Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
Riot in Cell Block 11 1954 Producer, Walter Wanger, whod just done time 4 mos after shooting a man he believed was having an affair with his wife, wanted to make a film which showed the appalling conditions he saw while incarcerated Working with Don Siegel, they wrote this film In protest to the bru
Shockproof (1949)
Shockproof 1949 After having served 5 years in prison, for killing a man while defending her disreputable lover, Harry John Baragrey, Jenny Marsh Patricia Knight is set for parole Her parole officer, Griff Marat Cornel Wilde is determined to make Jenny go straight For lack of other prospects Griff f
The Fearmakers (1958)
The Fearmakers 1958 Alan Eaton is a Korean War veteran and ex POW who returns to the USA after his release from captivity Back in Washington, DC he tries to re adjust to civilian life by returning to work He co owns a public relations opinion research firm together with his business partner Clark Ba
Hot Cars (1956)
Hot Cars 1956 Nick Dunn doesnt want to be mixed up in a stolen car ring operating out of a chain of car dealerships in Culver City, CA, but Nick Dunns son needs an operation, and an operation costs money When detective Davenport comes snooping around about some hot cars, and later turns up dead, Nic
Cornered (1945)
Cornered 1945 On being demobbed at the end of the war, Canadian flyer Laurence Gerard returns to France to discover who ordered the killing of a group of Resistence fighters including his new bride He identifies Vichy collaborator Marcel Jarnac, who is reported as dead himself Not believing this, Ge
The Threat (1949)
The Threat 1949 At Folsom State Prison, several inmates escape including killer Arnold Kluger, who swore revenge on the detective and district attorney responsible for his conviction Despite precautions, the two men are soon in Klugers power, together with showgirl Carol whom he suspects of informin
World in My Corner (1956)
World in My Corner 1956 A scrappy fighter from Jersey City named Tommy Shea born in a dump, educated in an alley catches the eye of wealthy businessman, Robert Mallinson, who allows him to train at his Long Island estate Shea soon falls for Mallinsons daughter, Dorothy, but fears he doesnt have the
The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)
The Girl in the Kremlin 1957 In Moscow 1953, four terrified women prisoners are brought before Joseph Stalin, who chooses the beautiful Dasha He punishes her by shaving off her long hair Moments later, a plastic surgeon leads Stalin into the operating room and transforms his face so that he is unrec
Western Pacific Agent (1950)
Western Pacific Agent 1950 Detectives for the Western Pacific Railroad investigate several murders, including one of a railroad payroll agent
Cause for Alarm (1951)
Cause for Alarm 1951 Invalid George Jones is both physically and mentally ill He mistakenly believes his wife Ellen and his doctor are having an affair and also planning to kill him He writes a letter to the district attorney detailing their alleged murder plot After he has Ellen give the letter to
The Scarlet Hour (1956)
The Scarlet Hour 1956 In Los Angeles, salesman E V Marsh Marshall works for wealthy real estate developer Ralph Nevins In his spare time he sleeps with his boss wife, Pauline Nevins She was saved from poverty by Ralph when they married but Ralph is much older than her and she hates him Of course, sh
Undertow (1949)
Undertow 1949 After being released from prison, an ex convict is framed for a murder The man sets out to find the real killers before the police blame the crime on him
A Bullet for Joey (1955)
A Bullet for Joey 1955 Montreal the former well known gangster Joey Victor is fetched from Europe, where he was deported to from USA His shall kidnap the nuclear physicist Dr Macklin and bring him behind the Iron Curtain Joey reactivates his old gang, including the formerly attractive Joyce She shal
Man Afraid (1957)
Man Afraid 1957 A burglar is surprised by David and Lisa Collins in their sons room In the struggle, Lisas eyes are hurt and David throws an ornament, unintentionally killing the young thief Its not easy for Reverend Collins to deal with the resulting publicity, his own conscience, or Lisas temporar
A Womans Secret (1949)
A Womans Secret 1949 Susan is in the hospital with a bullet near her heart Marian has told the police that she shot Susan in a rage as Susan was giving up singing Marian and Luke found Susan when she was a failure A singer with a limited range, she was a diamond in the rough which Marian and Luke ta
Womens Prison (1955)
Womens Prison 1955 During the 1950s, two women inmates are sent to a maximum security state prison One of the two women is a repeat offender who knows many of the inmates and guards at the prison She almost feels like returning home to her prison family The other woman is a decent person, a first ti
A Womans Vengeance (1948)
A Womans Vengeance 1948 Country squire Henry Maurier is patient with his wife Emily, a neurotic invalid, but her brother surprises Henry with his young mistress Doris The same night, Emily dies of her chronic heart disease, and Henry promptly marries Doris, to the chagrin of neighbor Janet Spence, w
Iron Man (1951)
Iron Man 1951 In Coaltown, Pennsylvania, miner Coke Mason hopes to better himself, buy a radio store, and marry Rose Warren His gambler brother George thinks Coke can be more successful as a boxer, knowing that when he fights hes consumed with a murderous rage that makes him an iron man Seeing dolla
Mysterious Intruder (1946)
Mysterious Intruder 1946 The fifth entry in the Columbia series based on the CBS radio program, The Whistler, opens with kindly old music store owner Edward Stillwell Paul E Burns hiring private detective Don Gale Richard Dix to find a girl Stillwell hasnt seen in seven years Gale sends Freida Hanso
The Power of the Whistler (1945)
The Power of the Whistler 1945 A woman uses a deck of cards to predict death within 24 hours for a stranger sitting at a bar, then tries to help him remember who he is based on items in his pockets
The Hidden Room (1949)
