A con man in debt and down on his luck comes up with what he thinks is the perfect caper–robbing a small-town bank Read More »
Film-Noir
Cecile Is Dead (1944) Cécile est morte!
Convinced that her life is in danger, Cécile goes to the police for help. Read More »
Apology for Murder (1945) Sam Newfield, Ann Savage, Hugh Beaumont, Russell Hicks
Reporter Kenny Blake (Hugh Beaumont) falls in love with scheming Toni Kirkland (‘Ann Savage’) Read More »
Sunset Blvd. (1950) Billy Wilder, William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim
In early-1950s Hollywood, obscure screenplay-writer Joe Gillis is unable to sell his work to the studios Read More »
Guilty Bystander (1950) Joseph Lerner, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, Mary Boland
An alcoholic ex-cop, now the house detective at a scuzzy hotel in an even scuzzier part of town Read More »
Another Man’s Poison (1951) Irving Rapper, Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Emlyn Williams
Mystery writer Janet Frobisher lives alone in a dark English country house Read More »
Two O’Clock Courage (1945) Anthony Mann, Tom Conway, Ann Rutherford, Richard Lane
After nearly running over him with her cab, Patty Mitchell picks up a fare who claims to have amnesia. Read More »
Deadline – U.S.A. (1952) Richard Brooks, Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore, Kim Hunter
Ed Hutcheson, tough editor of the New York ‘Day’, finds that the late owner’s heirs Read More »
Chain of Evidence (1957) Paul Landres, Bill Elliott, Jimmy Lydon, Don Haggerty
The fourth of five Ben Schwab productions that starred Bill Elliott as a detective lieutenant Read More »
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) Michael Curtiz, James Cagney, Pat O’Brien, Humphrey Bogart
Two boyhood friends, Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connolly have taken different paths in life. Read More »