The Bloody Brood
A person dies after eating a hamburger. His brother starts to investigate the death and comes across two beatniks who supply drugs and use violence for fun. source
Black Fury
Based on a real-life incident from 1929 in which a coal miner was beaten to death by company detectives. After being left by his girlfriend Karen for policeman William Gargan, the drunken coal miner played by Muni walks into a labor meeting. There he becomes elected and fights for the rights of the coal miners. …
Secret Agent (1936) – Alfred Hitchcock – Full Movie
After three British agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Stars: John Gielgud, Peter Lorre. Madeleine Carroll, Robert Young, Lilli Palmer Secret Agent (1936) is a British film directed by Alfred …
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Detour (1945) [Film Noir] [Drama]
Piano player Al (Tom Neal) is bitter about having to work in a New York nightclub. After his girlfriend Sue (Claudia Drake) leaves to seek fame in Hollywood, he decides to join her. With little money, he has to hitchhike his way across the country. In Arizona, bookie Charles Haskell Jr. (Edmund MacDonald) gives him …
Three Husbands (1951) [Comedy]
Three Husbands is a 1951 American film directed by Irving Reis. The movie is about a recently deceased playboy, who gets to heaven and is granted one wish like all newcomers will get there. He requests that he be able to see the reactions of three husbands, with whom he regularly played poker. What they …
Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) [Crime] [Mystery]
Mr. Wong in Chinatown is a 1939 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff. The story is about a pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, who is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl the name “Captain J” …
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) [Crime] [Action] [Mystery]
The movie “Dick Tracy vs. Cueball” is a 1946 American pulp action film based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same name created by Chester Gould. The dark and moody film noir stars Morgan Conway as Dick Tracy in the second installment of the Dick Tracy film series. Luxurious diamonds are stolen but …
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Dick Tracy meets Gruesome (1947) [Crime] [Action]
The movie “Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome” (also known as “Dick Tracy meets Karloff” and “Dick Tracy’s Amazing Adventure”) is a 1947 thriller film starring Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, and Boris Karloff. The film is the fourth and final installment of the Dick Tracy film series. Just out of jail, Gruesome goes to the Hangman’s Knot …
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Dick Tracy (1945) [Crime] [Action] [Mystery]
The movie “Dick Tracy” (also known as “Dick Tracy, Detective”) is a 1945 American pulp action film based on the Dick Tracy comic strip created by Chester Gould. The film is the first installment of the Dick Tracy film series. Dick Tracy (Morgan Conway), a supremely intelligent police detective, must solve a series of brutal …
Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947) [Crime] [Action]
The movie “Dick Tracy’s Dilemma”, released in the United Kingdom as “Mark of the Claw”, is a 1947 American pulp action film based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same name created by Chester Gould. Ralph Byrd stars as Dick Tracy, reprising the role after Republic Pictures’s 1937 Dick Tracy serial and it’s …