Crime, Drama
A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Inspector and the Night
The Influenced
Poker
Side Street
Suddenly
The Desperate Hours
Ride the Pink Horse
Boomerang!
Murder by Contract
D.O.A.
Nightmare Alley
Mystery Street
Night and the City
Murder, Inc.
They Drive by Night
The Asphalt Jungle
The Petrified Forest
In a Lonely Place
Scarlet Street
Leave Her to Heaven
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Inspector and the Night
IMDB 9 | Dec , 1963
A classic noir murder mystery based on the same name detective book by Bogomil RaynovThe Influenced
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2024
Sahil, bored with his monotonous life, decides to call an old friend.Poker
IMDB 9 | Apr , 2025
Side Street
IMDB 6.6 | Mar , 1950
A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars, it contains $30,000, and when he decides to return the money things go wrong and that is only the beginning of his troubles.Suddenly
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 1954
The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and those who use them. But violence descends on Ellen's household willy-nilly when the U.S. President passes through town... and slightly psycho hired assassin John Baron finds the Benson home ideal for an ambush.The Desperate Hours
IMDB 7 | Oct , 1955
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.Ride the Pink Horse
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 1947
A con man tries to blackmail a Mexican gangster.Boomerang!
IMDB 7 | Feb , 1947
When a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner in a quiet Connecticut town, 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. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence.Murder by Contract
IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 1958
Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer. His next target, a woman, is the most difficult.D.O.A.
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1949
Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.Nightmare Alley
IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 1947
Roustabout Stanton Carlisle joins a traveling carny and unsuccessfully schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband, Pete.Mystery Street
IMDB 6.8 | Jun , 1950
When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter Moralas teams with Boston police and uses forensics, with the help of a Harvard professor, to determine the woman's identity, how she died, and who killed her.Night and the City
IMDB 7.5 | Jun , 1950
Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.Murder, Inc.
IMDB 6.4 | Jun , 1960
Chronicles the rise and fall of the organised crime syndicate known as Murder, Incorporated, focusing on powerful boss Lepke and violent hit man Reles.They Drive by Night
IMDB 6.9 | Jul , 1940
Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.The Asphalt Jungle
IMDB 7.5 | May , 1950
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.The Petrified Forest
IMDB 7.1 | Feb , 1936
Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.In a Lonely Place
IMDB 7.6 | May , 1950
A screenwriter with a violent temper is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.Scarlet Street
IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 1945
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.Leave Her to Heaven
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1945
A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.