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- DirectorRobert StevensStarsAudie MurphyThelma RitterMichael J. PollardIn a small town, an old lady (Thelma Ritter) living in a large Victorian home has a visit from a man just out of the army (Audie Murphy).He's in town looking for a job and a place to stay, and he knew the woman's late son, so she gives him room and board and small tasks to do. Slowly though, he becomes more and more aggressive and paranoid until it's obvious he's a psychopath that wants to get rid of her and take over the house.from the same story as Beware My Lovely 1953 , written by Mel Dinelli
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsNancy KellyE.G. MarshallRichard LongPaul Steppe, a watch repairman, suspects his wife is cheating on him while he tends to his store every afternoon. Consumed with jealousy, he devises a time bomb set to go off at four o' clock - the same time her "lover" pays his daily visit. One day, when his wife is at the market, he sneaks into the house to plant the device. There, Paul is surprised by two burglars, who tie him up and gag him - leaving him at the mercy of his own device ticking away.directed by Hitchcock , from a Cornell Woolrich story
- DirectorRobert FloreyStarsDick PowellShirley PattersonRegis ToomeyFresh out of prison, blackmailer Gus Anderson intends to use Willie's casino to launder his victims' money. To insure his cooperation, Gus' thugs are holding one of Willie's waiters hostage. Glamorous singer Betty Maxwell shows up at Dante's, as scheduled, to lose at blackjack and avoid having a risqué photo of her mailed to the tabloids. Knowing that Lt. Waldo will but his casino yet again, Willie invites to cop over to watch Gus violate his parole.
- DirectorFrank McDonaldStarsFrank LovejoyAudrey TotterEllen CorbyMcGraw, a private eye, is hired by Lila Lamont to protect her from her threatening husband Louis.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsBrian KeithRobert BiceVirginia Lee
- DirectorDavid FriedkinStarsDick PowellEdmond O'BrienEarl HollimanA man on the run hides out at his brother's house - something the brother and his wife are most uneasy about.
- DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsDick PowellFrances BergenHerb VigranAn employee catches attractive Mrs. Raymond making a pass at Willie, then Mr. Raymond comes to the club with a gun to get even. Willie shoots him in self defense, but Willie is framed when Mr. Raymond's gun disappears.
- DirectorRobert FloreyStarsDick PowellVirginia GreyRegis ToomeyWillie Dante owns a bar and gambling house called Dante's Inferno. One night, the wife of an acquaintance tells Willie that her husband has threatened her. Willie comforts her and sends her home, but she turns up dead the next day.
- DirectorRobert AldrichStarsDick PowellRichard JaeckelRegis ToomeyWillie Dante begrudgingly lets the son of the district attorney play dice in his illegal gambling hall, under threat of exposure. Willie kicks him out anyway when he finds out that his checks are bad, but a gangster under indictment robs Dante of the boy's checks, in order to blackmail the DA.
- DirectorRobert AldrichStarsDick PowellRobert OsterlohRegis ToomeyVic breaks the bank at Willie's gambling hall, and Willie unknowingly pays him off with counterfeit money. When Vic threatens him, Willie convinces him that they've both been duped, and they cooperate to track down the real culprit.
- DirectorRoy KellinoStarsDick PowellJean WillesHerb VigranAlthough it seems to be just another night in his gambling casino, Willie Dante runs into an old flame who reveals that the party she's with want to rob the place.
- DirectorRichard KinonStarsDick PowellLola AlbrightRegis ToomeySuave restaurateur-gambler Willie Dante rebuffs the attempt of racketeers to cash in on his gambling activities. He appears to change his mind, however, due to the influence of a beautiful woman.
- DirectorRobert FloreyStarsDick PowellRegis ToomeyAlan MowbrayTwo con men target a naive young oilman from Texas. They visit Willie's gambling hall, and the con men threaten Willie. He decides to get revenge, and teach a lesson to the oilman.
- DirectorFrank TuttleStarsAlan LaddJohn HowardVirginia GibsonNewspaper reporter turned novelist Dan Holiday is kidnapped, framed for murder, and held in an asylum before he escapes and proves his innocence.
- 1953–196230mTV-G8.2 (41)TV EpisodeDirectorFelix E. FeistStarsRichard ConteMartha VickersJarma LewisAn artist seeks the perfect model for a painting of a Madonna. In the process of his search, he becomes involved in a murder case.
