6.7 Сюжет (англ.)
A poor but beautiful woman sets her sights on rising to the top, and lets nothing stand in her way - including murder.
Wicked as They Come (1956)
Wicked as They Come
22 травня 1956 (Світ)
Велика Британія
1 год 34 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
A poor but beautiful woman sets her sights on rising to the top, and lets nothing stand in her way - including murder.
Сюжет (англ.)
A down-on-his-luck ex-GI finds himself framed for an armored car robbery. When he's finally released for lack of evidence--after having been beaten up and tortured by the police--he sets out to discover who set him up, and why. The trail leads him into Mexico and a web of hired killers and corrupt cops.
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
Kansas City Confidential
12+
11 листопада 1952 (Світ)
США
1 год 39 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
A down-on-his-luck ex-GI finds himself framed for an armored car robbery. When he's finally released for lack of evidence--after having been beaten up and tortured by the police--he sets out to discover who set him up, and why. The trail leads him into Mexico and a web of hired killers and corrupt cops.
Сюжет (англ.)
In the bordertown of San Pablo, preparing for an annual 'Mexican Fiesta,' arrives Gagin: tough, mysterious and laconic. His mission: to find the equally mysterious Frank Hugo, evidently for revenge; or is it blackmail? FBI agent Retz is also after the elusive Hugo. Everyone in town is enigmatic, especially Pila, a mystical teenager who follows Gagin around and has premonitions of his death. Also involved are a classic femme fatale and an antique carousel with a pink horse...
Ride the Pink Horse (1947)
Ride the Pink Horse
8 жовтня 1947 (Світ)
США
1 год 41 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
In the bordertown of San Pablo, preparing for an annual 'Mexican Fiesta,' arrives Gagin: tough, mysterious and laconic. His mission: to find the equally mysterious Frank Hugo, evidently for revenge; or is it blackmail? FBI agent Retz is also after the elusive Hugo. Everyone in town is enigmatic, especially Pila, a mystical teenager who follows Gagin around and has premonitions of his death. Also involved are a classic femme fatale and an antique carousel with a pink horse...
Сюжет (англ.)
Having lost his heavyweight championship match, boxer Ernie Driscoll now drives a taxi for a living and earns the scorn of his nagging wife, Pauline, who blames him for her lack of social status. Involved with jewel thief Victor Rawlins, Pauline is murdered by him when she impedes his ability to fence the jewels. Blamed for his wife's murder, Ernie must track down Rawlins before he leaves the country.
99 River Street (1953)
99 River Street
21 серпня 1953 (Світ)
США
1 год 23 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
Having lost his heavyweight championship match, boxer Ernie Driscoll now drives a taxi for a living and earns the scorn of his nagging wife, Pauline, who blames him for her lack of social status. Involved with jewel thief Victor Rawlins, Pauline is murdered by him when she impedes his ability to fence the jewels. Blamed for his wife's murder, Ernie must track down Rawlins before he leaves the country.
Сюжет (англ.)
Bachelor Harry Quincey, head designer in a small-town cloth factory, lives with his selfish sisters, glamorous hypochondriac Lettie and querulous widow Hester. His developing relationship ...
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
12+
17 серпня 1945 (Світ)
США
1 год 20 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
Bachelor Harry Quincey, head designer in a small-town cloth factory, lives with his selfish sisters, glamorous hypochondriac Lettie and querulous widow Hester. His developing relationship ...
Сюжет (англ.)
Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lorrison is initially skeptical about Kenet's story and reluctance to undergo treatment. But against her better judgement, she begins to doubt his guilt, and endangers her career on a dangerous quest through dark streets awash with rain.
High Wall (1947)
High Wall
17 грудня 1947 (Світ)
США
1 год 39 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lorrison is initially skeptical about Kenet's story and reluctance to undergo treatment. But against her better judgement, she begins to doubt his guilt, and endangers her career on a dangerous quest through dark streets awash with rain.
Сюжет (англ.)
A young woman has two distinct personalities, one of whom is evil and constantly gets her in trouble.
Сюжет (англ.)
In New York, after seven years in prison, the lawyer Max Monetti goes to the bank of his brothers Joe, Tony and Pietro Monetti and promises revenge to them. Then he visits his lover Irene Bennett that asks him to forget the past and start a new life. Max recalls the early 30s, when he is the favorite son of his father Gino Monetti, who has a bank in the East Side. Gino is a tyrannical and egocentric self-made man that raises his family in an environment of hatred and Max is a competent lawyer engaged with Maria Domenico. When Max meets the confident Irene, he has a troubled love affair with her. In 1933, with the new Banking Act reaches Gino for misapplication of funds. Max plots a plan to help his father but is betrayed by his brothers. Now Max will see his brothers that have also being raised under the motto "Never Forgive, Never Forget".
