Joseph M. Newman

El bailarín George Raft (Ray Danton) tiene conexiones con el mundo del hampa. Tras un conflicto con el jefe mafioso Frank Donatella (Joe de Santis), lo destierran a Hollywoood. Allí consigue un papel en la película "Scarface" y se hace famoso. Vive con la actriz Lisa Lang (Jayne Mansfield) en una gran villa, pero al morir su madre la abandona. Su carrera se desliza cuesta abajo hasta que se le ofrece un papel en "Some Like it Hot" y recupera la fama.

El capitán Maddocks nunca ascenderá más allá del grado de capitán, por un error que cometió en el pasado. El teniente McQuade es un pisaverde que ha caído bajo el mando del duro capitán y parece no ser capaz de hacer nada a derechas; el teniente también tiene problemas con Tracey, pero serán los indios renegados los que le enseñarán la importancia de hacer las cosas bien y seguir las órdenes.

The story of a scheme to double-cross the syndicate and steal its money, and of a police commissioner '​s efforts to investigate homicides that take place as the scheme unfolds while also fighting corruption in the city government and police department.

A famous movie star's fan club secretary has been brutally murdered. She has in her office old newspaper clippings regarding a missing heiress. Did the secretary know something about the mystery of the heiress?

La vida del gangster Arnold Rothstein, que se enriqueció rápidamente gracias a las salas de juego de su propiedad. Sus amores y el odio que le profesa un policía, mientras hasta sus mejores amigos le abandonan.

An English colonel's daughter meets the lord of the jungle who makes her his mate.

Hank Whirling intenta mantener un circo con problemas económicos, aunque un saboteador pondrá todos los medios a su alcance para que fracase. (FILMAFFINITY)

Tras matar a un hombre en defensa propia, Bat Masterson huye de la ciudad y se establece en Dodge City, donde su hermano es sheriff. Una noche, en un tiroteo, su hermano resulta muerto. A continuación Bat es elegido nuevo sheriff de la ciudad.

Territorio de Nuevo México, agosto de 1879. Los escasos miembros supervivientes de una columna de caballería, diezmada implacablemente por los apaches, intentan llegar a Fort Crain. En su camino a través de una tierra hostil, el obsesivo y despiadado sargento Vinson lleva hasta el límite la maltrecha voluntad de los soldados bajo su mando.

A short film by Joseph M. Newman.

A government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.

On an airliner bound for Hong Kong, Tony (Rory Calhoun), a career crook who deals in stolen diamonds, agonizes over whether he should stick with his girlfriend (Dolores Donlon) or pursue Pamela (Barbara Rush), an intriguing novelist with whom he's instantly infatuated. Viewing Tony's dastardly deeds as great material for her new book, Pamela gladly encourages him to continue his criminal behavior.

In 1700, a Spanish princess travels from New Mexico to California with ruthless outlaw El Tigre as guide.

El doctor Meachan (Rex Reason) y otros científicos son invitados por los habitantes del planeta Metaluna para que les ayuden a encontrar uranio, un mineral imprescindible para la supervivencia de su planeta. Pero los doctores descubren que el propósito de sus anfitriones no es otro que invadir la Tierra. Sólo Exeter (Jeff Morrow), un científico de Metaluna, parece estar en contra de la invasión.

Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. Recognizing the laxity of the department he implements many changes and soon finds himself under fire by the newspapers, the attorney of a racket leader and the denizens of this human jungle.

A young bride is set to begin her honeymoon aboard a luxury liner. Her happiness does not last when she finds that her husband has disappeared. Trouble is, no one else ever saw him board the ship with her and his name has mysteriously dropped from the passenger list.

Varios personajes quedan atrapados en una cabaña de las montañas. Entre ellos hay un violento forajido, su esposa, un desgraciado jugador y una bailarina, además de otros personajes indeseables.

Duncan McDonald se ha unido a la Policía Montada de Canadá y su primera misión será liberar a dos rehenes en manos de los indios que intentaban pasar la frontera hacia Estados Unidos.

Los “Smoke Jumpers” son los intrépidos bomberos del estado de Montana, cuya misión es combatir los incendios forestales. En un terrible incendio provocado por un rayo mueren todos los miembros de una patrulla, excepto Cliff, que no recuerda absolutamente nada. Uno de sus compañeros lo acusará de haber abandonado a los demás y, entre ellos, a su propio padre.

En Nueva York, durante la postguerra, Jim tiene que trabajar en su novela, pero se marcha unos días para servir al ejército. Mientras tanto, su novia Connie alquila una habitación a un amigo de Jim, un joven muy agradable.

Former football star Harry Joplin is down on his luck, both in his career and in his married life. He seems convinced of his own unworthiness, but a chance to play in a charity football game helps him see his life in a new light.

Nick, an American gambler, arrives in San Paolo and falls in love with Colleen, an American tourist, after she loses all of her money at the casino. Nick flees with Colleen after they are framed for murder and he tries to track down the real killer.

