The Phenix City Story
Jul 19, 1955 | IMDB 6.5
100 min Watch NowCrime
A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.
Crime
A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Ocean's Eleven
Bang, Boom, Bang
Snatch
The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults
Smoking Guns
The Killing
Wild Card
Camorra
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Killer's Kiss
Party Girl
Hollow Triumph
Larceny
Loophole
Gold Coast Lounge
House of Games
Force of Evil
Backyard
Night Editor
The Houston Story
SIMILAR MOVIES
Ocean's Eleven
IMDB 6.4 | Aug , 1960
Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.Bang, Boom, Bang
IMDB 7.5 | Aug , 1999
Bank robber Kalle Grabowski escapes from prison while his unemployed smalltime crook buddy is sitting around doing nothing after he just lost all their money. A fast paced comedy from German director Peter Thorwarth.Snatch
IMDB 7.8 | Sep , 2000
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookies, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults
IMDB 0 | Apr , 1986
The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults is a two-hour live American television special that was broadcast in syndication on April 21, 1986, and hosted by Geraldo Rivera. It centered on the live opening of a secret vault in the Lexington Hotel in Chicago once owned by noted crime lord Al Capone.Smoking Guns
IMDB 6 | Jun , 2016
A young gambler makes a large, risky bet on a horse race. When the odds turn in his favour, more than one party has sudden interest in the winning betting slip, and they'll do anything to get their hands on it.The Killing
IMDB 7.6 | Jun , 1956
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.Wild Card
IMDB 5.7 | Jan , 2015
When a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play… and it's all or nothing.Camorra
IMDB 5.8 | Aug , 1972
The fast career of a young Neapolitan among contraband, gambling dens, bribes and illegality. He will upgrade its rank till the maximum level of the "Family".The Man Who Knew Too Little
IMDB 6.4 | Nov , 1997
An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks it's all part of the act.Killer's Kiss
IMDB 6.4 | Oct , 1955
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.Party Girl
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 1958
Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.Hollow Triumph
IMDB 6.6 | Aug , 1948
Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate results.Larceny
IMDB 5.8 | Sep , 1948
Rick Mason is the no-good lowdown rat who tries to capitalize on postwar patriotism and grief. He finagles a war widow into giving up her savings for a nonexistent memorial. When Mason falls in love with the widow he has pangs of conscience, but he reckons without his con-artist boss, who tends to bolster his arguments with muscle and bullets.Loophole
IMDB 6.6 | Mar , 1954
Bank teller Mike Donovan (Barry Sullivan) takes the first step on the road to Perdition when he fails to report a $49,000 shortage. Accused of theft, Donovan is fired from his job. He is then prevented from finding other employment by Javert-like insurance investigator Gus Slavin (Charles McGraw). Despite many setbacks, Donovan attempts to clear his muddied name.Gold Coast Lounge
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2020
In post-independence Ghana, the son of a crime family juggles power struggles and a murder case as the government threatens to shut down their lounge.House of Games
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 1987
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.Force of Evil
IMDB 6.5 | 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.Backyard
IMDB 6.3 | Feb , 2009
Officer Blanca Bravo arrives in Juarez, Mexico — a grim nexus of corporate colonialism and sexual tourism — to investigate a rash of killings targeting female migrant workers. But with no help from the locals, bringing the responsible parties to justice becomes a frustrating exercise. As Bravo rails against indifference and local corruption, she finds herself on a collision course with Mickey Santos, a Mexican mogul with a taste for young prostitutes.Night Editor
IMDB 5.4 | Mar , 1946
A daily news editor recalls a married detective and the deadly woman behind his downfall.The Houston Story
IMDB 5.5 | Feb , 1956
A Texas oil driller schemes to steal millions of dollars in oil.