Billy Wilder at his greatest. 'Hello, Keyes'. Fred MacMurray - one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood. Then there's our vamp with a capital V... If you've never seen it get it for those dark evenings that are currently on the horizon. Oh, and the clothing? Mm...
I'm going to be controversial here: the French did noir in the 1950s infinitely better than the US 1940s version. Even if the former had nowhere near as much success.
From what I've seen of French noir, plus the doomy, gloomy stuff from earlier on, I think you have a point, dear Yuca. Highly atmospheric. In fact, I think I might search out a few titles for the dark nights ahead when we're all opening tins of baked beans or eyeing the labrador as a possible source of protein.