6.8 Сюжет (англ.)
The son of a Victorian hangman is driven insane by thoughts of his father's profession. The young man emulates his father by strangling young women. He then meets and falls in love with a woman but can he suppress his urge to kill her ?
A Voice in the Night (1946)
A Voice in the Night
17 червня 1946 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 43 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
The son of a Victorian hangman is driven insane by thoughts of his father's profession. The young man emulates his father by strangling young women. He then meets and falls in love with a woman but can he suppress his urge to kill her ?
Сюжет (англ.)
Pinkie Brown is a small-town hoodlum whose gang runs a protection racket based at Brighton race course. When Pinkie orders the murder of a rival, Fred, the police believe it to be suicide. This doesn't convince Ida Arnold, who was with Fred just before he died, and she sets out to find the truth. She comes across naive waitress Rose, who can prove that Fred was murdered. In an attempt to keep Rose quiet Pinkie marries her. But with his gang beginning to doubt his ability, and his rivals taking over his business, Pinkie starts to become more desperate and violent.
Brighton Rock (1947)
Brighton Rock
9 січня 1948 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 32 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
Pinkie Brown is a small-town hoodlum whose gang runs a protection racket based at Brighton race course. When Pinkie orders the murder of a rival, Fred, the police believe it to be suicide. This doesn't convince Ida Arnold, who was with Fred just before he died, and she sets out to find the truth. She comes across naive waitress Rose, who can prove that Fred was murdered. In an attempt to keep Rose quiet Pinkie marries her. But with his gang beginning to doubt his ability, and his rivals taking over his business, Pinkie starts to become more desperate and violent.
Сюжет (англ.)
When crime-writer Robert Southley finds his well-healed London lifestyle threatened by blackmail from a former American criminal associate he murders him. He is surprised when a Scotland ...
No Trace (1950)
No Trace
8 вересня 1950 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 16 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
When crime-writer Robert Southley finds his well-healed London lifestyle threatened by blackmail from a former American criminal associate he murders him. He is surprised when a Scotland ...
Сюжет (англ.)
An ex-con, released after imprisonment for a jewel theft, swears vengeance on his former accomplices and devises an intricate plan to steal their fortune.
Appointment with Crime (1946)
Appointment with Crime
13 травня 1946 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 30 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
An ex-con, released after imprisonment for a jewel theft, swears vengeance on his former accomplices and devises an intricate plan to steal their fortune.
Сюжет (англ.)
John Blandish is worth $100 million. His heiress daughter is soon to be wed to Foster Harvey, who believes she's a cold, unfeeling woman, despite loving her. Her cold emotional state is in ...
No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
15 квітня 1948 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 32 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
John Blandish is worth $100 million. His heiress daughter is soon to be wed to Foster Harvey, who believes she's a cold, unfeeling woman, despite loving her. Her cold emotional state is in ...
Сюжет (англ.)
After fighting with husband Stephen, Jan storms out with a suitcase. Meanwhile, Stephen gets drunk, picks up Grena and brings her back to their apartment. But a fight leads to a dead body, ...
Murder Without Crime (1950)
Murder Without Crime
1 жовтня 1950 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 18 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
After fighting with husband Stephen, Jan storms out with a suitcase. Meanwhile, Stephen gets drunk, picks up Grena and brings her back to their apartment. But a fight leads to a dead body, ...
Сюжет (англ.)
A Dutch company's owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company payroll but he is caught in the act by his accountant who challenges his actions, leading to a reversal of roles.
The Paris Express (1952)
The Paris Express
12+
1 грудня 1952 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 22 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
A Dutch company's owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company payroll but he is caught in the act by his accountant who challenges his actions, leading to a reversal of roles.
Сюжет (англ.)
A prominent neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how, after the affair was over, the woman one day fell out a window and died. The surgeon, suspecting that she was murdered, set out to find her killer--but, instead of turning the suspect over to the police, he planned to take his own revenge on the murderer.
The Upturned Glass (1947)
The Upturned Glass
17 червня 1947 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 30 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
A prominent neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how, after the affair was over, the woman one day fell out a window and died. The surgeon, suspecting that she was murdered, set out to find her killer--but, instead of turning the suspect over to the police, he planned to take his own revenge on the murderer.
Сюжет (англ.)