- DirectorRobert FloreyStarsDick PowellMarguerite ChapmanJohn HubbardThe head of detectives runs into problems when he suspects his fiancee has committed murder.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsDick PowellJoan CamdenDick ForanA detective (Dick Powell) takes a trip to a cabin in the woods to get away from it all. A man, his wife, and his two kids entertain him. When one of the kids let's it slip that their step-mother just got her blond hair, the detective predicts she is running from the law and decides to check it out.
- DirectorFrank McDonaldStarsDick PowellDorothy GreenDouglas FowleyDick Powell plays a cop who returns home after a tough night only to be confronted with noisy kids, his wife, neighbors, delivery men and a vacuum cleaner salesman. When he discovers his gun is missing, he must track everyone down to see who has it.
- DirectorJules BrickenStarsIda LupinoGeorge MacreadyThomas Browne HenryA woman visits an isolated house expecting to meet with the realtor. Instead, she encounters a murderer who's escaped from a mental hospital. When a couple drops in to tour the home, she tries to escape with them, but they refuse to believe her story of a killer with a body in the fireplace.
- DirectorRoy KellinoStarsIda LupinoRalph MoodyWalter CoySheila and her brother engineer a gas leak to kill her husband so they can split the insurance money. Overhearing the plot is the husband's invalid father, but it's no concern because he can't speak or write. Sheila doesn't realize he is able to communicate with his nurse through his eyes.
- DirectorChristian NybyStarsFrank LovejoyFrances RaffertyJames MillicanA newspaper reporter is intrigued as to why a woman hired a dive team to retrieve her purse from the Chicago River.
- DirectorRoy KellinoStarsDick PowellDorothy MaloneGeorge EldredgeWise-guy newspaperman Fred Jordan writes a column making fun of "normal" men who panic during a fire. Soon afterward he gets a letter from a deranged man who promises Jordan that he will soon know the "real" meaning of the word "panic"--because within 24 hours, the man is going to kill Jordan.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsDick PowellStacy HarrisAlexander CampbellA prison warden desperately tries to prove that a man scheduled for execution is innocent.
- DirectorRobert AldrichStarsDick PowellJames MillicanCharles BronsonA defense attorney idles in a swank restaurant while his client's on trial for murder. The attorney's PIs search for a female witness who can get the defendant off, so the attorney avoids court to keep delaying the trial. But as the judge's temper boils, the attorney wonders if the woman really exists.
- DirectorJohn Meredyth LucasStarsHoward DuffJanet BlairMichael FoxA private investigator is hired by a pretty blonde to collect an envelope at a boxing match and deliver it to her the next day. What's in the envelope causes some inconvenience.
- DirectorBen ReaStarsAngela BaddeleyAngela DouglasHilda Fenemore
- DirectorWilliam H. Brown Jr.StarsEdmond O'BrienLon Chaney Jr.Douglas KennedyA carnival huckster ingratiates himself with an elderly farmer and his naïve daughter; she soon falls for her new suitor and marries him, only to wind up dead shortly afterwards, the husband quick to confess.
- DirectorWilliam H. Brown Jr.StarsBarry NelsonPeter LorreLinda ChristianAmerican spy James Bond must outsmart card wiz and crime boss Le Chiffre while monitoring his actions.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsLeon AskinAnthony DexterJohn ForsytheA munitions expert goes on an arms smuggling mission to Istanbul and becomes a target for Nazi agents.
- DirectorWilliam H. Brown Jr.StarsDick PowellTristram CoffinTom DrakeDetective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
- DirectorPaul NickellStarsSteve ForrestTab HunterWilliam LundiganTom Gardener invites the invalid widow of a man he accidentally killed to live with himself and his wife, unaware that her facade of sweetness and gentleness conceals a scheme to destroy his marriage.
- DirectorBuzz KulikStarsHerbert AndersonFernando LamasWilliam LundiganOn the Mexican border, a wealthy Texas cattleman is mistaken by a beautiful young woman as one of the local peasants. Amused when she offers him five dollars to run an errand, he agrees to cross the border and pick up a package for her.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsAlfred HitchcockGeorge MathewsBeverly MichaelsGangster Sam Dunleavy sets up an elaborate alibi so that he can kill his ex-girlfriend Goldie, who left him for another man.
