Hard Way, The (1943): Vincent Sherman’s Melodrama, Starring Ida Lupino (Best Actress Winner, NYFCC)

Ida Lupino won the Best Actress kudo from the New York Film Critics Circle for playing a tough and demanding role in the dark, backstage melodrama, “The Hard Way,” directed by Vincent Sherman.

On Dangerous Ground (1951): Nicholas Ray’s Lyrical Film Noir? Starring Ida Lupino and Robert Ryan

A gripping, emotionally touching tale, Nicholas Ray’s On Dangerous Ground" is considered is an existential noir melodrama