Poison Pen (1939)
Gênero : Drama
Runtime : 1H 19M
Director : Paul L. Stein
Sinopse
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.
In the Windy City, the mob infiltrates a powerful union.
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.
'Sparke' Thorton, a lad with a penchant for trouble, is sent to live with his Uncle and Aunt Bolt in Indiana after his Aunt Henrietta Bolt dies. Though he's not happy about the arrangement at first, his love of horses and his affection for a young filly that he plans to race make life bearable. He also finds romance with tomboyish 'Char' Bruce who shares his love for horses.
A plan to steal a valuable work of art leads to murder.
A man kills his terminally ill wife to prevent her further suffering.
A wounded bank robber takes over his brother's home.
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.
With the advent of the American Civil War, three partners in a ranch see how this is destroyed. Needing money, will join the Confederate troops, each for their particular motivations.
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. é um "race film" (filmes produzidos nos Estados Unidos voltado ao público negro) de uma adaptação não autorizada do conto de W. Sommerset Maugham, "Rain" — que teve suas versões no cinema popular com Sadie Thompson (1928), Rain (1932) e Miss Sadie Thompson (1953). Aqui, a história acontece com Gertie LaRue (Francine Everett), que trabalhava em uma casa noturna do Harlem, em New York, até chegar à ilha caribenha de "Rinidad" para fazer uma performance no Paradise Hotel. Ela acaba atraindo bastante atenção, especialmente dos homens, só que isso nem sempre vem de uma forma positiva...
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.
When a saboteur places an explosive device on a train full of sea mines, the authorities call for bomb expert Peter Lyncort to diffuse the situation, unaware that he has explosive problems of his own.
Bulldog Drummond forms a gang to rescue his wife and thwart his nemesis, Carl Peterson.
Near the end of World War II, a secret American raid on an enemy transportation hub goes very wrong when a turncoat warns the enemy. Led by Capt. Webster Carey (Alan Ladd), the mission causes the deaths of many bystanders -- among them, Carey believes, his Italian girlfriend, Giulia de Graffi (Wanda Hendrix). Back home, Carey stumbles across evidence that might uncover the identity of the informant. But, when he returns to Italy to get even, Carey is stunned by what he finds.
Van Heflin stars as the head of a city crime lab who tries to solve the murder of the town mayor by scientifically analyzing evidence.
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.