The Woman on the Beach (1947)
The Woman on the Beach (1947) Scott, a troubled Coast Guardsman assigned to a fog-bound station on a remote stretch of beach, suffers from Post Traumatic Stress when he survives a mine explosion that sinks his ship. Although he is engaged to a beautiful young woman who loves him, he becomes involved
Out of the Past (1947)
Out of the Past (1947) Jeff Bailey, small-town gas pumper, has his mysterious past catch up with him one day when he's ordered to meet with gambler Whit Sterling. En route to the meeting, he tells girlfriend Ann his story. Flashback: Once, Jeff was a private eye hired by Sterling to find his mistres
The Amazing Mr X (1948)
The Amazing Mr X 1948 On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf then meets a tall dark man, Alexis, who seems to know all about such things After more ghostly manifestations, Christine and younger sister Janet become en
Detour (1945)
Detour (1945) In flashback, New York nightclub pianist Al Roberts hitchhikes to Hollywood to join his girl Sue. On a rainy night, the sleazy gambler he's riding with mysteriously dies; afraid of the police, Roberts takes the man's identity. But thanks to a blackmailing dame, Roberts' every move plun
Scene of the Crime (1949)
Scene of the Crime (1949) Homicide detective Mike Conovan investigates the shooting of fellow detective Monigan...who apparrently was moonlighting as guard for a bookie. He finds that all the bookies in town are being robbed, most upsetting to the racket bosses who can't get normal police protection
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
With his newspaper about to be sold, crusading editor Ed Hutcheson tries to complete an exposé on gangster Rienzi.
Boomerang! (1947)
Boomerang! (1947) This dramatization of a factual incident opens in a quiet Connecticut town where a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner. The citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. All of the witnesses identify John Waldron, a nervous out-of-towner, as the k
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
Bullets or Ballots (1936) After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner former detective Johnny Blake knocks him down convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Buggs" Fenner thinks Blake is a police agent.
Whiplash (1948)
Whiplash (1948) A struggling artist becomes a New York City prizefighter in an attempt to win the affection of the ring promoter's night club singing sister.
Code of Scotland Yard (1947)
Code of Scotland Yard (1947) Descius Heiss is a French expatriate, and former Devil's Island prisoner, with two passions; driving shrewd bargains in antiques at his Sly Corner Shop, and the care of his Beautiful ...
Beware, My Lovely (1952)
A psychopath takes a job as a handyman at the house of a lonely widow.
Criss Cross (1949)
Criss Cross (1949) Romantic, obsessive Steve Thompson is drawn back to L.A. to make another try for Anna, his former wife. However, Anna belongs now to the L.A. underworld. Steve believes he can rescue her, ignoring the advice and warnings of people who would try to save him. He commits himself to a
Ransom! (1956)
Ransom! (1956) When his son Andy is kidnapped and held for ransom, David Stannard liquidates his assets to meet the half-million dollar demand. A casual remark by newspaper reporter Charlie Telfer makes him change his mind. Despite the pleas from his wife Edith and brother Al, and the resultant cond
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
Each Dawn I Die (1939) Although innocent, reporter Frank Ross is found guilty of murder and is sent to jail. While his friends at the newspaper try to find out who framed him, Frank gets hardened by prison life and his optimism turns into bitterness. He meets fellow-inmate Stacey and they decide to
Temptation (1946)
Temptation 1946 In a flashback, late Victorian beauty Ruby, a divorcee with a shady past, calculatingly marries rich Egyptologist Nigel, who installs her at his Cairo estate while he digs for mummies Bored, Ruby undertakes to recover a friends letters from Baroudi But when she meets the blackmailer,
