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The typical storyline of a Film Noir follows a disgruntled private investigator

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Non-linear editing style. The film starts at the end and tells the story in flashbacks
Often uses black and white filters.
Some montages
Some jumpcuts.

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Robert Siodmak is a masterful film maker who successfully blended the techniques of German Expressionism with contemporary styles of American film.
-Created a handful of moody, sometimes chilling  motion pictures
-First all-out noir was Phantom Lady (1944)

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Humphrey DeForest Bogart was an American film and stage actor. His performances in numerous films from the Classical Hollywood era made him a cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him as the greatest male star of American cinema. Bogart began acting in Broadway shows after World War I.

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The first Hollywood film appearances of Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Richard Widmark, Yul Brynner and Charlton Heston were in film noir.

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pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters

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pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters

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Actors like Rita Hayworth,  Glenn Ford, Ava Gardner, and Alan Ladd had breakthrough roles in film noir after struggling in Hollywood.

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Dutch tilt
Unique angles
Internal framing
Reflections, scenery and character's faces may be oscured through objects. This is called masking.
Use of extreme close-ups.
Deep focus used

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"dark"
MURDER
-employing heavy shadows and patterns of darkness, in which the protagonist dies, meets defeat, or achieves meaningless victory in the end
-urban atmosphere that deals with dark passions and violent crimes
-dark subject matter, urban locations and blunt, gritty dialogue

-Hero and Damsel always ends with a strong bond, romance because of the though situations happening throughout the film

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Chiarascuro
High-contrast lighting
Low-key lighting

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The characters of Film Noir are usually very archetypal. There's the main protagonist who is a man battling some sort of angst. He has a job revolving around Law Enforcement. Typically, they are Private Investigator (meaning they can use their own methods to get the information they need). Usually, they're violent, alcoholic and morally ambiguous.
The Femme Fatale is a character trope defined by the confidence she has in her own sexuality. She manipulates men (usually the male protagonist) into doing her bidding with subtle promises of sex. This usually results in her death.