Joe 'Tom' Yateley is an ex-convict. Trying to leave his past behind, he decides to start working for the Hawlett Trucking company, which transports gravel. It's an aggressive company, where speed is everything. Doing too few runs in a day? You're out. Red is the most experienced trucker; he can do 18 runs in a day. Tom soon makes friends with Lucy, the secretary, and Gino, a driver. But the record of Red intrigues him and he wants to break it. Gino advises against it, but he helps Tom when he wants to go through with it. Soon trouble begins when Red and the other drivers form a united front against Tom. Just when Tom has enough and decides to pack his bags, Lucy tells him Gino had a terrible accident. She also tells about the corruption of Hawlett Trucking.
Hell Drivers (1957)
Hell Drivers
12+
23 липня 1957 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 48 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
Joe 'Tom' Yateley is an ex-convict. Trying to leave his past behind, he decides to start working for the Hawlett Trucking company, which transports gravel. It's an aggressive company, where speed is everything. Doing too few runs in a day? You're out. Red is the most experienced trucker; he can do 18 runs in a day. Tom soon makes friends with Lucy, the secretary, and Gino, a driver. But the record of Red intrigues him and he wants to break it. Gino advises against it, but he helps Tom when he wants to go through with it. Soon trouble begins when Red and the other drivers form a united front against Tom. Just when Tom has enough and decides to pack his bags, Lucy tells him Gino had a terrible accident. She also tells about the corruption of Hawlett Trucking.
Сюжет (англ.)
A man seeks revenge but will he destroy himself in the process? After a long jail term for a crime he did not commit, a man is torn between revenge (which will probably destroy him) or making a new life for himself.
The Long Memory (1953)
The Long Memory
23 січня 1953 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 36 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
A man seeks revenge but will he destroy himself in the process? After a long jail term for a crime he did not commit, a man is torn between revenge (which will probably destroy him) or making a new life for himself.
Сюжет (англ.)
Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman (James Mason) wounded in a daring robbery.
Odd Man Out (1947)
Odd Man Out
30 січня 1947 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 56 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman (James Mason) wounded in a daring robbery.
Сюжет (англ.)
When Secret Service agent David Somers is fired, he takes a quiet job with the Fentons at their country estate - cataloging butterflies, hence the title insect. David grows fond of Jess Fenton's niece, a fragile, fey young woman named Sophie. Because he hates traps of any kind, he reacts quickly when Sophie is framed for the murder of Hick, the nasty handyman. He helps her escape London by using his agent's skills and a network of old friends. The pair lead the police and David's ex-employers an exciting chase, from Newcastle to the Lake District to Liverpool. As the fugitives try to catch a ship for France, everyone, including the murderer, join in the finale.
The Clouded Yellow (1950)
The Clouded Yellow
21 листопада 1950 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 35 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
When Secret Service agent David Somers is fired, he takes a quiet job with the Fentons at their country estate - cataloging butterflies, hence the title insect. David grows fond of Jess Fenton's niece, a fragile, fey young woman named Sophie. Because he hates traps of any kind, he reacts quickly when Sophie is framed for the murder of Hick, the nasty handyman. He helps her escape London by using his agent's skills and a network of old friends. The pair lead the police and David's ex-employers an exciting chase, from Newcastle to the Lake District to Liverpool. As the fugitives try to catch a ship for France, everyone, including the murderer, join in the finale.
Сюжет (англ.)
A country house, a patriarch, a fallout amongst siblings, a butler, a housemaid and each of them have secrets, a perfect setting for a classic who done it!
Three Steps in the Dark (1953)
Three Steps in the Dark
1 січня 1953 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 1 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
A country house, a patriarch, a fallout amongst siblings, a butler, a housemaid and each of them have secrets, a perfect setting for a classic who done it!
Сюжет (англ.)
Luigi (Cesar Romero)is the owner of a pin-table saloon frequented by questionable characters and kept under constant police surveillance. He meets Barbara Gale (Kay Kendall), neglected wife of heavy gambler Gerald Gale (John Penrose) and after a brief romance, Barbara agrees to go away with Luigi. But Angelo Abbe (Simone Silva) is found stabbed to death in Luigi's apartment. Luigi asks his friend Limpy (Victor Maddern) to hep him hide the body but they are picked up by the police. Luigi escapes and sets out to prove his innocence while running from the law.Written by
>Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Shadow Man (1953)
Shadow Man
18+
16 жовтня 1953 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 16 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
Luigi (Cesar Romero)is the owner of a pin-table saloon frequented by questionable characters and kept under constant police surveillance. He meets Barbara Gale (Kay Kendall), neglected wife of heavy gambler Gerald Gale (John Penrose) and after a brief romance, Barbara agrees to go away with Luigi. But Angelo Abbe (Simone Silva) is found stabbed to death in Luigi's apartment. Luigi asks his friend Limpy (Victor Maddern) to hep him hide the body but they are picked up by the police. Luigi escapes and sets out to prove his innocence while running from the law.Written by
>Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Сюжет (англ.)