- DirectorRobert StevensStarsAlfred HitchcockSkip HomeierJoanne WoodwardRichard Paine decides to steal money from his boss that he has owed him for months, and it turns into an unnecessary and ironic murder.
- 1955–196230mTV-148.0 (564)TV EpisodeDirectorAlan Crosland Jr.StarsAlfred HitchcockCharles BronsonLola AlbrightWhen a woman is forced by a murderer to drive him to safety, she deliberately passes up chances to escape.
- 1955–196230mTV-147.1 (707)TV EpisodeDirectorJustus AddissStarsAlfred HitchcockRussell CollinsHarold J. StoneA newsman plays a joke on a homeless man by showing him a fake article that says the world is going to end that night, but the prank has deadly results.
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsAlfred HitchcockSteve ForrestJoanna MooreA wife refuses to let her husband squander away the money from a 133,000-dollar sweepstakes ticket inherited from her first dead spouse, so he plans on killing her.
- DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsAlfred HitchcockJoan HackettKevin McCarthyAn attorney helps a client threatened by an unstable woman who blames her for a broken wedding engagement.
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsAlfred HitchcockRichard BasehartLola AlbrightA mugging restores the memory of a man with amnesia.
- DirectorBernard GirardStarsAlfred HitchcockHenry SilvaLinda ChristianMousy bank teller Oscar Blenny, a guest at a desert casino, is enamored of Eva, a seductive casino hostess who's having affairs with two male co-workers. With the sinister Bill, she's conniving to rip off the casino. When her superior discovers she's two-timing him, their confrontation turns violent and she kills him. Realizing that Oscar is just outside the room, she screams so schlemiel Oscar can corroborate her damsel-in-distress excuse of self-defense. The casino owner limits the publicity damage by firing Eva and exiling Bill, who drops Eva cold, to Mexico. The now unemployed Eva cadges a ride to L.A. with Oscar and soon they are wed. When Oscar is nominated for a promotion, slovenly alcoholic Eva is a big liability, especially when Bill resurfaces in L.A. Does Eva kill Bill, will Bill reveal all about Eva, or will Oscar decline the award?
- DirectorBernard GirardStarsAlfred HitchcockHugh O'BrianGena RowlandsA perfect couple's content suburban world is interrupted by a telephone threat ("I'm going to kill you") against the cocksure husband. His past misdeeds unravel his new life, terrifying his unknowing wife.
- 1962–196548mTV-PG7.6 (455)TV EpisodeDirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsAlfred HitchcockTeresa WrightDan DuryeaOne of a bigamist's four wives takes it upon herself to track down and kill the other three women.
- DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsAlfred HitchcockDana WynterT.C. JonesA serial killer is in the area where some private nurses have locked themselves in a large house, except for one basement window.
- DirectorGeorge WaggnerStarsBoris KarloffTod AndrewsEve BrentA young man helps a beautiful, young woman who is stranded by the side of the road...her cars gas tank empty. He drives her to town to get gas and have a drink. When a bartender calls someone named "Morgan Debs" (Karloff), the girl panics and leaves, but promises the young man she will meet with him later and tell him who "Morgan Debs" is. Will they meet? Why do the townspeople not want to talk about the girl? Go "Behind The Veil" to find out!
- DirectorGeorge WaggnerStarsBoris KarloffHarry BartellPaul BryarA man witnesses a robbery and murder in the apartment across the street from his own. When the police are called, it is discovered that the apartment is empty. Has he seen what he thinks he has seen? Are we dealing with the past, the present or the future? Only those willing to go "Behind The Veil" will know for sure.
- DirectorHerman HoffmanStarsBoris KarloffJoe MarossBeverly GarlandA man in need of money enlists the help of a serial killer to get the money from his wife.story by Fredric Brown
- DirectorTed PostStarsBoris KarloffJohn IrelandJeanne BalA composer in need of inspiration turns to Voodoo melodies, but finds himself the victim of a Voodoo curse by Papa Benjamin.Cornell Woolrich story about voodoo , stars John Ireland
- DirectorHerschel DaughertyStarsBoris KarloffLarry PennellEdward PlattA brother helps his brother cover up the murder of his philandering wife by framing her lover.Cornell Woolrich story
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsCharles McGrawRobert RidgelyTed KnightPolice authorities in Chicago are seeking serial killer "Georgie Porgie." His M.O. is to murder blondes with a "cheap" reputation. He was thought to have "gone south for the winter" after a killing in Tennessee. But he has returned to Chicago and kills a woman in the middle of a strip club. Georgie Porgie is somewhere on the Illinois Tollway. However, the manhunt is complicated by a missile convoy moving through the Chicago area.
