Norman Foster’s Typical Vibe
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Norman Foster has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1940s through the 2010s.
Recurring themes

Pickup on South Street
1953
Thriller · Crime

They Drive by Night
1940
Drama · Crime

Silk Road
2021
Crime · Thriller

Thieves' Highway
1949
Drama · Crime

Gloria
1999
Drama · Crime

One Day as a Lion
2023
Action · Thriller

Nightfall
1956
Crime · Thriller

The Drowning Pool
1975
Thriller · Mystery

Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.
Dir. Norman Foster · With Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Keith

Legends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes. Crockett and his friend George Russel fight in the Creek Indian War. Then Crockett is elected to Congress and brings his rough-hewn ways to the House of Representatives. Finally, Crockett and Russell journey to Texas and the last stand at the Alamo.
Dir. Norman Foster · With Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Basil Ruysdael

At a media-swamped party to celebrate his seventieth birthday and screen his avant-garde film-in-progress, a legendary but jaded Hollywood director is faced both with voracious fans and unsettling questions about what became of his lead actor.
Dir. Orson Welles · With John Huston, Oja Kodar, Peter Bogdanovich
An American ballistics expert in Turkey finds himself targeted by Nazi agents. Safe passage home by ship is arranged for him, but he soon discovers that his pursuers are also on board.
Dir. Norman Foster · With Joseph Cotten, Dolores del Río, Ruth Warrick