Thriller, Crime
John Cummings, an unsuccessful cosmetics salesman, has his unpaid-for car stolen by one of the hoods in the employ of Lionel Meadows, the sadistic organizer of a London car conversion racket. The car was not insured, and since the police appear indifferent to his plight, Cummings decides to find it himself -- and gets himself involved in an underworld battle.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Nocturne
Scene of the Crime
The Thief
The Clouded Yellow
Dangerous Crossing
Dark City
Dark Waters
Deadline - U.S.A.
Dear Murderer
Destination Murder
M
Edge of Doom
Among the Living
711 Ocean Drive
99 River Street
The Street with No Name
Fear in the Night
The File on Thelma Jordon
Manhandled
Once a Thief
SIMILAR MOVIES
Nocturne
IMDB 5.9 | Oct , 1946
In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn't so sure.Scene of the Crime
IMDB 6 | Jul , 1949
A cop investigates the shooting of another policeman... that may have been involved in crooked activities.The Thief
IMDB 6.2 | Oct , 1952
A chance accident causes a nuclear physicist, who's selling top secret material to the Russians, to fall under FBI scrutiny and go on the run.The Clouded Yellow
IMDB 6.2 | Nov , 1950
After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers finds work catalouging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas and Jess Fenton. After the murder of a local gamekeeper, suspicion falls on their niece, Sophie Malraux. Somers helps Sophie to escape arrest and they go on the run together.Dangerous Crossing
IMDB 6.2 | Jul , 1953
A honeymoon aboard an ocean liner is cut short when the bride finds herself suddenly alone, and unable to convince anyone of her husband’s existence.Dark City
IMDB 6.5 | Oct , 1950
Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.Dark Waters
IMDB 5.8 | Nov , 1944
Leslie Calvin, the sole survivor of a submarine accident, goes to her relatives in order to recover emotionally. Unfortunately, she encounters various scam artists led by Mr. Sydney who intend to kill her and steal the family assets. Dr. George Grover helps Leslie to defeat Sydney.Deadline - U.S.A.
IMDB 6.8 | Mar , 1952
With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.Dear Murderer
IMDB 5.7 | Jun , 1947
When a man discovers his wife is having an affair, he commits the perfect crime.Destination Murder
IMDB 5.1 | Jun , 1950
Laura Mansfield catches a glimpse of mob hit man Jackie Wales after he shoots her businessman father. At the police station, Laura identifies Jackie as the murderer, but the policeman in charge of the case, Lt. Brewster, lets him go, citing a lack of corroborating evidence. Outraged, Laura worms her way into the unsuspecting Jackie's heart, trying to snare him and mob-connected club owner Armitage in her trap.M
IMDB 6.4 | Mar , 1951
Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.Edge of Doom
IMDB 5.9 | Aug , 1950
A priest sets out to catch the man who killed one of his colleagues.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.711 Ocean Drive
IMDB 6.3 | 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.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 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.Fear in the Night
IMDB 5.3 | Apr , 1947
The dream is unusually vivid: Bank employee Vince Grayson finds himself murdering a man in a sinister octagonal-shaped room lined with mirrors while a mysterious woman breaks into a safe. It is so vivid that Vince suspects it may have really happened. To get the dream off his mind, he goes on a picnic with some relatives. When a thunderstorm forces his party into a nearby mansion, Vince discovers that the bizarre room does exist, and it means nothing but trouble.The File on Thelma Jordon
IMDB 6.5 | Nov , 1949
Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.Manhandled
IMDB 4.9 | Jul , 1949
Merle Kramer works as a stenographer for a psychiatrist. She is casually dating Karl Benson, a private eye and former cop. Merle mentions in passing that one of her boss's patients is an author with recurring dreams of murdering his wife, and she includes the fact that the wife owns valuable jewels. When the wife is found murdered in a manner identical to that of her husband's dream, the husband is naturally the prime suspect. But as the investigation of the police and insurance investigator Joe Cooper proceeds, it turns out that several people in the case, including Merle, are not what they seem.Once a Thief
IMDB 6.4 | Apr , 1965
Ex-convict Eddie and his wife, Kristine, attempt to build a new life for themselves and their daughter Kathy in San Francisco, but police officer Mike Vido is determined to send Eddie back to prison.