5 Against the House (1955)
5 Against the House (1955) Four college buddies enjoying a night at a Reno casino are told by a cop that robbing the casino
So Dark the Night (1946)
So Dark the Night (1946) A renowned and relentless Paris detective takes his first vacation in eleven years at a small inn in the French countryside. There he meets and falls in love with the hotelier's daughter, who had been betrothed to a neighboring farmer, but who hopes to marry him and move to
The SetUp (1949)
The SetUp (1949) Over-the-hill boxer Bill 'Stoker' Thompson insists he can still win, though his sexy wife Julie pleads with him to quit. But his manager Tiny is so confident he will lose, he takes money for a "dive" from tough gambler Little Boy...without bothering to tell Stoker. Tension
Violent Saturday (1955)
Violent Saturday (1955) A number of otherwise insignificant small-town stories erupt into drama when a gang of hoodlums decides to rob the local bank. A father looking for pride in his son's eyes, a timid clerk who is a peeping tom by night, a man striving to rewin his wife's love, an Amish farmer f
A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
A Blueprint for Murder (1953) Two orphans, Polly and Doug, live with their stepmother Lynne; Polly collapses with the same mystery symptoms that killed her father. The kids' visiting uncle, Whitney Cameron, is warned that the symptoms match strychnine poisoning, but that poisoners are seldom detecte
While the City Sleeps (1956)
While the City Sleeps (1956) Death of media magnat Amos Kyne is causing power struggle between his executives. In the meantime New York women become prey of a serial killer. Reporter Edward Mobley is in that circumstances faced with almost impossible missions: to catch the killer, to prevent the med
Black Angel (1946)
Black Angel (1946) Kirk Bennett is falsely sentenced to death for killing blackmailer Mavis Marlowe, ex-wife of nice-guy drunk Martin Blair. Bennett's stand-up wife Catherine tries to prove him innocent, enlisting the aid of Blair, who falls in love with her. Bennett's execution draws near as the tw
Suddenly (1954)
Suddenly (1954) The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and those who use them. But violence descends on Ellen's household willy-nilly when the U.S. President passes through town... and slightl
House of Strangers (1949)
House of Strangers (1949) In New York, after seven years in prison, the lawyer Max Monetti goes to the bank of his brothers Joe, Tony and Pietro Monetti and promises revenge to them. Then he visits his lover Irene Bennett that asks him to forget the past and start a new life. Max recalls the early 3
Woman in Hiding (1950)
Woman in Hiding (1950) Deborah Chandler's rejected suitor, Selden Clark, manages the factory of her father, who dies: did he fall or was he pushed? But charming Clark manages to win her over and marry her. On the honeymoon, Clark's former girl Patricia intervenes and opens Deborah's eyes, alas too l
They Live by Night (1948)
They Live by Night (1948) In the '40s, three prisoners flee from a state prison farm in Mississippi. Among them is 23-years-young Bowie, who spent the last seven years in prison and now hopes to be able to prove his innocence or retire to a home in the mountains and live in peace together with his n
San Quentin (1937)
San Quentin (1937) Ex-Army officer Jameson takes a job a prison guard at San Quentin. Joe, the brother of his new girlfriend May, is sentenced to the prison for robbery. When Jameson tries to separate lawbreakers from hardened criminals, badguy Hansen tries to stir up trouble by telling Joe about Ja
Rogue Cop (1954)
Rogue Cop (1954) Detective Chris Kelvaney has a brother, Eddie, who also is a policeman. He witnessed a murderer running away from the scene of the crime. Chris has contacts with the gangster Beaumonte, who is willing to pay $15,000 if Eddie withdraws his testimony. But Eddie is an honorable cop and
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
An American adventurer investigates the past of mysterious tycoon Arkadin...placing himself in grave danger.
