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Tough Assignment
5.4

Tough Assignment

Nov. 15, 1949

Tough Assignment

A meddlesome reporter sporting a young bride takes on a gang of modern day cattle rustlers. Donald “Red” Barry plays Dan Reilly, a ...
Too Late for Tears
7.3

Too Late for Tears

Jul. 17, 1949

Too Late for Tears

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 ...
Tokyo Joe
6.3

Tokyo Joe

Oct. 26, 1949

Tokyo Joe

An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between ...
Thieves’ Highway
7.5

Thieves’ Highway

Sep. 20, 1949

Thieves’ Highway

Nick Garcos comes back from his tour of duty in World War II planning to settle down with his girlfriend, Polly Faber. He learns, however, that ...
Tension
7.3

Tension

Nov. 25, 1949

Tension

Warren Quimby manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire, happy. However, when Claire leaves him for a liquor store ...
Take One False Step
6.4

Take One False Step

Aug. 14, 1949

Take One False Step

Catherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she’s presumed murdered, his friend Martha ...
The Spider and the Fly
6.7

The Spider and the Fly

“The Spider and the Fly is set in Paris during the cloud-cuckoo days before WW I. The storyline intertwines the destinies of three people. ...
South Sea Sinner
5.6

South Sea Sinner

Aug. 30, 1950

South Sea Sinner

A tramp steamer lands sick crewman Jake Davis on rubber-growing island Oraka, from which voluptuous, bedroom-eyed saloon singer Coral is about to ...
Sky Dragon
6.4

Sky Dragon

Apr. 27, 1949

Sky Dragon

All the passengers on an airplane headed for San Francisco are drugged, and when they wake up, it is discovered that a quarter-million dollars is ...
Shockproof
6.5

Shockproof

Jan. 25, 1949

Shockproof

Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye of her parole officer, Griff Marat, who helps ...
The Set-Up
7.8

The Set-Up

Mar. 29, 1949

The Set-Up

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
Scene of the Crime
6.6

Scene of the Crime

Jul. 28, 1949

Scene of the Crime

A cop investigates the shooting of another policeman… that may have been involved in crooked activities.
The Red Menace
4.9

The Red Menace

Aug. 01, 1949

The Red Menace

A couple try to leave the Communist party after a murder by the group they were once loyal to.
Port of New York
6

Port of New York

Nov. 28, 1949

Port of New York

Two narcotics agents go after a gang of murderous drug dealers who use ships docking at the New York harbor to smuggle in their contraband.
Stray Dog
7.8

Stray Dog

Oct. 17, 1949

Stray Dog

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes ...
The Rainbow Man
5.6

The Rainbow Man

Jul. 18, 1949

The Rainbow Man

When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend’s boyfriend set out to prove her innocence. ...
No Man of Her Own
7.4

No Man of Her Own

Feb. 21, 1950

No Man of Her Own

A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.
Mr. Soft Touch
6.6

Mr. Soft Touch

Jul. 28, 1949

Mr. Soft Touch

When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WWII hero Joe Miracle steals the money from the ...
Knock on Any Door
6.6

Knock on Any Door

Feb. 22, 1949

Knock on Any Door

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
Kind Hearts and Coronets
8

Kind Hearts and Coronets

When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her ...
Johnny Allegro
6.4

Johnny Allegro

May. 26, 1949

Johnny Allegro

Treasury Department officials recruit a florist (Raft) to lead them to a wanted criminal (Macready); but once he gets too close, he finds ...
Intruder in the Dust
7.6

Intruder in the Dust

Nov. 22, 1949

Intruder in the Dust

Rural Mississippi in the 1940s: Lucas Beauchamp, a local black man with a reputation of not kowtowing to whites, is found standing over the body ...
Incident
6.6

Incident

Oct. 30, 1948

Incident

An innocent man — due to a case of mistaken identity — is beaten. Once recovered, the stockbroker tries to find the actual intended ...
In the Name of the Law
7.6

In the Name of the Law

A young, by-the-book judge is appointed to a Sicilian village controlled by corrupt leaders and the mafia.
House of Strangers
7.3