The star of a London musical walks out before the curtain up, but the show must go on in a haunted theatre, The Regency. 40 years previously, the star of Hamlet was murdered, and more are dying to keep a dark secret.
Tread Softly (1952)
Tread Softly
1 грудня 1952 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 10 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
The star of a London musical walks out before the curtain up, but the show must go on in a haunted theatre, The Regency. 40 years previously, the star of Hamlet was murdered, and more are dying to keep a dark secret.
Сюжет (англ.)
In post-war London, a small boy who blames himself for the accidental death of a friend, falls under the bad influence of a street criminal.
The Yellow Balloon (1953)
The Yellow Balloon
10 лютого 1953 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 16 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
In post-war London, a small boy who blames himself for the accidental death of a friend, falls under the bad influence of a street criminal.
Сюжет (англ.)
About a man accused of murdering a British soldier during post WW2 mayhem. His girlfriend works on his behalf to expose the true villain.
Desperate Moment (1953)
Desperate Moment
17 березня 1953 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 28 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
About a man accused of murdering a British soldier during post WW2 mayhem. His girlfriend works on his behalf to expose the true villain.
Сюжет (англ.)
We follow the daily activities of two London bobbies, veteran George Dixon and rookie Andy Mitchell. Meanwhile, young hoods Tom and Spud plan a series of robberies with Tom's girl Diana, a discontented beauty, as inside worker. But in their second crime, one of our heroes is shot, setting off a citywide manhunt. The killer is clever, but will he outsmart himself?
The Blue Lamp (1950)
The Blue Lamp
19 січня 1950 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 24 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
We follow the daily activities of two London bobbies, veteran George Dixon and rookie Andy Mitchell. Meanwhile, young hoods Tom and Spud plan a series of robberies with Tom's girl Diana, a discontented beauty, as inside worker. But in their second crime, one of our heroes is shot, setting off a citywide manhunt. The killer is clever, but will he outsmart himself?
Сюжет (англ.)
After a failed bank robbery the getaway driver flees to the Devon countryside and the farm of his uncle.
Guilt Is My Shadow (1950)
Guilt Is My Shadow
22 березня 1950 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 26 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
After a failed bank robbery the getaway driver flees to the Devon countryside and the farm of his uncle.
Сюжет (англ.)
A plastic surgeon has a brief fling with a concert pianist, then she leaves him to go back to her previous boyfriend. In order to "keep" her, he operates on a patient--a female criminal on the run--and changes her face to duplicate his former lovers. Trouble ensues when the pianist returns to him.
Stolen Face (1952)
Stolen Face
1 травня 1952 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 12 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
A plastic surgeon has a brief fling with a concert pianist, then she leaves him to go back to her previous boyfriend. In order to "keep" her, he operates on a patient--a female criminal on the run--and changes her face to duplicate his former lovers. Trouble ensues when the pianist returns to him.
Сюжет (англ.)
David Preston, a bank official goes missing for 24 hours and has no memory of the lost time, but when he learns that the steward of his local club has implicated him in a robbery, and has ...
Murder on Monday (1952)
Murder on Monday
16 березня 1952 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 25 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
David Preston, a bank official goes missing for 24 hours and has no memory of the lost time, but when he learns that the steward of his local club has implicated him in a robbery, and has ...
Сюжет (англ.)
Emily, a pretty young Irish girl, gets a job on an English farm owned by the Tallent family. The local men take to her but the women don't, objecting to her flirtatious nature with their ...
Daughter of Darkness (1948)
Daughter of Darkness
21 січня 1948 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 31 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
Emily, a pretty young Irish girl, gets a job on an English farm owned by the Tallent family. The local men take to her but the women don't, objecting to her flirtatious nature with their ...
Сюжет (англ.)
The life of a juvenile delinquent is threatened by his own incessant desire for trouble.
