Parole! (1936)
Timely, sensational drama of ex-convicts and their pretty molls! Thrilling, up-to-the-minute entertainment!
Género : Drama, Crimen
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 7M
Director : Lew Landers
Escritor : Kubec Glasmon, Horace McCoy
Sinopsis
Louis Friedlander-directed film
En el año 2139, la humanidad vive envuelta en una permanente violencia. Sin embargo, en MegaCity Uno, una de las tres megaciudades que existen en Estados Unidos, hay un hombre dispuesto a luchar contra el crimen: el impacable Juez Dredd.
Willis es un detective privado en horas bajas. Había sido uno de los más importantes agentes del servicio secreto norteamericano, pero su carrera terminó al enfrentarse con un político corrupto. Wayans, una gran estrella del fútbol, cae en desgracia al verse involucrado en un supuesto escándalo. Ambos unirán sus fuerzas para resolver sus problemas.
Tras el abandono de su marido, Mildred Pierce demuestra que puede llevar una vida independiente, pero no logra ganarse la aprobación de su hija consentida.
John Ellman es un hombre acusado falsamente de asesinato y ejecutado en la silla eléctrica. Testigos de su inocencia recuperan el cuerpo y consiguen devolverlo a la vida mediante una innovadora técnica. Tras su regreso de la muerte, Ellman planeará vengarse de aquellos que provocaron su ejecución.
Una representación de la cada vez mas floreciente fraternidad de novatos, es enviada a una convención en la universidad de Florida, pero no son bienvenidos por los representantes de Alpha Beta.
Dolemite is a pimp who was set up by Willie Greene and the cops, who have planted drugs, stolen furs, and guns in his trunk and got him sentenced to 20 years in jail. One day, Queen B and a warden planned to get him out of Jail and get Willie Green and Mitchell busted for what they did to him.
Un hombre mata a un policía en defensa propia y le condenan a cuatro años de cárcel. Jura vengarse del alcalde de la ciudad y del jefe de policía.
Cuando deciden comprar la mitad de un rancho, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) y sus compañeros, California y Johnny, se verán en líos cuando alguien quiere monopolizar el agua y además presiente que, en aquella tierra, hay petróleo de por medio.
A wandering cowboy and his sidekick try to resolve a murder.
Clint Turner es arrestado por el crimen del padre de su novia Judy, el cual era un ranchero rival, también enemigo de su propio padre.
Harry Palmer era un reputado hombre de negocios. Casado con su hermosa esposa nada parecia que pudiera enturbiar su vida. Pero una "aventura amorosa" de su mujer, da como resultado una venganza por parte de Harry, la cual, se le escapara de su control.
Superman's reputation is tarnished when a crook begins committing crimes in a Superman costume.
Two brothers' trip to the big city to do a little gambling results in a fateful turn of events.
Two friends falling in love with the same girl leads to murder and intrigue.
A young lawyer is elected mayor of the city and promises to rid it of the corruption it's famous for. The problem is that most of the corruption he's vowed to eliminate is caused by the crooked political machine that helped elect him.
Dr. Janet Furie comes to believe that her husband and fellow scientist were set up to die in a lab accident. She blames another scientist, not only for the murder but also for taking credit for her husband's groundbreaking work. When she can't prove her husband was murdered, she spins a web of intrigue and deceit that results in the suspected scientist being framed for another murder that never actually happened.
Framed by her stepmother for manslaughter, a convict turns to a parole racket.
Helen Williams, lured to a wild cattle-town on the promise of a job learns that the job she has is not the kind she thought she had, and finds herself selling drinks and dancing with drunk cowboys in the saloon. She meets Jim Blake, the rough-and-ready foreman of the Bar-X Ranch and they fall in love. And face more than a few problems on the way to getting married.
A snooty female production assistant and an eager gopher at a TV station are assigned by their boss to locate a mysterious cassette. They quickly find themselves framed for murder and pursued by government agents.
Prizefighter Jimmy Nolan, facing an opportunity to get a championship fight, is knocked out when he sustains what is apparently a permanent injury to his arm. From there, Nolan's path leads downhill. He is drawn into a romance with a nightclub entertainer, then is framed on a theft charge by a jealous suitor. After his prison term, Nolan makes a spectacular comeback in a fight which proves his courage and integrity, while disproving the fallacy about the old sports adage that "they never come back."