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 Street with No Name
99 River Street
The Glass Web
I, the Jury
711 Ocean Drive
Among the Living
The Woman on the Beach
The Long Wait
The Human Jungle
The Big Empty
Backfire
The House Across the Lake
The Strange Woman
WHAT WAS IT WORTH?
Black Tuesday
His Kind of Woman
The Locket
Appointment with a Shadow
The Breaking Point
Phantom Lady
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Street with No Name
IMDB 6.3 | Jul , 1948
After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a potential victim of the same racket. Soon, Gene meets Alec Stiles, neurotic mastermind who's "building an organization along scientific lines." Stiles recruits Cordell, whose job becomes a lot more dangerous.99 River Street
IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 1953
A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves.The Glass Web
IMDB 6.1 | Nov , 1953
A manipulative diva blackmails a married man and insults her secret lover, leading to her murder. As the husband tries to cover his tracks, the lover sabotages him and suggests turning the case into a TV show episode.I, the Jury
IMDB 5.7 | Aug , 1953
After his best friend and war buddy is mysteriously gunned down, Mike Hammer will stop at nothing to settle the score for the man who sacrificed a limb to save his own life during combat. Along the way, Hammer rides a fine line between gumshoe and a one-man jury, staying two-steps ahead of the law—and trying not to get bumped off in the process.711 Ocean Drive
IMDB 6.4 | Jul , 1950
A telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a betting operation. After the bookie is murdered, the greedy technician takes over his business. He ruthlessly climbs his way to the top of the local crime syndicate, but then gangsters from a big East Coast mob show up wanting a piece of his action.Among the Living
IMDB 6 | Dec , 1941
A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.The Woman on the Beach
IMDB 6.1 | Jun , 1947
A sailor suffering from post-traumatic stress becomes involved with a beautiful and enigmatic seductress married to a blind painter.The Long Wait
IMDB 5.8 | May , 1954
Soon after thumbing a ride from a truck driver, Johnny McBride is badly burned and suffers from complete amnesia when the vehicle he’s riding in blows a tire and goes over an embankment in a fiery blaze. McBride later receives a tip from an acquaintance that a photo of him was placed prominently in the window of a photography studio in a town called Lyncastle, so Johnny immediately leaves for the burg in the hopes that something there will jog his memory.The Human Jungle
IMDB 4.8 | Oct , 1954
Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. Recognizing the laxity of the department he implements many changes and soon finds himself under fire by the newspapers, the attorney of a racket leader and the denizens of this human jungle.The Big Empty
IMDB 4.9 | Oct , 1997
A woman hires P.I. Lloyd Meadows to investigate her husband, a respectable social worker. What seemed to be a simple case of adultery turns into an ugly mess fast.Backfire
IMDB 5.8 | Jan , 1950
When he's discharged from a military hospital, ex-GI Bob Corey goes on a search for his army buddy Steve Connolly. A reformed crook, Connolly is on the lam from a trumped-up murder rap, and Corey hopes to clear his pal. Tagging along is Army nurse Julie Benson, who has fallen for Corey.The House Across the Lake
IMDB 5.5 | Apr , 1954
Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Expert in the art of manipulation and control she married an older man, loving only his vast wealth and continued to amuse herself with indiscreet affairs. But when neighbour Mark Kendrick lets slip that her husband intends cutting her out of his will Carol concentrates all her attentions on the unsuspecting Kendrick, obtaining his help to dispose of this irritating obstacle.The Strange Woman
IMDB 6.1 | Oct , 1946
In early 19th century New England, an unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to seduce, deceive and control the men around her.WHAT WAS IT WORTH?
IMDB 0 | May , 2024
A short, student film about consumerism and the effect on the eco-planet in a noir style.Black Tuesday
IMDB 6.1 | Dec , 1954
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning’s robbery to finance their escape from the country.His Kind of Woman
IMDB 6.7 | Aug , 1951
Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man who hired him may be the deported crime boss Nick Ferraro aiming to re-enter to the USA.The Locket
IMDB 6.3 | Dec , 1946
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.Appointment with a Shadow
IMDB 5.4 | Sep , 1957
George Nader plays a reporter whose career is ruined by liquor. A comeback opportunity presents itself when Nader is a bystander at the arrest of a well-known criminal.The Breaking Point
IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 1950
A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.Phantom Lady
IMDB 7 | Jan , 1944
A devoted secretary embarks on a dangerous mission to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his wife.