The sister of a former U.S. Green Beret, is involved in a love affair with a mobster Read More »
Crime
The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936) William Clemens, Warren William, Claire Dodd, Wini Shaw
Perry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. Read More »
Pretty Boy Floyd (1960) Herbert J. Leder, John Ericson, Barry Newman, Roy Fant
Charles Arthur Floyd finds work on an oil rig after serving time for armed robbery Read More »
Bonds AKA Kizuna (1998) Kichitarô Negishi, Kôji Yakusho, Ken Watanabe, Yumi Asô
Tetsuro Haga is a troubled gangster, living under the assumed identity Ise for ten years Read More »
When the City Awakes AKA Quand la ville s’éveille (1977) Pierre Grasset, Raymond Pellegrin, Marc Porel, Neda Arneric
A young man takes photos of a group of people in the act of committing a heist. Read More »
The Boss’ Son (1978) Bobby Roth, Asher Brauner, Rudy Solari, Rita Moreno
Bobby needs money and the easiest way is to ask his father for a job. Read More »
The Climber AKA L’ambizioso (1975) Pasquale Squitieri, Joe Dallesandro, Stefania Casini, Benito Artesi
A young American in Italy who aspires to be a career criminal starts out working for a big gangster Read More »
The Hat Box Mystery (1947) Lambert Hillyer, Tom Neal, Pamela Blake, Allen Jenkins
Susan Hart, assistant to private detective Russ Ashton, is given a camera concealed Read More »
Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct: Heatwave (1997) Douglas Barr, Dale Midkiff, Erika Eleniak, Paul Johansson
It is a very hot summer in the city as the well known detectives of the 87th Precinct investigate serial rapes Read More »
I Stole a Million (1939) Frank Tuttle, George Raft, Claire Trevor, Dick Foran
A grizzled cabbie is scammed out of his life savings by a fake finance company. Read More »
Chicago Confidential (1957) Sidney Salkow, Brian Keith, Beverly Garland, Dick Foran
An honest union official named Blane is framed for the murder of another union official. Read More »
The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) Seymour Friedman, Louis Hayward, Jody Lawrance, Alexander Knox
Edward Jekyll, ignorant of how his father had brought forth death and destruction with his experiments Read More »
The Big Gamble (1931) Fred Niblo, William Boyd, James Gleason, Warner Oland
Unable to repay a substantial gambling debt to mob boss North Read More »
My Beautiful Short Life AKA Mein schönes kurzes Leben (1970) Klaus Lemke, Michael Schwankhart, Claudia Littmann, Sylvie Winter
A young drifter falls in love with a model. Read More »
The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948) William Castle, Warner Baxter, Fay Baker, Luis Van Rooten
Security guard, wounded in a robbery of furs, arouses the suspicions of an insurance investigator. Read More »