The Hidden Room 1949 London psychiatrist Clive Riordan, royally fed up with the repeated affairs of his wife Storm, plots a seemingly perfect revenge against her latest lover, American Bill Kronin Catching them in the act, he marches Bill off at gunpoint and from the viewpoint of Storm and the rest
The Man I Love (1946)
The Man I Love 1946 Visiting her two sisters and brother, singer Petey Brown lands a job at small time hood Nicky Torescas nightclub While evading the sleazy Torescas heavy handed passes at her, she falls in love with down and out ex jazz pianist San Thomas, who has never quite recovered from an old
The Unseen (1945)
The Unseen 1945 Governess Elizabeth Howard fears that David, both her widowed employer and the man she loves, could be the strangler thats stalking women in the small New England town where they live So do the police His little son Barnaby knows who the killer is but wont tell Elizabeth becomes conv
The Return of the Whistler (1948)
The Return of the Whistler 1948 On the eve of his marriage, a young mans fiance disappears He hires a private detective to help him track her down, but soon finds himself entangled in a web of lies, intrigue and murder revolving around his fiances dead ex husband and his wealthy, corrupt family
The Secret of the Whistler (1946)
The Secret of the Whistler 1946 An artist married to a wealthy but ill woman begins an affair with one of his models, who is after him solely for his money His wife discovers the affair and threatens to cut him out of her will In order to be able to keep both the wifes money and his girlfriend, he b
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
The House on Telegraph Hill 1951 Victoria has survived Nazi concentration by assuming the identity of one who died there She arrives in San Francisco to see her son just as the boys great aunt dies leaving a lot of money to be inherited Victoria falls in love with the boys trustee Alan Spender, and
Calling Dr Death (1943)
Calling Dr Death 1943 Losing his memories of the last few days, neurologist Dr Steele is told that his wife has been brutally murdered Steele, aware of his conniving wifes infidelity, believes he may have been the killer and enlists the aid of his pretty nurse Stella to hypnotize him into recovering
Voice of the Whistler (1945)
Voice of the Whistler 1945 The 4th film of the Columbia series based on the CBS radio program, The Whistler, finds wealthy John Sinclair, with no health or friends, being advised by his doctor to take a long vacation Heading for the Great Lakes, he becomes ill in the cab operated by Ernie Sparrow an
Saigon (1947)
Saigon 1947 After World War II Larry learns that his flying buddy Mike will only live a short time despite the efforts of the doctors He takes on a profitable flying job for profiteers Maris to finance a good time for his buddy As the plane takes off he shoves Maris secretary Susan on board When Mik
Strangers in the Night (1944)
Strangers in the Night 1944 A lonely, mentally unbalanced woman invents a fictitious daughter and has the daughter write to a Marine stationed in the South Pacific When the soldier returns back to the States, he goes to look up his pen pal, and is told by the mother that the daughter has moved away
Conflict (1945)
Conflict 1945 Richard Mason is slightly hurt in a car accident but pretends that his injuries are worse so that he cannot accompany his wife, Kathryn on a trip to the mountains He does, however, kill her on a lonely mountain road Or did he He smells her perfume, finds her jewelry, sees an envelope a
The Thirteenth Hour (1947)
The Thirteenth Hour 1947 In the 7th of Columbias Whistler series, truck firm owner Steve Reynolds gets involved in a feud with a rival firm, and shortly thereafter is slugged by a masked assailant who steals the truck he is driving The assailant runs down a policeman in the truck and leaves other cl
Moontide (1942)
Moontide 1942 After a drunken binge on the San Pablo waterfront, longshoreman Bobo fears he may have killed a man In his uncertainty, he takes a job on an isolated bait barge That night, he rescues lovely Anna from a watery suicide attempt and installs her on the barge But Tiny, Bobos longtime pal a
Short Cut to Hell (1957)
Short Cut to Hell 1957 A professional hitman is hired by a friend to commit two murders His friend pays him off in what turns out to be stolen money, and the police soon trace the money to him On the run, he kidnaps the girlfriend of the police detective in charge of his pursuit and threatens to kil
Vice Squad (1953)
Vice Squad 1953 When a police officer is shot arresting a car thief, Captain Barnaby uses his skills and contacts to track down the culprits and uncovers a bank heist plan in the process Barnaby has no qualms about bending the law to achieve his ends, including trumped up charges to persuade his onl
The Long Night (1947)
The Long Night 1947 The credits fade onto a blind man tapping his way down the sidewalk,he enters a dingy boarding house and hears a shot fired in one of the upstairs bedrooms A door opens from audience POV A man tumbles out of the door and falls, slides and slithers down two flights of stairs and i
Black Tuesday (1954)
Black Tuesday 1954 Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from
Shadows on the Stairs (1941)
Shadows on the Stairs 1941 Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered
The Boss (1956)
The Boss 1956 Political corruption is vividly depicted as a ruthless WWI veteran takes almost complete control of a state with the help of a crooked lawyer The film is enhanced by John Paynes persuasive performance as The Boss
Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
Mystery of Marie Roget 1942 A detective tries to unravel the strange circumstances surrounding the death of a young actress
A Night of Adventure (1944)
A Night of Adventure 1944 A wealthy lawyer begins to suspect that his inattention to his wife has resulted in her taking on a lover It turns out that hes right, but her lover also has a lover and when HIS girlfriend disappears and hes charged with her murder, the lawyers wife asks her husband to def