- DirectorRobert StevensonStarsAlfred HitchcockPeter LawfordJohn WilliamsHeavily indebted Charlie Raymond is hired to accompany a British visitor on a trip across the USA, and looks for a way to take advantage of his employer.
- DirectorRobert StevensStarsAlfred HitchcockPhilip AbbottNancy GatesAt an art gallery, Mark is surprised when the art dealer hands over a portrait of Mark's first wife instead of the painting he'd originally purchased.
- 1955–196230mTV-147.5 (654)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert StevensStarsAlfred HitchcockAlbert SalmiRobert H. HarrisTwo men wait at a train station. A wailing siren periodically reminds them that a maniac has escaped from the local mental hospital.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAlfred HitchcockVincent PriceJames GregoryA lawyer, with blackmail in mind, meets with a famed detective to prove he convicted an innocent man.
- DirectorRobert StevensStarsAlfred HitchcockMildred DunnockDarryl HickmanA convicted robber is released to the family of one of his cell mates, against the better judgment of his parole officer.
- DirectorPaul HenreidStarsAlfred HitchcockJean HagenSteven HillAn ex-convict plans on killing his double-crossing partner and maybe his ex-girlfriend, after they help him recover the stolen money he hid.
- DirectorPaul HenreidStarsAlfred HitchcockHarry GuardinoCara WilliamsA man about to be executed for a murder he did not commit, uses a last request to give his version of events.
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsAlfred HitchcockCarol LynleyVince EdwardsA rebellious, pretty teenage girl uses any means, even murder, to get free of her overly protective aunt who is raising her.
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsAlfred HitchcockRobert HortonBetsy von FurstenbergA bookmaker blackmails a man who faked his own death to collect a life insurance payout and discovers the man's wife also wants a share.
- 1955–196230mTV-147.0 (495)TV EpisodeDirectorNorman LloydStarsAlfred HitchcockBarry SullivanLeslie NielsenThe fate of accused killer Lloyd Ashley depends on whether or not his lawyer Mark Robeson can prove that a gun can fire accidentally, even with the safety catch on.
- DirectorNorman LloydStarsAlfred HitchcockBrian KeithLeora DanaNaomi Shawn is unhappily married. Her husband Arnold, a successful defense attorney, is having an affair with a younger woman and it's apparent that he's no longer interested in her. He also refuses to agree to a divorce, liking the freedom he already has. In court, she sees her husband in action. He is defending a hit-and-run driver and demolishes the prosecution's chief witness by challenging his visual acuity. During the lunch recess, Naomi decides to take action to end her marriage, and fortunately has the correct eye-witness to back her up.
- DirectorLeonard J. HornStarsAlfred HitchcockJane GreerKent SmithA nurse who suspects her very rich husband of killing his first wife seeks advice from a lawyer instead of going to the police.
- 1955–196230mTV-147.0 (440)TV EpisodeDirectorDon TaylorStarsAlfred HitchcockGary MerrillJoanna MooreA scaffold falls on a new bride, after her husband accuses her of rendezvousing with an old flame. Another former suitor suspects the husband faked the accident, and urges her to cut off the affair. When she persists, he fears the unbalanced husband will again try to kill her, so he devises a plan to protect her.
- DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsAlfred HitchcockJoseph CottenJulie AdamsA married man captures a gunman who tried to rob him and his mistress, but to avoid a scandal, he contemplates whether to let him go or kill him.
- 1955–196230mTV-147.1 (790)TV EpisodeDirectorJoseph LejtesStarsAlfred HitchcockDiana DorsBrandon De WildeA magician takes a simple-minded runaway under his wing. But the magician's wife has a sinister idea for the easily manipulated young man.
- DirectorNorman LloydStarsAlfred HitchcockStephen DunneBeatrice StraightMental suggestions and odd behavior have some people believing a special delivery of quick-growing mushroom spores may be an invading life form.