Blonde Ice (1948)
Blonde Ice 1948 A society reporter keeps herself in the headlines by marrying a series of wealthy men, all of whom die under mysterious circumstances
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) Struggling artist Geoffrey Carroll meets Sally whilst on holiday in the country. A romance develops but he doesn't tell her he's already married. Suffering from mental illness, Geoffrey returns home where he paints an impression of his wife as the angel of death and then
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) From the trial of the survivors, we flash back to amoral crook Ralph Cotter's violent prison break, assisted by Holiday Carleton, sister of another prisoner...who doesn't make it. Soon Ralph manipulates the grieving Holiday into his arms, and two crooked cops follow her
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944) A mystery writer named Leyden is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, to learn more about the man. Along the way, he is join
Murder by Contract (1958)
Murder by Contract (1958) Claude is a young man with a regular job, no history of trouble with the law and no chance of making any real money. He also has the brains and emotional detachment to make the big bucks as a hit man, and that becomes his new job title. A string of successful hits gets him
Cry Vengeance (1954)
Cry Vengeance (1954) Ex-cop Vic Barron crossed the wrong mobsters; his wife and child were killed and he himself scarred, framed and imprisoned. On release, Vic has but one desire, revenge on still-hiding Tino Morelli. The trail leads to the isolated city of Ketchikan, Alaska, where Vic finds his en
The Midnight Story (1957)
The Midnight Story (1957) Beloved priest Father Thomasino is murdered in a San Francisco alley, and the police have few clues. But traffic cop Joe Martini becomes obsessed with finding the killer; he suspects Sylvio Malatesta. Ordered off the case, Joe turns in his badge and investigates alone. Soon
Nightmare (1956)
Nightmare (1956) A musician has a nightmare in which he killed a man. When he wakes up he finds evidence that the crime really took place and tries to find the truth with the help of his brother-in-law who is a police officer.
Chicago Syndicate (1955)
Chicago Syndicate (1955) An ex-military accountant is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate the mob in Chicago in an attempt to break open the rackets. To complicate his job, two women stand in his way, each with their own agenda.
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) Julia Ross secures employment, through a rather nosy employment agency, with a wealthy widow, Mrs. Hughes, and goes to live at her house. 2 days later, she awakens - in a different house, in different clothes, and with a new identity. She's told she is the daughter-in-la
Hells Five Hours (1958)
Hells Five Hours (1958) This story follows a crazed man on his way to committing suicide on the towns nuclear plant with a bomb strap to his torso after being fired from the plant. But while up on top of the plant, a young lady who is the plant managers wife and son are both soon held hostage by the
The Crooked Web (1955)
The Crooked Web (1955) Cafe owner Stan Fabian joins Joanie Daniel and her "brother" Frank in a scheme to unearth a "fortune in stolen gold buried by Frank" in Germany during World War II, and Stan is unaware that Joanie and Frank are undercover agents trying to get a confession f
Scarlet Street (1945)
Scarlet Street (1945) Chris Cross, 25 years a cashier, has a gold watch and little else. That rainy night, he rescues delectable Kitty from her abusive boyfriend Johnny. Smitten, amateur painter Chris lets Kitty think he's a wealthy artist. At Johnny's urging, she lets Chris establish her in an apar
Act of Violence (1948)
Act of Violence (1948) War veteran Frank Enley seems to be a happily married small-town citizen until he realises Joe Parkson is in town. It seems Parkson is out for revenge because of something that happened in a German POW camp, and when a frightened Enley suddenly leaves for a convention in L.A.,
The Breaking Point (1950)
The Breaking Point (1950) Fishing boat captain Harry Morgan charters his boat. Due to strained finances, he is none too careful as to whom he does business with. Real trouble erupts when Harry hires out his boat to transport four men who turn out to be criminals on the lam from a racetrack heist.
The Big Night (1951)
The Big Night (1951) George La Main, just turned 17, suffers growing pains and is anxious to prove his manhood. That night, George's adored father Andy is savagely beaten by sportswriter Al Judge. Traumatized and unable to learn why it happened, George goes gunning for Judge. His mission becomes an
The Captive City (1952)
The Captive City (1952) A small town newspaperman's investigation into a local bookie operation turns up a web of organized crime.
Knock on Any Door (1949)
Knock on Any Door 1949 Andrew Morton is an attorney who made it out of the slums Nick Romano is his client, a young man with a long string of crimes behind him After he lost his paycheck gambling, hoping to buy his wife some jewelry, she announced she was pregnant, Later he finds her dead from suici
Ransom! (1956)
Ransom! (1956) When his son Andy is kidnapped and held for ransom, David Stannard liquidates his assets to meet the half-million dollar demand. A casual remark by newspaper reporter Charlie Telfer makes him change his mind. Despite the pleas from his wife Edith and brother Al, and the resultant cond