, The, 1947, 71, Renoir, 6.4, 2211, x
Devil Thumbs A Ride, The, 1947, 62, Feist, 6.8, 879,
Shoot To Kill, 1947, 64, Berke, 5.5, 589,
Guilty, The, 1947, 71, Reinhardt, 6.3, 547, x
Backlash, 1947, 66, Forde, 6.0, 411,
Pretender, The, 1947, 69, W. Wilder, 6.4, 356,
Bury Me Dead, 1947, 68, Vorhaus, 5.8, 339,
Thirteenth Hour, The, 1947, 65, Clemens, 6.5, 258,
Blackmail, 1947, 67, Selander, 5.6, 245,
Big Town After Dark, 1947, 69, Thomas, 5.5, 219,
Roses Are Red, 1947, 67, Tinling, 6.2, 219,
Fall Guy, 1947, 64, LeBorg, 6.0, 180,
Key Witness, 1947, 67, Lederman, 5.8, 148,
Big Fix, The, 1947, 63, Flood, 5.4, 39,
Web of Danger, 1947, 58, Ford, 5.8, 35,
Bodyguard, 1948, 62, Fleischer, 6.5, 1043, x
Inner Sanctum, 1948, 62, Landers, 6.0, 1013,
Behind Locked Doors, 1948, 62, Boetticher, 6.5, 918,
Return of the Whistler, The, 1948, 60, Lederman, 6.3, 397,
Parole, Inc., 1948, 71, Zeisler, 5.7, 377,
Shed No Tears, 1948, 70, Yarbrough, 6.3, 364,
I Wouldn't Be In Your Shoes, 1948, 70, Nigh, 6.5, 336,
Open Secret, 1948, 68, Reinhardt, 6.4, 278, x
Assigned to Danger, 1948, 66, Boetticher, 5.7, 128,
Homicide For Three, 1948, 60, Blair, 5.3, 111,
Strange Mrs. Crane, The, 1948, 62, Newfield, 6.4, 104,
Incident, 1948, 66, Beaudine, 6.3, 98,
Cobra Strikes, The, 1948, 62, Reisner, 5.5, 54,
Waterfront at Midnight, 1948, 63, Berke, 5.7, 37,
Bungalow 13, 1948, 70, Cahn, N/A, 0,
Big Steal, The, 1949, 71, Siegel, 6.9, 4880, x
Follow Me Quietly, 1949, 60, Fleischer, 6.5, 1625,
Threat, The, 1949, 66, Feist, 6.7, 1005, x
Clay Pigeon, The, 1949, 63, Fleischer, 6.5, 904, x
Undertow, 1949, 71, Castle, 6.6, 662,
Strange Bargain, 1949, 68, Price, 6.7, 521,
Arson, Inc., 1949, 63, Berke, 5.2, 217,
Judge, The, 1949, 69, Clifton, 5.9, 159,
Hideout, 1949, 61, Ford, 6.0, 118,
Post Office Investigator, 1949, 60, Blair, 5.7, 51,
Armored Car Robbery, 1950, 67, Fleischer, 6.9, 2749, x
Tattooed Stranger, The, 1950, 64, Montagne, 6.2, 967, x
Hunt the Man Down, 1950, 69, Archainbaud, 6.4, 647, x
Bunco Squad, 1950, 67, Leeds, 6.1, 289,
Sun Sets At Dawn, The, 1950, 71, Sloane, 6.0, 244,
Double Deal, 1950, 64, Berline, 6.1, 234,
Western Pacific Agent, 1950, 65, Newfield, 6.0, 152,
Kill Or Be Killed, 1950, 67, Nosseck, 5.5, 131,
Hi-Jacked, 1950, 66, Newfield, 5.6, 94,
Unmasked, 1950, 60, Blair, 6.1, 73,
Harbor of Missing Men, 1950, 60, Springsteen, 6.3, 70,
Tarnished, 1950, 60, Keller, 6.1, 67,
Federal Agent At Large, 1950, 60, Blair, 6.0, 58,
Lonely Hearts Bandits, 1950, 60, Blair, 6.4, 45,
Destination Big House, 1950, 60, Blair, 6.5, 38,
Women From Headquarters, 1950, 60, Blair, 5.2, 36,
Hoodlum, The, 1951, 61, Nosseck, 6.2, 991,