House of Strangers (1949)
House of Strangers
12+
1 липня 1949 (Світ)
США
1 год 41 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
In New York, after seven years in prison, the lawyer Max Monetti goes to the bank of his brothers Joe, Tony and Pietro Monetti and promises revenge to them. Then he visits his lover Irene Bennett that asks him to forget the past and start a new life. Max recalls the early 30s, when he is the favorite son of his father Gino Monetti, who has a bank in the East Side. Gino is a tyrannical and egocentric self-made man that raises his family in an environment of hatred and Max is a competent lawyer engaged with Maria Domenico. When Max meets the confident Irene, he has a troubled love affair with her. In 1933, with the new Banking Act reaches Gino for misapplication of funds. Max plots a plan to help his father but is betrayed by his brothers. Now Max will see his brothers that have also being raised under the motto "Never Forgive, Never Forget".
Сюжет (англ.)
An publisher insinuates himself into the mouldering mansion of the centenarian lover of a renowned but long-dead poet in order to find his lost love letters.
The Lost Moment (1947)
The Lost Moment
21 листопада 1947 (Світ)
США
1 год 29 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
An publisher insinuates himself into the mouldering mansion of the centenarian lover of a renowned but long-dead poet in order to find his lost love letters.
Сюжет (англ.)
This dramatization of a factual incident opens in a quiet Connecticut town where a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner. The citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. All of the witnesses identify John Waldron, a nervous out-of-towner, as the killer. Although Waldron vehemently denies the crime, no one will believe him. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence.
Бумеранг! (1947)
Boomerang!
28 лютого 1947 (Світ)
США
1 год 28 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
This dramatization of a factual incident opens in a quiet Connecticut town where a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner. The citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. All of the witnesses identify John Waldron, a nervous out-of-towner, as the killer. Although Waldron vehemently denies the crime, no one will believe him. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence.
Сюжет
Нік Романо - гайдабура, який живе в кварталі для босоти. Його звинувачують у вбивстві поліцая, і за це молодій людині загрожує смертна кара. Єдиний, хто погоджується йому допомогти, - адвокат Ендрю Мортон, який у юності сам пережив подібну ситуацію. Чи зможе він переконати суд, що Нік не природжений вбивця, а всього лише жертва обставин?
Постукайте в будь-які двері (1949)
Knock on Any Door
12+
22 лютого 1949 (Світ)
США
1 год 40 хв
Читати опис
Нік Романо - гайдабура, який живе в кварталі для босоти. Його звинувачують у вбивстві поліцая, і за це молодій людині загрожує смертна кара. Єдиний, хто погоджується йому допомогти, - адвокат Ендрю Мортон, який у юності сам пережив подібну ситуацію. Чи зможе він переконати суд, що Нік не природжений вбивця, а всього лише жертва обставин?
Сюжет (англ.)
On trial for murder, Larry Ballantyne regurgitates an unbelievable story. He recounts how he philanders to other women while his rich loving wife Gretta tries to keep him in line. According to Larry, his girlfriend Verna dies accidentally in a car crash and his distraught wife tosses herself over a cliff after he runs out on her. The jury has a tough decision on this one.
They Won't Believe Me (1947)
They Won't Believe Me
16 липня 1947 (Світ)
США
1 год 35 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
On trial for murder, Larry Ballantyne regurgitates an unbelievable story. He recounts how he philanders to other women while his rich loving wife Gretta tries to keep him in line. According to Larry, his girlfriend Verna dies accidentally in a car crash and his distraught wife tosses herself over a cliff after he runs out on her. The jury has a tough decision on this one.
Сюжет (англ.)
Danny is being despised by his schoolmates because his father was accused to have killed another man and is condemned to the death penalty.
Сюжет (англ.)
A con man sets out to swindle a widow out of the money she's received to build a memorial to her war-hero husband, but winds up falling in love with her instead.
Сюжет (англ.)
The editor of a New York exploitation newspaper meets the wife he had abandoned years ago, while using another name, at a LonelyHearts ball sponsored by his newspaper. She threatens to expose him as a wife-deserter, wife-beater and an impostor, and, in anger, he hits her with his fist and accidentally kills her. Later, when her body is found, he assigns his protégé reporter to the story, as a good, exploitable follow-up story to the ball. And, then, he is forced to sit back and watch while the reporter slowly tracks down the killer.
