As film noir swept over late 1940s Hollywood, Preston Sturges created the first full-length parody of the genre with this mordantly hilarious tale of a jealous orchestra conductor (Rex Harrison) envisioning three distinct plots to murder his supposedly unfaithful wife (Linda Darnell). Turning The Postman Always Rings Twice into uproarious comedy takes only a few tweaks and twists for this genuinely brilliant auteur. Side-splitting farce is made even funnier by Harrison’s demonically deadpan portrayal of the megalomaniacal would-be murderer. Unfaithfully Yours was considered a disappointment upon release, but has since gone on to become one of Sturges’ most acclaimed releases. Quentin Tarantino, another director who likes blurring the lines between noir and black comedy, regularly cites it as one of his favorite films.