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Origin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
CrimeThemes Films about sexuality,
Erotic films,
Films about prostitutionActors Robert Bray,
Whitney Blake,
Donald Randolph,
Fred Essler,
Pamela Duncan,
Booth ColmanRating60%
Private investigator Mike Hammer, by assisting a prostitute being assaulted, cannot help noticing a unique ring on her finger. When she later is found murdered that ring is nowhere to be found. From here the story goes to a cache of jewelry stolen by the Nazis during World War II and smuggled out of France after the war by an American army colonel, who, together with Mike Hammer, tries to find the ring and recover all the other jewels. However many parties are on the lookout and the private eye runs into big troubles., 1h13
Directed by Burt BalabanOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
CrimeActors Dennis O'Keefe,
Ann Sears,
Anton Diffring,
Patrick Barr,
Frederick Schiller,
G. H. MulcasterRating56%
When 21-year-old Melissa Collins (Eileen Elton) commits suicide, her guardian, the domineering American newspaper publisher William T. Marshall (Dennis O'Keefe), searches (in flashback) for a reason. He finds it in a letter he receives from Melissa, after her death. In this she asks Marshall to take revenge on her lover, philandering musician Larry Shaw (Vernon Greeves), who caused her such pain he made life not worth living. Marshall hires criminal mastermind, Karnak (Anton Diffring), an avid philatelist. He promises him a rare stamp in exchange for planning the torturous murder of Larry Shaw. Meanwhile, Marshall's loyal secretary, Katie Whiteside (Ann Sears), attempts to calm her boss's obsessive desires for vengeance. Matters become additionally complicated however, when Karnak targets the wrong man., 2h5
Directed by Raoul WalshOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
Adventure,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Films about slavery,
Films about racism,
Political filmsActors Clark Gable,
Yvonne De Carlo,
Sidney Poitier,
Efrem Zimbalist II,
Patric Knowles,
Rex ReasonRating64%
Amantha Starr (Yvonne De Carlo) is raised as the privileged white daughter of a Kentucky plantation owner. However, after he dies, a shocking secret is revealed: unbeknownst to Amantha, her mother had been one of her father's black slaves. Legally now property, she is taken by a slave trader to New Orleans to be sold. On the riverboat ride there, he makes it clear that he intends to sleep with her, but desists when she tries to hang herself; as a beautiful, cultured young woman who can pass for white, she is far too valuable to risk losing., 1h11
Directed by Edward BerndsOrigin USAGenres Drama,
CrimeThemes Prison films,
Films about sexuality,
Erotic films,
Sexploitation films,
Women in prison filmsActors Gloria Castillo,
Edd Byrnes,
Luana Anders,
Diana Darrin,
Jack Kruschen,
Claire CarletonRating55%
Donna Price (Gloria Castillo) is picked up on a double date by Vince (Edward Byrnes). During the course of the evening she discovers that the car they are riding in is stolen. As the night unfolds, an argument ensues in the car and Vince tells the others to get out, leaving Donna as his only passenger. When she asks him if he is worried about the other couple notifying the police, Vince tells her that he would murder anybody who ever turned on him. Subsequently, the police attempt to pull Vince over for speeding. During the high speed chase, Vince strikes a pedestrian and kills him. He flees the scene leaving Donna alone in the car. Fearing for her life, she refuses to identify Vince as the car’s driver. Considered a juvenile delinquent, Donna is sent to a state school for girls., 1h33
Directed by Frank TashlinOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films based on plays,
Children's filmsActors Jayne Mansfield,
Tony Randall,
Betsy Drake,
Joan Blondell,
Mickey Hargitay,
Groucho MarxRating68%
In lieu of a theme song and opening of the movie, Tashlin instead over laid traditional opening credits to faux television commercials for products that failed to deliver what they promise., 1h35
Directed by John GuillerminOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
CrimeActors John Mills,
Charles Coburn,
Barbara Bates,
Derek Farr,
Alec McCowen,
Fay ComptonRating64%
While playing tennis at a posh club in a town near London called Oakley Park, young and flirty Molly Stevens attracts considerable interest. The men ogle her and the women detest her. She is later found dead, strangled with a stocking. The local police chief requests the help of Scotland Yard, so Detective Superintendent Mike Halloran is sent to investigate. The locals, however, resent having an outsider poking into their affairs., 1h28
Directed by Basil DeardenOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Comedy-dramaThemes Transport films,
Aviation filmsActors Anthony Steel,
Robert Beatty,
James Robertson Justice,
Eunyce Gayson,
Isabel Dean,
Gordon HarkerRating56%
During a day at an airport in London, many complications arise, involving both passengers and airline crew members. Pilot Gus Randall (Anthony Steel) is a compulsive gambler who is caught up in a smuggling ring as well as a love triangle; Nick Millbourne (Robert Beatty) is the chief duty officer who wants to get back in the sky and vies with Gus for the attention of stewardess Penny Henson (Eunice Gayson); and passengers Bill Steiner (David Knight) and German Leah Rosch (Margo Lorenz) cross paths on opposite journeys; after their flights are grounded by bad weather, they fall in love. Nick and Penny also find happiness together.