- 1955–196230mTV-147.3 (427)TV EpisodeDirectorArthur HillerStarsAlfred HitchcockPatricia CollingeGeorge GrizzardSofie Winter hires mediums in an attempt to contact her late husband, who died six years previously. Her son Hubert, who feels somewhat overwhelmed by his doting mother, decides to ask his actress-girlfriend to impersonate a medium and she convinces Sofie that her husband misses her and the time has come for her to join him. Sofie meticulously plans her departure and on what is intended to be her final evening, lets her son in on the final elements of her plan.
- 1955–196230mTV-147.1 (440)TV EpisodeDirectorArthur HillerStarsAlfred HitchcockJames FranciscusJack WestonAfter 40 detectives in a row have failed to locate the killer of his wife, a man hires his 41st detective to set up a meeting so he can avenge the murder.
- DirectorJohn BrahmStarsAlfred HitchcockDennis WeaverJames MillhollinCharles Cavender suffers from terrible insomnia. He hasn't had a good night's sleep in months and has lost a number of jobs as a result. He visits a psychiatrist and recounts a recurring dream he has about the death of his wife, who died in a house fire. Cavender's brother-in-law, Jack Fletcher, blames him for his sister's death and it's determined there is a link between that and the insomnia. Cavender feels threatened but decides to pay him a visit to clear the air. However, things don't quite go as planned.
- 1955–196230mTV-146.5 (427)TV EpisodeDirectorAlan Crosland Jr.StarsAlfred HitchcockMyron McCormickLinda LawsonBert Haber is an old-time piano player, and he and Georgia who sings, have proven to be a very popular nightclub act. Problems arise when a gangster, 'Little Dandy' Dorf, takes a liking to Georgia but she wants no part of him and pours a drink over his head. Soon after, Bert is threatened when someone suggests he get an insurance policy. Things come to a head a few weeks later when Bert is approached by a police officer who has information and suggests that he is in need of protection. Bert doesn't quite realize who he needs protection from, however.
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsAlfred HitchcockNeile AdamsJeremy SlateJoe Helmer is having serious financial problems. He's been out of work for some time and his unemployment insurance has run out. Walking home after unsuccessfully trying to get a loan, he comes across a well-to-do gent, apparently dead on the sidewalk. Joe takes the man's wallet and flees. It's only when he gets home that he finds a revealing note in the man's wallet.
- DirectorHilton A. GreenStarsAlfred HitchcockJudy CanovaRoyal DanoHelen Parch shares a party-line telephone with several others. She likes to talk on the phone quite a bit but also listens in on others. She's warned by the police one day that a Mr. Miller, with whom she once shared the party line, has broken out of prison and that her life may be in danger. Years before, Miller needed to contact a doctor when his wife was ill, and Helen refused to get off the line. Miller's wife died and he turned to a life of crime. Now he may be after Helen.
- DirectorPaul HenreidStarsAlfred HitchcockBrian KeithJames BestProfessor Herbert Morrison is on death row awaiting his sentence to go through. His lawyer is trying to get a last-minute stay of execution but the professor says he doesn't want a reprieve.
- DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsAlfred HitchcockBurt ReynoldsMurray HamiltonTwo kidnappers think they have made their escape when they hijack a tanker in the dry desert, leaving the occupants and a female victim behind to die.
- DirectorNorman LloydStarsAlfred HitchcockBetty FieldWalter MatthauHelen's brother John informs her that he is soon to be married and they'll have to decide what to do about the house they share. Helen is quite attracted to Harry Wade, the owner of a lumber yard who has fallen on hard times after one of his customers goes bankrupt. Helen decides to help Harry out with an $8,000 "loan" after he assures her that he can repay her within 48 hours. When things don't work out as planned, Harry has a decision to make.
- DirectorAlan Crosland Jr.StarsAlfred HitchcockLee PhilipsGia ScalaA handsome gigolo is seduced by a beautiful rich young woman to kill her older boring husband.
- 1955–196230mTV-147.0 (401)TV EpisodeDirectorPaul HenreidStarsAlfred HitchcockPolly BergenJoe MarossSinger Crystal Coe is being harassed by her ex-husband, a volatile man who carries a grudge because she remarried without divorcing him. He tracks her down despite her name change and pursues her relentlessly.