Scandal Sheet (1952)
Scandal Sheet
16 січня 1952 (Світ)
США
1 год 22 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
The editor of a New York exploitation newspaper meets the wife he had abandoned years ago, while using another name, at a LonelyHearts ball sponsored by his newspaper. She threatens to expose him as a wife-deserter, wife-beater and an impostor, and, in anger, he hits her with his fist and accidentally kills her. Later, when her body is found, he assigns his protégé reporter to the story, as a good, exploitable follow-up story to the ball. And, then, he is forced to sit back and watch while the reporter slowly tracks down the killer.
Сюжет (англ.)
Sam Wilson is having a hard time making ends meet. When he asks his boss for a raise, he finds out that the company is closing down and he'll be out of a job. His boss decides to commit suicide so that his family can benefit from his insurance. He asks Sam to help make it look like murder. Sam thinks he has convinced the boss not to commit suicide. But the boss does it anyway, so Sam follows the instructions the boss had given him, to make it look like murder.
Strange Bargain (1949)
Strange Bargain
5 листопада 1949 (Світ)
США
1 год 8 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
Sam Wilson is having a hard time making ends meet. When he asks his boss for a raise, he finds out that the company is closing down and he'll be out of a job. His boss decides to commit suicide so that his family can benefit from his insurance. He asks Sam to help make it look like murder. Sam thinks he has convinced the boss not to commit suicide. But the boss does it anyway, so Sam follows the instructions the boss had given him, to make it look like murder.
Сюжет (англ.)
When a cunning, unscrupulous mobster is sentenced to a Florida prison farm, he launches a deadly escape plan.
Under the Gun (1951)
Under the Gun
22 лютого 1951 (Світ)
США
1 год 23 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
When a cunning, unscrupulous mobster is sentenced to a Florida prison farm, he launches a deadly escape plan.
Сюжет (англ.)
A World War II veteran, suffering from amnesia but otherwise healthy, is released from a veteran's hospital, decides to return to Los Angeles to see if he can regain his identity. Trying to retrace his former steps he soon learns that he was a double-crossing gangster, and many people have reasons to wish he wasn't around...and some try to see to it that he isn't around very long...alive, at least.
The Crooked Way (1949)
The Crooked Way
22 квітня 1949 (Світ)
США
1 год 30 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
A World War II veteran, suffering from amnesia but otherwise healthy, is released from a veteran's hospital, decides to return to Los Angeles to see if he can regain his identity. Trying to retrace his former steps he soon learns that he was a double-crossing gangster, and many people have reasons to wish he wasn't around...and some try to see to it that he isn't around very long...alive, at least.
Сюжет
У цьому класичному детективі мова піде про злочин на ґрунті пристрасті. Детектив МакФерсон веде розслідування вбивства красуні Лаури, яка, як з’ясувалося пізніше, виявилася живою – у її будинку з дробовика було застрелено іншу жінку, одягнену в її халат. Але хто ж хотів убити "воскреслу з мертвих" Лауру?
Лаура (1944)
Laura
12+
11 жовтня 1944 (Світ)
США
1 год 28 хв
Читати опис
У цьому класичному детективі мова піде про злочин на ґрунті пристрасті. Детектив МакФерсон веде розслідування вбивства красуні Лаури, яка, як з’ясувалося пізніше, виявилася живою – у її будинку з дробовика було застрелено іншу жінку, одягнену в її халат. Але хто ж хотів убити "воскреслу з мертвих" Лауру?
Сюжет (англ.)
In a racially mixed American town, a 5-year-old black girl falls unnoticed into a hidden, forgotten well on her way to school. Having nothing better to go on, the police follow up a report that the child was seen with a white stranger, and rumors run wild. Before hapless, innocent Claude Packard is even found, popular hysteria has him tried and convicted. But Packard's troubles pale by comparison as ever more inflated rumors uncap the well of racial tensions and mob violence. And young Carolyn Crawford, forgotten by most, is still missing...
The Well (1951)
The Well
24 вересня 1951 (Світ)
США
1 год 26 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
In a racially mixed American town, a 5-year-old black girl falls unnoticed into a hidden, forgotten well on her way to school. Having nothing better to go on, the police follow up a report that the child was seen with a white stranger, and rumors run wild. Before hapless, innocent Claude Packard is even found, popular hysteria has him tried and convicted. But Packard's troubles pale by comparison as ever more inflated rumors uncap the well of racial tensions and mob violence. And young Carolyn Crawford, forgotten by most, is still missing...
Сюжет (англ.)