Un operador de teléfonos de Los Ángeles utiliza sus conocimientos en electrónica para ayudar a un apostador en sus operaciones. Cuando el apostador es asesinado, decide tomar el mando del negocio. Los gánster de la Costa Este intentarán coger una parte del pastel.

Paula Consodine comes to Los Angeles in search of her missing sister. Newspaperman Mark Sitko, investigating on Paula's behalf, discovers that the sister is dead, a supposed suicide. The whole thing seems a bit fishy to Sitko, and indeed it is: the girl's death was engineered by a black-market adoption racket, headed by one DeCola.

David Palmer, a young chemist, returns to his father's Indiana farm, to marry a local school teacher, Ruth Treadwell. David meets again his father's horse-trainer, Ben Lathrop, whose daughter, Cissy, has left high school to help her father. Palmer marries and becomes wealthy through an invention, and is able to indulge his socially-ambitious wife. His father dies and Palmer returns to Indiana, where his interest in harness-racing is rekindled, as is his interest in Cissy Lathrop.

Eight fighter pilots hold off constant Japanese attacks during the construction of an airstrip in New Guinea.

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the gentlemanly life and masterful counterfeiting exploits of Everett Nordill, one of the cleverest counterfeiters who ever baffled the agents of the U.S. Treasury department.

U.S. Army training film about avoiding venereal disease, intended primarily for Black servicemen.

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man destroys his life through gambling debts and stealing company funds.

Harold Russell, an American soldier who lost his hands in a training accident, tells the story of his medical rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC, how he and his fellow amputees at the hospital at first despaired and then found new hope in the prostheses and training available to amputees through the Army's medical corps. Russell learns to wear and to operate the hooks which replace his hands and becomes competent to perform many tasks he had once thought no longer possible. Discharged from the Army, he is welcomed into Boston College by college president William J. Murphy, S.J.

Boyhood friends grow up into different professions: one a dedicated Canadian Mountie, the other a notorious gambler.

This Crime Does Not Pay series entry dramatizes the idea that during wartime, people should not discuss anything related to their work when in public. A casual remark can be overheard by an enemy agent and used to sabotage the war effort. In this short, the story involves shipments of parts to a defense plant.

Unscrupulous car dealers foist faulty and dangerous cars on an unsuspecting public.

Shows how so-called "minor" lawbreakers can do more damage than major criminals.

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with shady companies selling fake merchandise.

In this Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman wants to save her baby, but is afraid of telling her parents and has no money to pay the hospital costs involved. She falls prey to a baby-for-sale racket with quack doctors performing their services.

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short tells the fictitious story of a bill counterfeiting ring and explores the government's attempt to curb counterfeiting.

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of John Peter Zenger, who in Colonial New York was tried for sedition based on what he printed in his newspaper.

The MGM crime reporter introduces Norman Kennedy, District Attorney of a large city, he who talks about the general want for money, and the extraordinary lengths some will go to to get it. The loan sharking business has that want for money on both sides. He tells the story of one such loan shark, Stephen Hanley, who tried to pass his company off as a legitimate loan business, but who charged exorbitant rates, and used extortion and fraud to get out of his customers even more than what they may have owed on paper.

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and later established the Nobel Prize.

An examination of the role played by dogs over the years in scientific research.

Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Her mission is to seduce French Officers, in order for them to reveal Napolean's intentions toward Spain. She is sent to Bayonne, France to gather military secrets. Prior to this, she meets, Don Diego while performing at a club. Unknown to her, Don Diego is actually Captain Andre, who is sent to Spain to spy on her. While in France, Nina discovers Diego's true identity, only after she has fallen in love with him. Nina Maria outwits her potential captors and returns to Spain, and goes into hiding. Napoleon's troops invade Spain, resulting in Nina's capture. In a strange twist of fate, Nina and Captain Andre are reunited, but, the 2 nations are now at war... Written by Kelly

An opera star's manager tries to stop her romance with a penniless singer.

La cantante de ópera (Marie de Flor) busca a su hermano fugitivo en el desierto canadiense. Durante su viaje, conoce a un policía montado canadiense (Sgt. Bruce), que también está en busca de su hermano. El romance se produce...

Alan Gaskell (Clark Gable) es el capitán de un barco experto en cruzar los mares de China. Es un hombre experimentado, fuerte y aguerrido, al parecer de vuelta de todo. En cierta ocasión, el barco debe transportar un importante cargamento de oro desde Hong Kong hasta Singapur. Gaskell teme algo más peligroso que un tifón; el ataque, frecuente en la zona, de los piratas para hacerse con el botín.

Sonia es una viuda, inmensamente rica, de Marshovia, pequeño país centro europeo del que controla la mitad de la riqueza. El país depende de que ella gaste su dinero en él, así que, cuando se traslada a París porque no logra encontrar marido, el rey envía al Conde Danilo a cortejarla y traerla de vuelta. Si no lo consigue, se le formará consejo de guerra.

Una mujer prepara una cena para unos amigos. Quiere animar a su marido, cuya salud está un poco resentida. No obstante, invita al responsable de las principales preocupaciones de su marido, un hombre de negocios que pretende hacerse con las acciones de la empresa que su marido tiene.

A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a near-fatal accident.