House of Strangers

Jul. 01, 1949

House of Strangers

Gino Monetti is a ruthless Italian-American banker who is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help ...
The House Across the Street
6

The House Across the Street

Dave Joslin, the managing editor of a big-city newspaper, is demoted and moved to the Miss Lonely Hearts column-writing department by the ...
Homicide
6.3

Homicide

Apr. 02, 1949

Homicide

Michael Landers, a police lieutenant, sets out to investigate an intricate murder case. But, the case is closed after the only witness is found ...
Obsession
7.3

Obsession

Aug. 03, 1949

Obsession

A British psychiatrist devises a devilish revenge plot against his wife’s lover.
Follow Me Quietly
6.5

Follow Me Quietly

Jul. 07, 1949

Follow Me Quietly

When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as “The Judge” looks for his next strangling victim. For months, the madman has been ...
The File on Thelma Jordon
6.9

The File on Thelma Jordon

Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect ...
Dick Barton Strikes Back
5.3

Dick Barton Strikes Back

Special Agent Dick Barton uncovers a ring of international psychopathic criminals with plans to dominate the world using a terrifying weapon of ...
Criss Cross
7.4

Criss Cross

Feb. 04, 1949

Criss Cross

An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.
A Dangerous Profession
6

A Dangerous Profession

A cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation involving a former flame.
The Clay Pigeon
6.5

The Clay Pigeon

Mar. 03, 1949

The Clay Pigeon

Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a ...
Colorado Territory
7.2

Colorado Territory

Jun. 11, 1949

Colorado Territory

After escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last heist.
City Across the River
6.3

City Across the River

Apr. 07, 1949

City Across the River

Brooklyn youth Frank Cusack, good son and brother by day, is a gang member by night. The Dukes, seemingly likable dead-end-kids, are dangerously ...
Boys in Brown
6.1

Boys in Brown

Dec. 01, 1949

Boys in Brown

Jackie lives in poverty with his widowed mother. In a bid to escape poverty he gets involved in a robbery that sees him sentenced to three years ...
The Bribe
6.6

The Bribe

Feb. 03, 1949

The Bribe

United States Federal agent Rigby travels to the Central American island Carlotta to investigate a stolen aircraft engines smuggling racket.
Border Incident
7

Border Incident

Oct. 28, 1949

Border Incident

The story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the ...
Black Hand
6.4

Black Hand

Mar. 12, 1950

Black Hand

In turn-of-the-century New York, an Italian seeks vengeance on the mobsters who killed his father.
The Big Steal
6.9

The Big Steal

Jul. 01, 1949

The Big Steal

Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the ...
Arson, Inc.
5.2

Arson, Inc.

Jun. 24, 1949

Arson, Inc.

An arson investigator goes undercover to break up a ring that sets fires in order to collect the insurance.
Alias Nick Beal
7.1

Alias Nick Beal

Mar. 04, 1949

Alias Nick Beal

After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a ...
Abandoned
6.7

Abandoned

Oct. 26, 1949

Abandoned

A Los Angeles newspaperman seeks a woman’s sister and finds a black-market baby ring.
Yellow Sky
7.4

Yellow Sky

Dec. 24, 1948

Yellow Sky

In 1867, a gang robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws encounter a ghost town called Yellow Sky and its only residents, ...
Walk a Crooked Mile
6.3

Walk a Crooked Mile

Sep. 02, 1948

Walk a Crooked Mile

A security leak is found at a Southern California atomic plant. The authorities stand in fear that the information leaked would go to a hostile ...
Vengeance Is Mine
5.8

Vengeance Is Mine

Jul. 01, 1949

Vengeance Is Mine

In this crime drama, a man learns that he has six months left to live, and before he dies he decides to get revenge against the man responsible ...
They Live by Night
7.4

They Live by Night

Nov. 01, 1949

They Live by Night

An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed ...
The Street with No Name
7

The Street with No Name

After two gang-related killings in “Center City,” a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail…and murdered. ...