When ruthlessly dedicated postal inspector investigates the murder of a co-worker, he finds that the sole witness, a nun, has been targeted by the killers.
Appointment with Danger (1951)
Appointment with Danger
16+
7 квітня 1950 (Світ)
США
1 год 29 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
When ruthlessly dedicated postal inspector investigates the murder of a co-worker, he finds that the sole witness, a nun, has been targeted by the killers.
Сюжет (англ.)
During the World War II, a soldier is hit by a grenade that deforms his face and leaves him with amnesia. Sometime later, he is recovered and learns that his name is George Taylor and he is discharged from the army. He finds a letter written by a man called Larry Cravat that would be his pal and he goes to Los Angeles to seek out Larry Cravat to find his identity. He goes to a bank, a hotel, a Turkish bath and a night-club following leads. He is beaten up by Hubert, the henchman of Anzelmo that dumps him at the front door of the singer Christy Smith that works in a night-club. George tells his story to her and Christy decides to help him. She calls her boss and friend Mel Phillips that schedules a lunch with his friend Police Lt. Donald Kendall and Christy. They learn that Larry Cravat was a private investigator that somehow received US$ 2 million three years ago from Germany from a Nazi that was immediately deceased. Then George receives a tip to go to the Terminal Dock where he meets Anzelmo that explains that Larry Cravat is wanted by the police for the murder of a man at the dock to keep the money. Larry has disappeared and Anzelmo believes George Taylo is the man that was with him and probably the killer. George further investigation finds that a man named Conroy was a witness of the crime, but he was hit and run by a truck and is interned at the Lambeth Sanatorium. When George meets Conroy, he realizes that the man was stabbed but he tells where he hid the suitcase with the money before dying. Now George is close to solve the mystery.
Somewhere in the Night (1946)
Somewhere in the Night
12+
12 червня 1946 (Світ)
США
1 год 50 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
During the World War II, a soldier is hit by a grenade that deforms his face and leaves him with amnesia. Sometime later, he is recovered and learns that his name is George Taylor and he is discharged from the army. He finds a letter written by a man called Larry Cravat that would be his pal and he goes to Los Angeles to seek out Larry Cravat to find his identity. He goes to a bank, a hotel, a Turkish bath and a night-club following leads. He is beaten up by Hubert, the henchman of Anzelmo that dumps him at the front door of the singer Christy Smith that works in a night-club. George tells his story to her and Christy decides to help him. She calls her boss and friend Mel Phillips that schedules a lunch with his friend Police Lt. Donald Kendall and Christy. They learn that Larry Cravat was a private investigator that somehow received US$ 2 million three years ago from Germany from a Nazi that was immediately deceased. Then George receives a tip to go to the Terminal Dock where he meets Anzelmo that explains that Larry Cravat is wanted by the police for the murder of a man at the dock to keep the money. Larry has disappeared and Anzelmo believes George Taylo is the man that was with him and probably the killer. George further investigation finds that a man named Conroy was a witness of the crime, but he was hit and run by a truck and is interned at the Lambeth Sanatorium. When George meets Conroy, he realizes that the man was stabbed but he tells where he hid the suitcase with the money before dying. Now George is close to solve the mystery.
Сюжет (англ.)
Well-to-do Chicagoan, Larry Darrell, breaks off his engagement to Isabel and travels the world seeking enlightenment, eventually finding his guru India. Isabel marries Gray, and following the crash of 1929, is invited to live in Paris with her rich, social climbing, Uncle Elliot. During a sojurn there, Larry, having attained his goal, is reunited with Isabel. While slumming one night Larry, Isabel and company are shocked to discover Sophie, a friend from Chicago. Having lost her husband and child in a tragic accident, Sophie is living the low-life with the help of drugs and an abusive brute. Larry tries to rehabilitate her, but his efforts are sabotaged by Isabel who tries in vain to reignite Larry's interest in herself.
The Razor's Edge (1946)
The Razor's Edge
19 листопада 1946 (Світ)
США
2 год 25 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
Well-to-do Chicagoan, Larry Darrell, breaks off his engagement to Isabel and travels the world seeking enlightenment, eventually finding his guru India. Isabel marries Gray, and following the crash of 1929, is invited to live in Paris with her rich, social climbing, Uncle Elliot. During a sojurn there, Larry, having attained his goal, is reunited with Isabel. While slumming one night Larry, Isabel and company are shocked to discover Sophie, a friend from Chicago. Having lost her husband and child in a tragic accident, Sophie is living the low-life with the help of drugs and an abusive brute. Larry tries to rehabilitate her, but his efforts are sabotaged by Isabel who tries in vain to reignite Larry's interest in herself.
