A story of love and murder in a small town
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Author: womo
Wildcat (1942) BUSTER CRABBE
Stars: Richard Arlen, Arline Judge, Elisha Cook Jr., Buster Crabbe, William Frawley
Director: Frank McDonald
Writers: North Bigbee (story), Richard Murphy
Wildcatter Johnny Maverick and his pal, Chicopee Nevins are speeding toward Antril Bend, a small town in the oil region, that has offered $25,000 to the person bringing in the first oil well.They accidentally find oil on the town’s outskirts, and Johnny writes a $4000 hot check for the property. He covers that by having Chicopee sell his half interest to oil promoter Gus Sloane for $7000. Sloane hires a crew to start drilling on his half of the property, with Johnny’s old enemy, Mile Rawlins as his foreman. Rawlins sabotages Johnny’s rig, causing Chicopee’s death. Confidence man Oliver Westbrook and his confederate, Nan Dearing hatch a plan to swindle Johnny by having Nan pose as Chicopee’s sister. It works and Johnny makes Nan his partner. Another accident staged by Rawlins forces Johnny to sign a note to get money for repair. Nan falls in love with Johnny and abandons her plan to swindle him. As the note deadline approaches, Johnny learns that Sloane has purchased it as a means of taking over the well.
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Crime, Inc. (1945) TOM NEAL
Stars: Tom Neal, Leo Carrillo, Sheldon Leonard
Director: Lew Landers
Writers: Raymond L. Schrock (screenplay), Martin Mooney (story)
A crusading reporter uses his friendship with a mobster to expose the machinations of organized crime in his city.
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Gangster Story (1959) WALTER MATTHAU
Stars: Walter Matthau, Carol Grace, Bruce MacFarlane
Director: Walter Matthau
Writers: Richard Grey (story), Paul Purcell
Gangster and cop killer Jack Martin is on the run from the law, and hides out in a small town. Low on funds.
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Outpost in Morocco (1949) GEORGE RAFT
Stars: George Raft, Marie Windsor, Akim Tamiroff
Director: Robert Florey
Writers: Charles Grayson (screenplay), Paul de Sainte Colombe (screenplay)
Capt. Gerard, greatest lover in the Foreign Legion, is assigned to escort an emir’s daughter to her father’s mountain citadel and find out what he can about the emir’s activities.
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Great Guy (1936) JAMES CAGNEY
Stars: James Cagney, Mae Clarke and James Burke
Director: John G. Blystone
Writers: James Edward Grant (story), Henry McCarty (screenplay)
An ex-boxer accepts an appointment to serve as head of the Bureau of Weights and Measures. However, when he discovers that his organization is full of corruption and lies, he sets out to uncover the scam, much to the dismay of his girlfriend!
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The Pay-Off (1930) CRIME DRAMA
Stars: Lowell Sherman, Marian Nixon, Hugh Trevor
Director: Lowell Sherman
Writers: John B. Hymer (play), Jane Murfin (screenplay)
A thug robs a young engaged couple of their last few dollars. When the gang boss hears of the robbery, he gives them back their money and takes them under his wing. The thug, resentful of the couple, plans to organize a mutiny against the gang’s boss, but when he is killed in a botched robbery, the police focus their attention on the young couple!
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Waterfront (1944) JOHN CARRADINE
Stars: John Carradine, J. Carrol Naish and Maris Wrixon
Director: Steve Sekely
Writers: Martin Mooney (original screenplay), Irwin Franklyn (original screenplay)
A Nazi spy passes himself off as an optometrist in San Francisco’s waterfront district. Someone robs him of his codebook, and he must get it back.
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BIG TOWN AFTER DARK (1947) Hillary Brooke – Phillip Reed
An ace police reporter returns to a paper to uncover corruption from illegal gamblers who are attempting to swindle the newspaper boss.
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The Bold Caballero (1936) ZORRO
Stars: Robert Livingston, Heather Angel, Sig Ruman
Director: Wells Root
Writers: Wells Root (original screenplay)
The Commandant is making life rough for the colonials in Spanish California. While trying to help, Zorro is charged with the murder of the new Governor.
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