Drama, Music
Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister, brother, and the neighbor's wife are involved in various ways with shady nightclub owner Nicky Toresca. Petey has what it takes to handle Nicky, but then she meets San Thomas, formerly great jazz pianist now on the skids, and falls for him hard.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
For the Defense
Downtown '81
Nora Prentiss
'G' Men
Force of Evil
Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
Broken People
I Shot Andy Warhol
Odds Against Tomorrow
I Walk Alone
Two Men in Manhattan
Home Movie
Baby Face
Phantom of the Paradise
The Kitchen
Turk 182!
Somebody Up There Likes Me
All I Want For Christmas
Arthur
Fresh
SIMILAR MOVIES
For the Defense
IMDB 0 | Mar , 1916
Two playboys stumble drunkenly home, where the owner falls asleep and the other attacks the maid. The butler intervenes and a fight results in the death of the assailant. A French girl, escaping from a pimp who kidnapped her, witnesses the crime. The butler convinces his master he is the killer, and must flee. He joins the girl but is caught. She helps police expose the real killer by going undercover as another maid.Downtown '81
IMDB 6.7 | Jul , 2001
The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.Nora Prentiss
IMDB 6.2 | Feb , 1947
Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Despite her misgivings they become heavily involved and Talbot finds he is faced with the choice of leaving Nora or divorcing his wife. When a patient expires in his office, a third option seems to present itself.'G' Men
IMDB 6.6 | May , 1935
James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the Department of Justice to capture the murderer.Force of Evil
IMDB 6.6 | Aug , 1950
Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1983
A New York detective and a victim's colleague hunt a killer who preys on single women.Broken People
IMDB 3 | Feb , 2023
Brett and Jake meet in a bar and decide to drown their sorrows in whiskey, forgetting the past, ignoring the future, and exploring life, love, and tragedy together for one fateful night.I Shot Andy Warhol
IMDB 6.1 | May , 1996
Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 1960s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but he continued to ignore her. So she shot him. This is Valerie's story.Odds Against Tomorrow
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 1959
An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare.I Walk Alone
IMDB 6.5 | Dec , 1947
Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.Two Men in Manhattan
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 1959
Two French journalists become embroiled in a criminal plot in New York City involving a disappeared United Nations diplomat.Home Movie
IMDB 4.9 | Oct , 2008
Reverend David Poe and his psychiatrist wife trade hectic New York life for an idyllic rural farmhouse; the perfect place for 10 year old twins Jack & Emily to run, play and imagine. Documenting this lifestyle change, David decides to film every holiday and special family event. To the Poe's horror their home movies reveal an increasing malice and evil within their children.Baby Face
IMDB 7.2 | Jul , 1933
A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.Phantom of the Paradise
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 1974
Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.The Kitchen
IMDB 6.1 | Aug , 2019
The mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia's matters into their own hands — proving unexpectedly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition… literally.Turk 182!
IMDB 5.9 | Feb , 1985
After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incurred during the off-duty rescue of a young girl, he grows suicidal. Furious, his brother Jimmy attempts to have Mayor Tyler intervene, but the corrupt politician instead denounces Terry as a drunk. Determined to get justice, Jimmy begins a graffiti campaign of embarrassing slogans mocking the mayor, which soon captivates the city.Somebody Up There Likes Me
IMDB 7.2 | Jul , 1956
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.All I Want For Christmas
IMDB 5.6 | Nov , 1991
Siblings Ethan and Hallie O'Fallon plot to get their divorced parents back together in time for Christmas.Arthur
IMDB 6.5 | Jul , 1981
Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.Fresh
IMDB 7.2 | Jun , 1994
Death and violence anger twelve year old drug courier Fresh, who sets his rival employers against each other.