Сюжет (англ.)
When powerful publishing tycoon Earl Janoth commits an act of murder at the height of passion, he cleverly begins to cover his tracks and frame an innocent man whose identity he doesn't ...
The Big Clock (1948)
The Big Clock
18 березня 1948 (Світ)
США
1 год 35 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
When powerful publishing tycoon Earl Janoth commits an act of murder at the height of passion, he cleverly begins to cover his tracks and frame an innocent man whose identity he doesn't ...
Сюжет (англ.)
Danny Haley's bookie operation is shut down, so he and his pals need money; when Danny meets Arthur Winant, a sucker from out of town, he decoys him into a series of poker games where eventually Winant loses $5000 that isn't his...then hangs himself. But it seems Winant had a shadowy, protective elder brother who believes in personal revenge. And each of the card players in turn feels a faceless doom inexorably closing in. Dark streets and sexy torch-singer Fran lend ambience.
Темне місто (1950)
Dark City
16+
17 жовтня 1950 (Світ)
США
1 год 38 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
Danny Haley's bookie operation is shut down, so he and his pals need money; when Danny meets Arthur Winant, a sucker from out of town, he decoys him into a series of poker games where eventually Winant loses $5000 that isn't his...then hangs himself. But it seems Winant had a shadowy, protective elder brother who believes in personal revenge. And each of the card players in turn feels a faceless doom inexorably closing in. Dark streets and sexy torch-singer Fran lend ambience.
Сюжет (англ.)
Because aging boxer Bill Thompson always lost his past fights, his corrupt manager, without telling Thompson, takes bribes from a betting gangster, to ensure Thompson's pre-arranged dive-loss in the next match.
The Set-Up (1949)
The Set-Up
16+
29 березня 1949 (Світ)
США
1 год 13 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
Because aging boxer Bill Thompson always lost his past fights, his corrupt manager, without telling Thompson, takes bribes from a betting gangster, to ensure Thompson's pre-arranged dive-loss in the next match.
Сюжет (англ.)
A writer meets a young socialite on board a train. The two fall in love and are married soon after, but her obsessive love for him threatens to be the undoing of both them and everyone else around them.
Залиште її небесам (1945)
Leave Her to Heaven
16+
25 грудня 1945 (Світ)
США
1 год 50 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
A writer meets a young socialite on board a train. The two fall in love and are married soon after, but her obsessive love for him threatens to be the undoing of both them and everyone else around them.
Сюжет (англ.)
A mousy drugstore manager turns killer after his conniving wife leaves him for another man. He devises a complex plan, which involves assuming a new identity, to make it look like someone else murdered her new boyfriend. Things take an unexpected turn when someone else commits the murder first and he becomes the prime suspect.
Tension (1949)
Tension
25 листопада 1949 (Світ)
США
1 год 35 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
A mousy drugstore manager turns killer after his conniving wife leaves him for another man. He devises a complex plan, which involves assuming a new identity, to make it look like someone else murdered her new boyfriend. Things take an unexpected turn when someone else commits the murder first and he becomes the prime suspect.
Сюжет (англ.)
Tough NYC police detective Dixon misses out on a promotion because of his record of roughing up suspects. When accidentally kills a suspect in a murder case he plants clues to absolve himself. But when the father of a woman he recently fell in love is accused of the crime his plan looks like back firing.
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
12+
7 липня 1950 (Світ)
США
1 год 35 хв
Читати опис (англ.)
Tough NYC police detective Dixon misses out on a promotion because of his record of roughing up suspects. When accidentally kills a suspect in a murder case he plants clues to absolve himself. But when the father of a woman he recently fell in love is accused of the crime his plan looks like back firing.
Сюжет
Френк роз’їжджає по Каліфорнії та шукає роботу. Одного разу він заходить в один генделик край дороги, де його господар Нік пропонує залишитися й попрацювати тут. Чоловік погоджується після того, як бачить його дружину Кору. Невдовзі в них виникає заборонений роман, і герої вирішують позбутися її старого чоловіка заради грошей…
Листоноша завжди дзвонить двічі (1946)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
12+
2 травня 1946 (Світ)
США
1 год 53 хв
Читати опис
Френк роз’їжджає по Каліфорнії та шукає роботу. Одного разу він заходить в один генделик край дороги, де його господар Нік пропонує залишитися й попрацювати тут. Чоловік погоджується після того, як бачить його дружину Кору. Невдовзі в них виникає заборонений роман, і герої вирішують позбутися її старого чоловіка заради грошей…Фільтр
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