Cosh Boy (1953)
Cosh Boy
12+
1 лютого 1953 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 15 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
The life of a juvenile delinquent is threatened by his own incessant desire for trouble.
Сюжет (англ.)
The married owner of a bookstore is attracted to his sexy blonde clerk. He finally gives in to temptation and makes a pass at her, but that only results in him getting enmeshed in blackmail and murder.
Man Bait (1952)
Man Bait
25 січня 1952 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 24 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
The married owner of a bookstore is attracted to his sexy blonde clerk. He finally gives in to temptation and makes a pass at her, but that only results in him getting enmeshed in blackmail and murder.
Сюжет (англ.)
A WWII veteran goes back to England after the war only to discover that his wartime sweetheart has got mixed up with a dangerous spy ring.
The Limping Man (1953)
The Limping Man
11 грудня 1953 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 16 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
A WWII veteran goes back to England after the war only to discover that his wartime sweetheart has got mixed up with a dangerous spy ring.
Сюжет (англ.)
Bill Rogers, an American pilot taking special training in the States, gets an unauthorized hop to England to pay a surprise visit his beautiful Norwegian wife. He is devastated when he finds that she has moved out of their flat and is living a new and glamorous lifestyle entertaining a lot of men. After being knocked unconscious by an unseen assailant in her upscale West End apartment, he awakens to find his wife shot to death with his service pistol. On the run from police he persuades a young woman who runs a Salvation Army soup kitchen to believe in his innocence and help him uncover the real culprit. Although the police do not know as yet that he is in Britain, he has just 36 hours before he is declared AWOL and his identity is exposed. The trail leads to a corrupt customs official, smuggling, blackmail, and a mysterious safety deposit box.
Terror Street (1953)
Terror Street
12+
4 грудня 1953 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 20 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
Bill Rogers, an American pilot taking special training in the States, gets an unauthorized hop to England to pay a surprise visit his beautiful Norwegian wife. He is devastated when he finds that she has moved out of their flat and is living a new and glamorous lifestyle entertaining a lot of men. After being knocked unconscious by an unseen assailant in her upscale West End apartment, he awakens to find his wife shot to death with his service pistol. On the run from police he persuades a young woman who runs a Salvation Army soup kitchen to believe in his innocence and help him uncover the real culprit. Although the police do not know as yet that he is in Britain, he has just 36 hours before he is declared AWOL and his identity is exposed. The trail leads to a corrupt customs official, smuggling, blackmail, and a mysterious safety deposit box.
Сюжет (англ.)
A scheming blonde seduces a fighter and convinces him to murder her husband, a fight manager.
Bad Blonde (1953)
Bad Blonde
10 квітня 1953 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 21 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
A scheming blonde seduces a fighter and convinces him to murder her husband, a fight manager.
Сюжет (англ.)
A hangman conceals his true identity when he falls in love, and sets up home with his girl on a barge in the river Thames. Tragedy strikes when the hangman's assistant tries to seduce his boss's wife - after a fight, the hangman is presumed drowned. The woman commits suicide, but the hangman has in fact survived, and manages to save his assistant from the gallows.
Daybreak (1948)
Daybreak
18 травня 1948 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 15 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
A hangman conceals his true identity when he falls in love, and sets up home with his girl on a barge in the river Thames. Tragedy strikes when the hangman's assistant tries to seduce his boss's wife - after a fight, the hangman is presumed drowned. The woman commits suicide, but the hangman has in fact survived, and manages to save his assistant from the gallows.
Сюжет (англ.)
A greedy but successful professional gambler wants to join the British Establishment when he falls in love with a blue-blooded lady. But first he must mend his ways and then dump his nightclub singer girl friend. She's not so easy to get rid of, neither is his past.
The Gambler and the Lady (1952)
The Gambler and the Lady
26 грудня 1952 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 12 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
A greedy but successful professional gambler wants to join the British Establishment when he falls in love with a blue-blooded lady. But first he must mend his ways and then dump his nightclub singer girl friend. She's not so easy to get rid of, neither is his past.
Сюжет (англ.)
A London cab driver gets mixed up with a criminal gang and sets out to expose the group and its leader for what they are.
Dancing with Crime (1947)
Dancing with Crime
25 червня 1947 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 23 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
A London cab driver gets mixed up with a criminal gang and sets out to expose the group and its leader for what they are.Фільтр
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