The Forgotten Woman (1939)
Género : Drama
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 7M
Director : Harold Young
Sinopsis
A beautiful woman is forced to help gangsters in a robbery, and is arrested as an accessory.
An Irish-born businessman based in London is kidnapped by colleagues as a joke and flown back to the small village of his birth. There he finds that American gangsters are forcing the local publicans to buy illegally-produced raw spirit with which to adulterate branded products.
Para vengar la muerte de su madre, Pixie planea un atraco, pero debe huir a través de Irlanda de los gánsteres, enfrentarse al patriarcado y elegir su propio destino.
Precuela de la aclamada serie "Los Soprano", centrada en la juventud del gángster de Nueva Jersey, Tony Soprano. El guión de la película ha sido escrito por David Chase, el creador de la serie original de HBO y también director del drama independiente "Not Fade Away".
Blue Story es una historia trágica de una amistad entre Timmy y Marco, dos jóvenes de códigos postales opuestos. Timmy, un joven tímido, inteligente, ingenuo y tímido de Deptford, va a la escuela en Peckham, donde entabla una amistad con Marco, un niño carismático y callejero del área local. Aunque a partir de códigos postales en guerra, los dos rápidamente forman una amistad firme hasta que se prueba y terminan en lados rivales de una guerra callejera. Blue Story representa elementos de las experiencias personales de Rapman y aspectos de su infancia.
British cinema's original sex symbol, Diana Dors, left her £2 million fortune in various bank accounts, their details and locations revealed by an apparently uncrackable cipher. In this documentary, everyone from her son Jason Dors Lake to the legendary code-breakers of Bletchley Park try to solve the mystery.
A man recognizes the thief who had previously robbed him as one of the men involved in an unrelated mob shootout.
Johnny Eager (Taylor) es un gángster que, para no levantar sospechas, lleva una doble vida: finge que vive en una humilde casa con sus parientes, pero en secreto continúa siendo el rey del juego ilegal. Lisbeth (Turner) es una inocente chica que conoce a Johnny y se enamora de él.
The East Side Kids discover that one of their own, Danny, is torn between staying and school and becoming a boxer, and is getting mixed up with gangsters.
Distintas bandas mafiosas de diferente nacionalidad se alían para sacar del país y blanquear grandes sumas de dinero. Diana Norwood, agente del FBI, y Max Perish, ex-miembro de la DEA, compiten por localizar el botín.
Un padre deja a su hija en manos de Sorrowful Jones mientras acude a las apuestas de caballos. Cuando regresa, se entera de que el cuidado de la niña interfiere con su estilo de vida. Sorrowful, por su parte, debe escapar de unos gangsters.
To honour his father's dying wish, a man goes in search of his old friend and along the way he experiences love, betrayal and revenge.
François Holin, apodado Ho, es un antiguo piloto de carreras, conductor de una banda de malhechores que no lo respetan demasiado y lo consideran un inútil. Un día se le presenta la ocasión de dirigir una operación, pero los otros se niegan. Ho tendrá que hacerlo solo.
Al Capone may be the most famous Chicago mobster, but his successor, Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti (Anthony LaPaglia), was just as ruthless. This biopic goes to great lengths to accurately trace Nitti's rise to the top of the Windy City's underworld, amid corruption, betrayal and violence. The result is an engrossing glimpse into mob life in the early 20th century.
When his father is murdered, erstwhile conman Nick Darrow asks the cops if he can go undercover to find the killers, and maybe even stop a crime ring that has been plaguing the police. The sister of another innocent victim joins him as they infiltrate the syndicate. Any wrong move could lead to instant death.
While Al Capone works his way up from top-dog street gang thug captain in Chicago to U.S. crime king, his brother Jimmy Capone chooses the righteous way, actually with father's blessing, leaving Illinois for small town Harmony in Nebraska, where he adopts the alias Richard Hart, marries teacher Kathleen, has offspring and becomes its incorruptible town marshal, with a loyal Indian deputy. When his efficient fight against Al's illegal alcohol trade starts to bite financially, the gang's top lawyer is sent to buy 'Hart' or order his death, but recognizes Jimmy and arranges a fraternal reunion in Chicago. Yet money nor threats can turn Jimmy bad...
Johnny Stiletto, godfather to the Cauliflower Cupids gang (six world boxing champions), decides to leave crime so his daughter can have a better life.
An electric shock enables Satch to predict numbers, so the Bowery Boys are off to Las Vegas to win enough money at the roulette wheels to let their landlady buy an apartment building. Witnessing his winning streak, some gangsters decide to move in and find out his "system" for beating the odds.
The stage is set for a series of confrontations when photographer Mark Jefferson (Tom Eplin) agrees to help his friend Roger (John Mayall) defend his night club against a handful of organized crime figures. Mark has an added incentive for becoming involved as his ex-girlfriend Carol (Cheri Cameron Newell) sings at the club. But the gangsters are willing to use mayhem and murder in order to take over Roger's business. It appears that the petty mobsters are out to sell illegal weapons to anyone who wants them, especially L.A.'s youth, instead of using the club as a front for a prostitution ring as Roger suspects. Soon Mark and his trusty motorcycle have their work cut out for them.
The story follows hitmen Malcolm (Craig Conway) and Gary (Michael Luke) as they attempt to fulfill their latest contract on Tim (Pete Bennett). Is it Tim's sensitive demeanor or suspicion of an ulterior motive that makes them question the true reason why they've come together.
The Flying Dragon gang goes on a rampage and the police Inspector is at his wits' end. He then commissions Wong Ngung, Wu Ngar and Heung Nga to help him catch the gang members. Suet-ying, a young woman, is addicted to gambling and owes a huge sum to the gambling den that belongs to the Flying Dragon gang. She has even signed IOUs. When the younger sister of Ying's husband sees that Ying is weighed down by worries, she asks Wu Ngar for help. Wu Ngar sneaks into the gambling den, but her behaviour is suspected by the gang leaders, Tai-kit and Tai-hong. Fortunately, Wong Ngung saves her. To get back the IOUs, Ying falls under the control of Hong and Kit. Master Lung has evil designs on Ying. He first kills Kit and seizes Ying. Hong then shoots and kills Lung. Wong Ngung and her two partners get back the IOUs for Ying. They notify the police Inspector to arrest the members of the Flying Dragon gang. Hong is shot and injured by Wong Ngung. He is arrested with the other gang members.