The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson, take on the violent Nick.
Casts Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan, William Talman, Ray Collins, Joyce Mackenzie, Robert Hutton, Virginia Huston, William Conrad, Walter Sande
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Pathu Thala
Odds Against Tomorrow
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I Walk Alone
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One Girl's Confession
IMDB 6.1 | Apr , 1953
Cleo Moore stars as Mary Adams, whose first step on the road to ruin is a $25,000 robbery. Mary hides the money, then confesses to the crime, secure in the belief that she can dig up the loot upon her release from prison.Red Light
IMDB 5.8 | Sep , 1949
Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through his young priest brother Jess. He pays fellow prisoner Rocky, who gets out a week before Nick, to murder Jess... who, dying, tells revenge-minded Johnny that he'd written a clue "in the Bible." Frustrated, Johnny obsessively searches for the missing Gideon Bible from Jess's hotel room.Lies We Tell
IMDB 5.3 | Feb , 2018
A trusted driver must deal with his dead boss's Muslim mistress, her dark past pulling him into a life-and-death showdown with her notorious gangster cousin/ex-husband.The Sucker
IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 1965
In this Franco-Italian gangster parody, a shopkeeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash that totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friend's car from Naples to Bordeaux, but as it happens to be filled with such contraband as stolen money, jewelry and drugs, the involuntary and unwitting companions in crime soon attract all but recreational attention from the "milieu".Shockproof
IMDB 6.3 | Jan , 1949
Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye of her parole officer, Griff Marat, who helps her secure a job caring for his ailing mother.Scandal Sheet
IMDB 6.9 | Jan , 1952
A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.The Woman in Question
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 1950
Agnes "Astra" Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the police question five suspects, their interactions with her are shown in flashbacks from their point of view.Touchez Pas au Grisbi
IMDB 7.2 | Mar , 1954
Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the details of the theft to his younger mistress, Josey -- who has secretly taken up with ambitious young rival gangster Angelo. Angelo then has Riton kidnapped and demands the stash of gold as ransom, which threatens Max's dreams of the perfect retirement.Night Editor
IMDB 5.4 | Mar , 1946
A daily news editor recalls a married detective and the deadly woman behind his downfall.High Wall
IMDB 6.3 | Dec , 1947
Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lorrison is initially skeptical about Kenet's story and reluctance to undergo treatment. But against her better judgement, she begins to doubt his guilt.The Missing Juror
IMDB 6 | Nov , 1944
A newsman tracks down a phantom killer of murder-trial jurors.Public Hero Number 1
IMDB 6.1 | May , 1935
G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which preys upon other hoodlums. Orchestrating the jailbreak of the gang's leader, Crane joins him in a Dillinger-like flight across the country.Dead Men Are Dangerous
IMDB 5 | Feb , 1939
Unsuccessful writer Aylmer Franklyn takes the chance to change identities after he discovers a corpse. However, he soon finds himself accused of the murder of a maid at a near-by boarding house.Pathu Thala
IMDB 6.3 | Mar , 2023
An undercover cop goes into the big bad world, a place taken over by a don, where his safety may be compromised.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.The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
IMDB 7.1 | Aug , 1946
Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect combination to dominate the corrupt city of Iverstown at will. But the unexpected return of Sam, after years of absence, deeply disturbs the life of the odd couple.Desert Fury
IMDB 6 | Aug , 1947
The daughter of a Nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer, despite everyone's efforts to separate them.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.Too Late for Tears
IMDB 6.8 | Jul , 1949
Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.Boiling Point
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 1990
Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the yakuza and planning revenge.