Mystery Junction, 1951, 65, McCarthy, 5.8, 308,
Basketball Fix, The, 1951, 65, Feist, 5.5, 184,
Missing Women, 1951, 60, Ford, 6.5, 116,
Insurance Investigator, 1951, 60, Blair, 6.3, 79,
Pier 23, 1951, 58, Berke, 5.6, 71,
Million Dollar Pursuit, 1951, 60, Springsteen, 6.0, 58,
Secrets of Monte Carlo, 1951, 60, Blair, 5.4, 24,
Narrow Margin, The, 1952, 71, Fleischer, 7.7, 7838, x
Talk About A Stranger, 1952, 65, Bradley, 6.2, 666, x
Woman in the Dark, 1952, 60, Blair, 6.1, 31,
Hitch-Hiker, The, 1953, 71, Lupino, 6.9, 8914, x
Jeopardy, 1953, 69, Sturges, 6.7, 2080, x
Man in the Dark, 1953, 70, Landers, 6.2, 676,
Girl on the Run, 1953, 64, Beckhard/Lee, 5.1, 212,
Dance Hall Racket, 1953, 63, Tucker, 3.5, 210,
Jail Bait, 1954, 71, Wood, 3.6, 2701,
Highway Dragnet, 1954, 71, Juran, 6.3, 723, x
Killer's Kiss, 1955, 67, Kubrick, 6.6, 23788, x
Dementia, 1955, 61, Parker/VeSota, 6.7, 2236,
Big Bluff, The, 1955, 72, Witney, 5.7, 524,
No Man's Woman, 1955, 70, Adreon, 6.4, 494,
Double Jeopardy, 1955, 70, Springsteen, 6.3, 228,
Sudden Danger, 1955, 65, Cornfield, 6.2, 204,
Betrayed Women, 1955, 70, Cahn, 5.8, 101,
City of Shadows, 1955, 70, Witney, 5.6, 61,
I Cover the Underworld, 1955, 70, Springsteen, 5.9, 34,
Violent Years, The, 1956, 65, Morgan, 3.5, 1597,
Crime Against Joe, 1956, 70, Sholem, 5.8, 315,
Hot Cars, 1956, 60, McDougall, 6.4, 312,
Strange Adventure, A, 1956, 70, Witney, 5.6, 183,
Fright, 1956, 68, W. Wilder, 4.7, 169,
Man Is Armed, The, 1956, 70, Adreon, 6.0, 101,
When Gangland Strikes, 1956, 70, Springsteen, 6.1, 74,
Hell Bound, 1957, 69, Hole, 6.3, 617,
Teenage Doll, 1957, 71, Corman, 5.7, 290,
Chain of Evidence, 1957, 64, Landres, 6.3, 78,
Invisible Avenger, 1958, 60, Howe/Parker, 5.5, 227,
Hong Kong Confidential, 1958, 67, Cahn, 5.4, 181,
Man Who Died Twice, The, 1958, 70, Kane, 5.9, 154,
Young and Wild, 1958, 69, Witney, 5.9, 66,
Joy Ride, 1958, 65, Bernds, 5.7, 49,
I'm thinking that shorter films are likelier to be chosen in order to deal with the time management issues involved with showing eight films in a day. But the better-known titles here (as defined by IMBD votes and by previous screenings) are also likeliest, since it's arguably easier to obtain prints for films that have been shown before.
This list is more digestible in terms of making guesses, so take a crack at it. I suspect that Eddie will show them in chrono order, as he's shown a penchant for that, and that's why I added a couple of off-beat 50s titles that might add something new to the mix and flesh out the series so that it won't be too 40s-centric.
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