- DirectorRoger KayStarsRobert StackJohn HoytDodie HeathFor Ness, a master bank robber proves a worthy opponent. But robbing banks is not a federal offense, so Ness must get him on another charge.
- DirectorWalter GraumanStarsRobert StackDick YorkMike KellinThe sadistic head of a prostitution ring tries to get a former madam to help him with his operation. Only she decides to work with Eliot Ness instead.
- DirectorJohn PeyserStarsRobert StackBruce GordonMary SinclairJust as a prisoner is about to turn stool pigeon, he is shot by someone on the inside. So Ness transfers a con from another prison to find the killer.
- DirectorWalter GraumanStarsRobert StackRobert MiddletonGeorge VoskovecWhen Al Capone is imprisoned for tax evasion, he leaves his operation in the hands of two of his lieutenants: Mayer Wartel is responsible for the speakeasies and Carl Positan is left in charge of the breweries. Wartel however soon ensures that he is left as the only one in charge and is soon dubbed Capone's heir apparent. He's a severe hypochondriac and a chronic worrier so when he takes a dislike to the newspaper articles about him, he personally gets rid of the editor. Wartel had his gun made from scratch and of unique lightweight materials which results in Ness being able to track down the gunsmith and keep him under surveillance. When worrier Wartel gets wind of Ness' interest, he hires contract killer Harry Strauss to get rid of him. The fact that his target is under constant watch only adds to thrill of the kill.
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsRobert StackHarry GuardinoFrank SuttonWhen the attempted assassination of small-time hood Smiley Barris, New York mobster Joe Kulak hires cold-blooded assassin Ray Quist to kill him. Ness tries to get Barris to cooperate but he refuses. When a second attempt on Barris goes wrong, Barris calls his Johnny Templar to help him out. Templar runs a gambling boat that goes out to sea beyond the three mile limit and beyond the long arm of the law. Templar hides his friend Barris on board so Joe Kulak turns the tables on both of them. He cancels Quist's contract and gives it to Templar - who knows that anyone who fails to deliver on a contract gets killed himself. When Templar has second thoughts about killing his friend, he soon finds that Quist is after him.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBarney PhillipsLee MarvinFriday begins to question Henry Ross, a suspect in a man's disappearance, which Friday believes is actually a murder. Ross coolly and calmly denies any involvement in the disappearance, but Friday's relentless interrogation soon begin to crack the man's facade.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderSam EdwardsGordon Miller, a young pianist, is found near an abandoned freight car holding the dead body of a woman in his arms. He claims he has killed her. Called to interrogate him, Friday and Smith remain skeptical.
- DirectorDelbert MannStarsHumphrey BogartHenry FondaLauren BacallGabrielle Maple works in a dusty desert gas station-café, but yearns for the life of an artist in France, knowing there must be something finer than the provincial dead-end she is trapped in. A hitch-hiking writer, the disillusioned Alan Squier, appears and revitalizes her dreams of a better place, and finds his own sense of worth refreshed by this vital young girl. When Duke Mantee and his gang, wanted killers, show up and take hostages, Gabrielle falls in love with the poetic Alan, and Squier begins to see a way to give Gabby the life she deserves.TV version of the film , with Bogart and Henry Fonda
- DirectorHerschel DaughertyStarsBoris KarloffRichard CarlsonPatricia BreslinFamily man Guy Guthrie murders his mistress when she threatens to expose him, and then his wife when she figures out what he's done. But what will he do about his beloved teenage son when the boy begins to figure out his father had killed his mother?
- DirectorIrving J. MooreStarsLeslie NielsenMacdonald CareyRichard ConteCrime busting District Attorney Paul Maytric's (Leslie Nielsen) wife is killed by a car bomb that was meant for him. He quits as DA and becomes a vigilante out for revenge. After a local gangster is killed, Maytric thinks he may be able to tie the murder to mob boss Jack Sallas (Richard Conte), who up to this point in time is 'untouchable'. Sallas has one of the local police, Detective Phil Scanlon (Larry Pennell) in his pocket, who unknown to Sallas is shaking down Elmer Pike (Macdonald Carey) and his casino, and Maytric needs to find out why. Maytric thinks Pike's daughter Elizabeth (Indus Arthur) may be able to help him, and decides to approach her, but is it too late? As seen on Retro TV Network, August 2009.
