“DARK TALES FROM THE CITY OF ANGELS”
A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American President John F. Kennedy. The episodes, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been done by Hollywood filmmakers during the film noir era of the 1940s and 1950s in terms of tone, look, and story content.
2 seasons · 15 episodes
S2 E1Love and Blood
Oct 8, 199530 min
A dissatisfied boxer's wife leaves her husband for another man. But she wants to give the marriage another chance. However, fate touches Matt Cordell when he is framed for a murder.
S2 E2Professional Man
Oct 15, 199530 min
Johnny Lamb is an elevator man by day and a hit man by night. He's very good at his job; he's a professional. The Boss sends him on a job that makes Lamb confront his conscience, maybe for the first time. The episode has interesting male
S2 E3A Dime a Dance
Oct 22, 199530 min
A police detective investigates the untimely death of a nightclub dancer but the investigation is called off by the brass. The problem: the killer is still loose.
S2 E4Good Housekeeping
Oct 29, 199530 min
In the noir world you never know how certain people can change your life forever. A woman is transformed when she falls for a wise guy.
S2 E5Tomorrow I Die
Nov 5, 199530 min
In pure noir fashion, where fatalism plays it's untimely hand, Hollywood actor Rich Thurber gets off the bus and enters a bar to take drink. The bar is then abruptly taken over by bank thieves. The hoods mistake Rich for a local politici
S2 E6The Black Bargain
Nov 19, 199530 min
It's the nature of noir never to know who your friends are. A mobster is hiding out in a hotel room and one by one his thug friends abandon him.
