Drama, Crime
Jan Horak is a middle-aged railroad dispatcher stationed at a forsaken spot in the desert, within driving distance of the nearest town. A widower, he has saved his money and goes to town to buy a dog, meets Betty, a flashy blonde who gains his confidence and marries him to acquire his $7,000 "fortune."
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Nautical Chart
The Louisiana Hussy
King's Ransom
For Love and Honor
The Reckless Moment
3 Kids and a Queen
The Maltese Falcon
Dillinger
Hammett
Heidi
The House on Telegraph Hill
The Key
Pray for Power
Within the Law
Embrace the Darkness III
World for Ransom
Woman on the Run
Poison
Roadblock
Romeo Juliet
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Nautical Chart
IMDB 4.8 | Aug , 2007
Coy, a sailor without ship, banished from the sea by a navigation accident occurred during his guard, knows in an auction of naval objects in Barcelona to an attractive and mysterious woman, Tangier. This, in hard struggle with an Italian adventurer, Nino Palermo, manages to get a cartographic jewel of eighteen, the Maritime Atlas of Urrutia.The Louisiana Hussy
IMDB 4 | Apr , 1959
Cajun newlyweds must deal with the jealousy of his brother, who also loved her, and the arrival of a mysterious seductress in their bayou backwater.King's Ransom
IMDB 4.8 | Apr , 2005
Hoping to foil his own gold-digging wife's plan, a loathsome businessman arranges his own kidnapping, only to realize that there are plenty of other people interested in his wealth as well.For Love and Honor
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 2007
Ali Osman is a former bully of city of Istanbul. But lately he gives up bully and starts to operate a synthetic pitch. He often meets his old friends, former bullies, too. One day Ali Osman receives a news which is related with his previous passionate life. Then the whole action stats as a chain of events.The Reckless Moment
IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 1949
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.3 Kids and a Queen
IMDB 6 | Oct , 1935
An eccentric, wealthy spinster, 'Queenie' Baxter is erroneously presumed to be kidnapped. She subsequently pretends to indeed be kidnapped, , in order to allow a reward of $50,000 to benefit an impecunious family headed by Tony Orsatti and his three sons, Blackie, Doc and Flash.The Maltese Falcon
IMDB 6.3 | May , 1931
A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.Dillinger
IMDB 5.9 | Apr , 1945
The life of American public enemy number one who was shot by the police in 1934.Hammett
IMDB 6.2 | Jun , 1982
Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a living, receives an unexpected visit from an old friend asking for help.Heidi
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 1937
Heidi is orphaned and her uncaring maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with her reclusive, grumpy paternal grandfather, Adolph Kramer. Heidi brings her grandfather back into mountain society through her sweet ways and sheer love. When Dete later returns and steals Heidi away to become the companion of a rich man's wheelchair-bound daughter, the grandfather is heartsick to discover his little girl missing and immediately sets out to get her back.The House on Telegraph Hill
IMDB 6.4 | May , 1951
Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder when she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.The Key
IMDB 6 | Oct , 1983
In 1940s Venice, after twenty years' marriage, retired art critic Nino Rolfe and his younger wife Teresa feel their passion waning. To help her shed her inhibitions and rekindle their relationship, the professor records his sexual fantasies in a diary.Pray for Power
IMDB 2.4 | Jan , 2001
Heather Leighton is on the cusp of a hot modeling career in Boston when her luck takes a brutal turn. After witnessing a murder, Heather is on the run from a group of dangerous criminals. With her boyfriend Jamie in tow, Heather tries to escape Boston's frightening underworld with her life and career intact.Within the Law
IMDB 6 | Mar , 1939
Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge upon those who wronged her in powerful but lawful ways.Embrace the Darkness III
IMDB 3.8 | Sep , 2002
Jennifer is a young female vampire who is led to believe that Victor, a 200-year-old vampire, can make all her desires come true. But is he just setting her up for betrayal?World for Ransom
IMDB 5.1 | Jan , 1954
In Singapore, a private detective and the British authorities are on the trail of a crime syndicate that kidnaps a nuclear physicist with the aim of selling him to the highest bidder.Woman on the Run
IMDB 6.8 | Nov , 1950
Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.Poison
IMDB 4.5 | Sep , 2001
Seeking revenge for her husband's death, Ann ingratiates herself with the Garretts under the guise of a caring housekeeper. Once she gains their trust, Ann begins to wreak havoc upon the dysfunctional family. Seduction and malice are her weapons as she attempts to emotionally and sexually destroy them.Roadblock
IMDB 5.8 | Sep , 1951
An insurance agent's greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime.Romeo Juliet
IMDB 6 | Jun , 2015
Aishwarya, an air hostess, wants to marry a millionaire, but mistakes Karthik, a gym trainer, for a rich guy and woos him. She calls off the romance when she discovers that he isn't well off, but Karthik will not let her leave that easily.