They always appear in bad noir films, as the means of a stupid escape.

他们总是出现在那些糟糕的黑白影片里，作为一个愚蠢的脱身手段。

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The anomaly of a female protagonist separates "Phantom Lady" (1944) from other noir films.

WSJ: Dark Crimes: Film Noir Thrillers

He made several films with his 3G phone, two of which were brief epsiodes in a film noir series and will be shown at the festival.

BBC: Festival celebrates mobile phone movies