- DirectorRalph SenenskyStarsLloyd BridgesJohn IrelandGeraldine BrooksA "happily married" and well thought of businessman witnesses a murder. Unfortunately, he is at his mistress' apartment when it happens. His dilemma about whether or not to report what he knows to the police is heightened further when a man he knows to be innocent of the crime is arrested.
- DirectorAllen H. MinerStarsRobert StackWilliam BendixAlan Hale Jr.A notorious gang that hijacks trucks is unstoppable...until one of its members falls for a young French woman who can identify their leader.William Bendix on top form as the head of a gang of robbers
- DirectorHerschel DaughertyStarsAlfred HitchcockRobert MiddletonHenry SilvaA middle-aged mobster suspects his young wife is cheating on him. He gets in touch with Harry Silver, the best hitman in the business.
- DirectorWalter GraumanStarsRobert StackBruce GordonWerner KlempererThe Purple Gang, led by Eddie Fletcher, specialize in small-time kidnapping focusing on minor mobster that can fetch them a few thousand dollars in a short period of time. They may have bitten off than they can chew when they grab Jan Tornek. He is ostensibly an antique shop owner in business with his brother-in-law Eric Vajda. In fact, he's a messenger for the Capone mob, regularly collecting shipments of narcotics. Ness had been observing Tornek for some time and when he misses picking up a drug delivery, he's soon on to Mrs. Tornek who has already received the ransom demand. She works with Ness but Fletcher is soon on to them and they nab her brother, Eric Vajda. The case gets complicated when Capone's top enforcer, Frank Nitti, starts to negotiate for Vajda's release.Steve Cochran heads a gang that kidnaps mobsters
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsAlfred HitchcockCarmen MathewsEdmon RyanA bitter man continues to live in a dark old mansion with his controlling sister, who he believes killed his wife, while openly planning her murder.
- DirectorDon TaylorStarsAlfred HitchcockDenholm ElliottHazel CourtJack Lyons and Phyllis Chaundry are married after Jack kills Phyllis' first husband, but Phyllis is unhappy because Jack lost the crocodile dressing case her late husband was returning to her the night of his murder. When the police finally find the case, Jack identifies it based on the initials, but that just might give away his guilt.
- DirectorRod AmateauStarsHoward DuffHenry FondaSteven GerayA doctor treating a police lieutenant's wife admits that he committed a murder. The lieutenant tries to pin the murder on someone else but has to arrest the dr. after the other suspect is proven innocent.
- DirectorChristian NybyStarsStephen McNallyPaul LangtonHarry ShannonSmall town police are about to search the swamps for the murderer of a local cop when a man emerges from the bayou. He says he's a detective on the trail of a payroll thief and shot the robber/cop killer in a shootout. The man shows off a bag full of the stolen money which he says he retrieved and must return to the city immediately. Before he can catch a train out of town, the deputy realizes the "detective" isn't who he claims to be and a chase back into the swamps ensues.
- DirectorRobert StevensStarsConrad JanisBrian KeithRusty LaneA young drifter is robbed by two other hobos after hopping off a train. Making his way to a country store, he's offered refuge from the rain by the young woman and her father who run the business. During the night the store is robbed and the old man is murdered. The drifter's first instinct is to run, but he quickly figures out who the real murderers are.
- DirectorRobert MulliganStarsArnold MossGaby RodgersBerry KroegerIn Budapest, 1952, a woman, who's a secret agent is preoccupied with her upcoming marriage. In her preoccupation, she loses a valuable document which puts in life in jeopardy.
- DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsStanley RidgesWynne GibsonTheodore NewtonA small-town police chief captures a man wanted for murder in Philadelphia. But something stinks about the murder rap, the wanted poster and everything else.
- DirectorDon MedfordStarsGig YoungJune LockhartEva GaborA criminal lawyer makes a desperate gamble to defend a boy charged with murder. Risking his career, his love, even his health, he faces an even greater terror when he finds his own guilty conscience is on trial.
- DirectorGerald MayerStarsBoris KarloffRobert LansingWhitney BlakeA man fleeing from an attempt to assassinate a political candidate puts a small bomb in the bag of a woman in an elevator. The police spend the evening looking for the mystery girl and the bomb.