| They Made Me a Criminal (1939) | Underscoring (Dark) | 0:28:51 - Sheriff comes in | conflict | dark | diminished 7th chord | entering | fear | leading man | room | sheriff | surprise | underscoring |
| Death of a Scoundrel (1956) | Clementi A (Shocked) | 0:13:57 - Gerry learns that his brother was shot | flashback | horror | male lead | surprise |
Death of a Scoundrel (1956) | Where Is Zina? | 1:33:57 - Clementi is surprised to see Zina in his house pointing a gun at him | flashback | gun | surprise |
| The FBI Story (1959) | The Love Nest (Music Box) | 0:31:18 - Chip learns that Lucy is pregnant | announcement | baby | flashback | lullaby | music box | surprise |
| Illegal (1955) | Scott (Dark) | 0:10:53 - Vic reacts to the news that Clary has been killed | death | hero | shock | surprise | telephone |
| The Unfaithful (1947) | Stinger | 0:52:10 - Chris talks to the art shop owner | advance plot | leading lady | shop | shopkeeper | stinger | surprise | suspense | zoom in |
The Unfaithful (1947) | Attorney (Doorbell) | 0:53:31 - Chris takes off her jacket | advance plot | arriving | heroic | lawyer | leading lady | room | stinger | surprise |
The Unfaithful (1947) | Tanner (Headlines) | 1:24:17 - Chris is suspected of murder | climax | friend | hurrying | montage | newspaper | newspaper boy | ostinato | panic | police station | polytonality | radio | reporter | room | rushing | street | surprise | widow |
