Crime, Thriller, Drama
Burglar Nat Harbin and his two associates set their sights on wealthy spiritualist Sister Sarah, who has inherited a fortune -- including a renowned emerald necklace -- from a Philadelphia financier. Using Nat's female ward, Gladden, to pose as an admirer and case the mansion where the woman lives, they set up a perfect break-in. Things get complicated afterwards.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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Three Strangers
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Fear in the Night
The File on Thelma Jordon
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SIMILAR MOVIES
Border Incident
IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 1949
The story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the border to California. The two agents go undercover, one as a poor migrant.Born to Kill
IMDB 6.7 | Apr , 1947
A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer.Cast a Dark Shadow
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 1955
Edward "Teddy" Bare is a ruthless schemer who thinks he's hit the big time when he kills his older wife, believing he will inherit a fortune. When things don't go according to plan, Teddy sets his sights on a new victim: wealthy widow Freda Jeffries. Unfortunately for the unscrupulous criminal, Freda is much more guarded and sassy than his last wife, making separating her from her money considerably more challenging.Chicago Deadline
IMDB 6.3 | Nov , 1949
On Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Ames finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a host of names of men frightened by her death but claiming never to have known her. Ames comes to know quite a lot, dangerously so.City That Never Sleeps
IMDB 6 | Jun , 1953
Chicago cop Johnny Kelly, dissatisfied with his job and marriage, would like to run away with his stripper girlfriend Angel Face, but keeps getting cold feet. During one crowded night, Angel Face decides she's had enough vacillation, and crooked lawyer Biddel has an illegal mission for Johnny that could put him in a financial position to act. But other, conflicting schemes are also in progress...Deadline at Dawn
IMDB 6.3 | Mar , 1946
A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout.Drive a Crooked Road
IMDB 6.1 | Mar , 1954
A mechanic gets caught up with the mob when he falls for a gangster's girlfriend.Nightfall
IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 1956
An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.The Glass Wall
IMDB 5.3 | Mar , 1953
Peter Kuban, a Hungarian refugee, is about to be deported after jumping ship in New York harbor. He needs to find an ex-G.I. named Tom whom he helped during the war, as Tom can prove Peter's right to legal entry into the United States. If he can't find Tom within 24 hours and prove his case, he will be branded a fugitive and will be permanently disqualified for U.S. citizenship.The Mask of Dimitrios
IMDB 7 | Jun , 1944
A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, in order to learn more about the man. Along the way he is joined by the mysterious Mr. Peters, who has his own motivation.It Always Rains on Sunday
IMDB 6.6 | Nov , 1947
During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.Storm Warning
IMDB 6.6 | Feb , 1951
A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan while traveling to a small town to visit her sister.The Brothers Rico
IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 1957
Eddie Rico, the erstwhile bookkeeper for a big Mafia boss, is now making a living as an honest merchant in Florida with his family. Things go sour when the police start a search for his syndicate-linked brothers who are on the lam after a big hit, forcing Eddie to get involved with the Mafia again.Two of a Kind
IMDB 6.7 | Jul , 1951
A con woman and a lawyer get a carnival grifter to pose as an elderly rich couple's long-lost son.Three Strangers
IMDB 6.4 | Jan , 1946
On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief, make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. The threesome agree to purchase a sweepstakes ticket and share whatever winnings might accrue.The Verdict
IMDB 6.6 | Nov , 1946
After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.Fear in the Night
IMDB 5.4 | 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 6.6 | 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.Nightmare
IMDB 5.9 | Aug , 1956
Clarinetist Stan has a nightmare about killing a man in a mirrored room. But when he wakes up and finds blood marks on himself and a key from the dream, he suspects that it may have truly happened.The Great Flamarion
IMDB 6.2 | Jan , 1945
A beautiful but unscrupulous female performer manipulates all the men in her life in order to achieve her aims.