The Blue Dahlia (1946)
The Blue Dahlia (1946) When Johnny comes home from the navy he finds his wife Helen kissing her substitute boyfriend Eddie, the owner of the Blue Dahlia nightclub. Helen admits her drunkenness caused their son's death. He pulls a gun on her but decides she's not worth it. Later, Helen is found dead
Macao (1952)
Macao 1952 A sultry night club singer, a man who has also traveled to many exotic ports and a salesman meet aboard ship on the 45 mile trip from Hong Kong to Macao The singer is quickly hired by an American expatriate who runs the biggest casino in Macao and has a thriving business in converting hot
Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
Guadalcanal Diary (1943) Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.
Submarine Command (1951)
Submarine Command (1951) Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II. Subsequent years of meaningless navy ground assignments and the animosity of a former sailor, leave White (now a captain) feeling gu
Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)
Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952) Honest Edward Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
The Deep Six (1958)
The Deep Six (1958) The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in this WWII drama. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery sergeant Alec Austin, a Quaker whose sincere pacifist sentiments do not sit well with his crew members. When he refuses to fire upon an unidentified plane, the word spreads t
Cover Up (1949)
Cover Up (1949) An insurance company investigator goes to a small town to probe into a case of supposed suicide. The natives are not very cooperative and some turn hostile, leading to suspicion of foul play.
China (1943)
China (1943) Shortly before Pearl Harbor, American opportunist Jones and partner Johnny are in China to sell oil to the invading Japanese army. Cynical about the sufferings of the Chinese, Jones meets compassionate teacher Carolyn Grant while travelling cross-country to Shanghai. Sparks fly between
Sentimental Journey (1946)
Sentimental Journey (1946) An actress, Julie Beck, finds out that she is ill and has only a short time to live. She becomes taken with Hitty, a young orphan prone to dreaming. Julie soon decides to adopt the child so that her husband Bill will not be alone when she dies. After Julie dies, Bill is so
Crashout (1955)
Crashout (1955) Convict Van Duff engineers a large-scale prison break; the six survivors hide out in a forgotten mine working near the prison, then set out on a long, dangerous journey by foot, car, train and truck to retrieve Duff's bank loot. En route, as they touch the lives of "regular folk
Where Theres Life (1947)
Where Theres Life (1947) The American son of an Eastern European monarch wounded in an assassination attempt becomes a target for a terrorist organization.
The Web (1947)
The Web (1947) Leopold Kroner, formerly of Colby Enterprises, is released after five years in prison for embezzlement. Andrew Colby, claiming that Kroner has threatened him, hires lawyer Bob Regan as a secret bodyguard. Sure enough, Kroner turns up in Colby's room with a gun, and Regan kills him. Th
Calcutta (1947)
Calcutta (1947) Neale Gordon and Pedro Lake, commercial pilots who fly the hump between Chungking and Calcutta learn, when they reach Calcutta, that their pal, Bill Cunningham, has been murdered. Neales investigation leads him to the Chalgani Club, run by Eric Lasser. Marina Tanov, the club's Russia
Greenwich Village (1944)
Greenwich Village (1944) In 1922, novice composer Kenneth Harvey arrives in New York from Kansas, hoping to publish his concerto; he meets speakeasy owner Danny O'Mara, who hopes to put on a broadway show. Ken's affairs take a turn for the better when he falls for singer Bonnie Watson. But while he
The Young and the Brave (1963)
The Young and the Brave 1963 A boy accompanies three soldiers in their escape from the enemy in Korea
Portrait of a Sinner (1959)
Portrait of a Sinner 1959 Young blonde woman seems to destroy everyone she comes in contact with
Johnny Nobody (1961)
Johnny Nobody 1961 When the atheistic ranting of Irish American author James Mulcahy upsets the inhabitants of the Irish village to which he has retired, a mob threatens him But moments after he has dared God to strike him dead, a stranger appears and does so The man, dubbed Johnny Nobody by the pre