Stars: Edgar Kennedy, Richard Cromwell, Gale Storm, Mantan Moreland Director: James Tinling Writers: Walter Gering (original story and screenplay) An amateur detective and a janitor attempt to uncover a kidnapped heiress! For more hard-to-find Hollywood films check out the Rare & Classic PizzaWood playlist exclusively at PizzaFlix: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmHgXUJMN1TWENupnONRZ1nJQxBl2TykO source
Joan Crawford and Walter Huston give powerful performances in this drama directed by Lewis Milestone. Controversial for its time, the film tells the story of prostitute Sadie Thompson and the lustful preacher who tries to ‘save her’ when their ship makes an unscheduled stop over on the South Sea island of Pago Pago. source
While down-and-out American Casey Morrow is quietly getting drunk in a London nightclub, a beautiful blonde approaches him and offers to buy him a drink. After Casey tells her that he is broke, they leave the club together and she offers him five hundred pounds to marry her. He quickly agrees but the next morning, …
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Suddenly (1954) is an American film noir directed by Lewis Allen with a screenplay written by Richard Sale. The drama features Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason and Nancy Gates, among others. The tranquility of a small town is jarred when the U.S. President is scheduled to pass through and a hired assassin takes over …
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When Kathy Acton is found dead, her parents, Tom and Carol, swear they will find her assailant. But as the investigation gets under way, it appears that the only remaining suspect is the girl’s father. Carol is torn between the love for her husband and the story the police tells. source
When a gangster hears that one of his goons has robbed a young, poor couple he takes them under his wing. The Thug’s jealousy leads to the couple being suspected of murder. source
Laura Mansfield’s father is killed, apparently by a telegraphic messenger. She spots Jackie Wales in a police lineup, but can’t identify him positively. Later, she arranges to meet him, and is convinced he was the killer, but he was acting for someone else. She gets to know Jackie to find out who the boss is, …
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Violent Saturday 1955, Dir: Richard Fleischer With Victor Mature, Richard Egan, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine. Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly. Shot on location in Bisbee, AZ. Saw it recently as one of Rockstar Games’ Recommendations in anticipation …
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A prisoner on death row for a crime he claims he did not commit gets caught up in a prison riot while his supporters on the outside desperately try to find evidence of his innocence. source
Stars: Lita Grey, John Mitchum, William Thomason Director: W. Merle Connell Writers: Danny Arnold, Richard S. McMahan The head of an illegal drug ring uses a women’s health spa as a front for his sleeping pill racket. For more hard-to-find Hollywood films check out the Rare & Classic PizzaWood playlist exclusively at PizzaFlix: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmHgXUJMN1TWENupnONRZ1nJQxBl2TykO source