Poison Pen (1939)
Género : Drama
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 19M
Director : Paul L. Stein
Sinopsis
The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.
It's a deadly play for power when a Mafia chieftain's top gun goes straight and threatens to testify against the big boss and his cruel, nationwide network of crime. The picture, which was shot in a semi-documentary style, was inspired by the Kefauver investigations of 1950-51.
Nudie-cutie suggested, as the title lets on, by a Kipling poem.
In the Southern Mexican jungle, an adventurous archaeologist is accompanied by an equally daring female photographer in a search for a lost Toltec city. They engage a guide to lead them on their expedition, and soon find themselves in the jungle's depths, far from civilization. Soon both the guide and the archaeologist are vying for the affection of the photographer. They must all deal with enormous danger and sacrifice before their quest is complete.
Based on the well-loved Australian classic by Mrs. Aeneas Gunn, this is the remarkable true story of Jeannie Gunn, a woman who fought to overcome sexual and racial prejudice amid the harsh beauties of the outback. Leaving her Melbourne existence for a new life on her husband's isolated ranch, Jeannie's feisty, good-natured attitude soon wins over the misogynistic stockmen, but she faces a much tougher challenge in trying to change their racist attitudes towards the indigenous aboriginal population.
Arthur Blane es acusado injustamente del asesinato de su compañero de trabajo Mickey Partos. Éste había descubierto pruebas que vinculaban a su sindicato con el crimen organizado. Laura, la prometida de Blane, en el juicio, defiende su inocencia testificando que la noche del crimen estaba con él. A pesar de ello, tras el hallazgo de una misteriosa grabación que lo inculpa, Arthur es condenado a prisión. Sin embargo, quedan ciertas cuestiones sin resolver, por lo que el abogado del estado Jim Fremont decide investigar el caso con la ayuda de Laura. (FILMAFFINITY)
An innocent nightclub singer becomes mixed up in illegal drug dealings shortly after witnessing her husband's death and the murder of a couple of narcotics agents.
Un muchacho con una inclinación a problemas es enviado a vivir con su tía y su tío en Indiana. A pesar de que en un primer momento no está feliz con el acuerdo, su amor por los caballos y su afecto por una joven potranca que planea correr le hacen la vida soportable. Él también encuentra el amor con Char, quien comparte su amor por los caballos.
A plan to steal a valuable work of art leads to murder.
Basada en la novela "The Mills of God", de Ernst Lothar, en el film se analiza el comportamiento de Calvin Cooke, un juez con fama de implacable que descubre que su esposa padece una enfermedad terminal.
Al resultar herido durante un atraco, un ladrón de bancos y sus secuaces buscan refugio en una remota granja de Nueva Inglaterra que pertenece a su hermano. Éste lo acoge a regañadientes, pues, antes de casarse, su mujer había sido novia de su hermano. El granjero decide avisar a la policía, pero los delincuentes huyen
A man looking for his fortune in a mine decides to tempt his partner with his much younger wife. The goal? To catch them "in the act" and kill him without consequence.
Película Western dirigida por Ray Enright en 1949. Con la llegada de la Guerra Civil Americana, tres socios de un rancho ven como éste se destruye. Necesitados de dinero, se incorporarán a las tropas confederadas, cada uno por sus particulares motivaciones.
A Harlem nightclub entertainer arrives on the Caribbean island of "Rinidad" to perform as the headliner in a revue at the Paradise Hotel. She quickly attracts the attention of several men.
A greedy, scheming woman is found murdered in her studio, and the police find that there is no shortage of suspects who wanted to see her dead--among them a rich husband she wouldn't divorce unless he paid her a huge settlement, a lover she caused to be fired from his job and an assistant whose fiancé she tried to seduce.
La trama cuenta cómo un ex militar experto en explosivos es solicitado por la policía para desactivar una bomba colocada por un terrorista en un tren de municiones.
Bulldog Drummond forms a gang to rescue his wife and thwart his nemesis, Carl Peterson.
Terminada la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), el capitán norteamericano Webster Carey regresa a un pequeño pueblo italiano, donde, en una emboscada, perdió a su amada y a los soldados de su batallón. Su propósito es investigar quiénes fueron los responsables de aquella trampa mortal
Un químico de la policía (Van Heflin) utiliza técnicas forenses para resolver asesinatos en una ciudad plagada de corrupción política y bandas criminales.
In this Cold War drama, a woman suspects her son is a Communist spy.
The story of a small and conservative West-Flemish village opposing the construction of a bridge over the Scheldt.