Phil Tead

A Texas Ranger turns deputy sheriff; a woman wants him to kill her cattle-baron husband.

The mysterious Mrs. Eleanor Carter moves to Springville with her two teenage children Jimmy and Cathy. Eleanor makes friends with the town's social leader Mrs. Wellington, who supports her idea for a town youth center, and she is aided by Tom Griffith, the high school principal. At the town's annual picnic, to which Eleanor has bought a band, the town busy-body Eunice reveals what she had learned from Eleanor's past.

A cash-strapped electrical engineer with a criminal past vows to go straight when he marries his longtime girlfriend, but he has second thoughts when the mob offers big money for his wiretapping services.

A young boy living at a mountain lodge witnesses a murder, and is then targeted himself by the killer.

Canadian Mounties Corporal Rod Webb and Constable Mike Kelly, along with Rod's dog Chinook, are sent to the Blackfoot Crossing country to find a killer.

Бывший заключенный Джо Рольф обвинен в вооруженном ограблении банка. Бандиты использовали цветочный фургон, принадлежавший Джо. За отсутствием у него похищенных денег, а также веских доказательств, Джо отпускают на волю. Гонимый жаждой мести, он собирается узнать, кто и зачем подставил его. Вскоре он узнает, что следы грабителей ведут в Мексику. Постепенно в своем расследовании Джо сталкивается как с беспощадными бандитами, так и продажными полицейскими…

Mike Wein, an Alaskan bush pilot operating the the Bering Sea area, makes friends with John W. Wetherby, posing as a wealth United States businessman. But, in reality, he is a Russian spy on his way to Siberia carrying microfilms of the United States' defense installations. (imdb)

A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.

Agatha has fond memories of her romance with college president Dr. James Merrill, when she was a student and he was her professor, and wants to see if there is still a spark between them.

Калифорния 1848 год, пик южной золотой лихорадки, глобальное переселение американцев в южные штаты в потеках лучшей жизни и золота, В это время большинство штатов вступили между собой в федеральный союз, но Калифорния игнорирует все предложения соседей потому, что продажная местная правящая верхушка держится за власть, хотя большинство разноплеменного населения штата согласно со вступлением в состав федерации. Всем штатом, по сути, правит один человек — деспотичный Капитан Коффин, скупивший почти всю местную недвижимость и земли. Он жаждет сделать Калифорнию своей частной империей. Этому деспоту противостоят крепкий парень в широкополой шляпе, настоящий первопроходец Джонатан Трамбо и его любимая женщина красавица и певица Лили, которые не остановятся ни перед чем, ради демократии и свободы своей новой Родины…

Добрый к детям и котам наемный убийца Филип Рейвн, получает оплату своей «работы» от предателя Уилларда Гэйтса в «горячих» деньгах. Крейн (второй после Рейвна) завербован комитетом Сената, чтобы помочь в расследовании деятельности Гэйтса. Рейвн жаждет отомстить Гэйтсу, он отправляется на его поиски…

Сюжет строится на постоянных войнах скотоводов с поселенцами, мигрирующими в Техас после Гражданской войны.

Барри Трэксел вместе с дочерью спешит в морской порт, чтобы встретить жену Сьюзен — светскую львицу, возвращающуюся из Европы. Но у трапа корабля супруг узнаёт, что супруга сошла в нескольких милях от дома, дабы проведать свою подругу Ирен Баррос. Посещение Европы странно подействовало на молодую женщину — она неожиданно уверовала в новое религиозное движение «Ближе к богу» и решила кардинально изменить свою жизнь. Сьюзен решает развестись с мужем, который изрядно пристрастился к алкоголю, отправить дочь в интернат и посвятить всю себя распространению новых истин о всеобъемлющей любви. Но кипучая пропагандистская деятельность не приносит положительных результатов.

Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then turns to crime to raise money for his father's release. As assistant to mobster Mickey Dwyer, then falls for Dwyer's girl Lucky. He winds up in the same prison as his father.

A cabbie and petty thief dreams of the big heist that will end his thieving ways.

An attorney handling a murder case in unaware his own wife played a crucial role in the killing.

A newspaper editor turns a kidnapping into the banner headlines and exclusive story that could save his publication.

Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million dollars. In order to claim the inheritance, he and his family must leave for Detroit. The disinherited heir Philip 'Phil' Westcott, adopted son of the deceased relative, has to leave the fabulous mansion Detroit. But the playboy Phil ain't going down without a fight. He decides on a charm offensive. First with Polly Benedict and foremost Andrew 'Andy' Hardy, the son of Judge Hardy.

The Carlton State star quarterback is wrongly thrown in jail, almost guaranteeing a major loss as well as costing the college a donation which would save the school from closing.

With a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines of the era, has-been actor John Blakeford agrees to write his memoirs for magazine-publisher Jordan Winston. When Blakeford's daughter, Patricia, ask him to desist for the sake of his ex-wife, Carlotta Blakeford, he attempts to break his contract with Winston.

A young reporter tries to prove her mettle by exposing a liquor racketeering gang.

Escaped convicts Jack and Judy stumble upon an airstrip on the Western ranch of arrogant business tycoon Gerald Axton. Taking Axton and his secretary hostage, the convicts inadvertently cause the crash-landing of a small plane ferrying Axton's political adversary, Gov. Sam Pruden, and a nosy reporter. As the long night unfolds, each person's rivalries and weaknesses are prodded by the others.

Story of the gold strike on an immigrant's property that started the 1849 California Gold Rush.

A young woman who owns a coffee shop falls for a handsome young customer, unaware that he is a gangster.

A wide-eyed working girl wins a $5,000 sweepstakes and plunges into the lush life of New York City, where she meets a bellboy who is more than he seems.

A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant celebrity thanks to an ambitious photographer.

Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into another car. Ann escapes and ends up in lawyer Tony Baxter's car. Tony realizes Ann is innocent, so he vows to help her prove it, risking his neck in the process. Tony and Ann are pursued by the police and by Smiley Gordon, a mob boss who engineered Ann's escape thinking that she can lead him to a $250,000 stash.

The Daring Young Man is hotshot-reporter Don McLane, played by James Dunn. Always on the prowl for a good story, McLane is persistently outscooped by his rival, sob sister Martha Allen (Mae Clarke). After several reels of double-crossing one another, hero and heroine give in to the inevitable and fall in love. But as Martha waits at the altar in her wedding gown, McLane is off on another crusade, this time getting himself arrested to expose corruption within the prison system.

A G-man woos a newswoman and corners bank robbers with a hostage in a factory.

"Chick" Thompson is a puppet-master in a traveling carnival whose wife dies in childbirth and leaves him with an infant son he names "Poochy." His father-in-law and the baby's grandfather sues him for custody of the baby and Chick takes his son and hides out for a couple of years. He joins his former assistants, Daisy and "Fingers", in a circus act only to find that the persistent grandfather is still on his trail.

An honest sports columnist's greedy wife persuades him to go easy on a cheat, famous for crooked sports deals.

A young sailor saves a woman from drowning. The woman turns out to be a rich heiress; unfortunately for the sailor, she was only pretending to be drowning so that another young man she had her eye on would save her.

В канун рождества убита секретарша богатого изобретателя Ваната. Все подозрения падают на него потому, что полиция не может найти профессора в городе. Девушка по имени Дороти Винант приходит в дом к сыщику Нику Чарльзу, человеку, который уже четвертый год отошел от дел. Дороти рассказывает, что это она убила секретаршу, но детектив не верит ей. Он понимает, что девушка пробует взять всю вину на себя. Решив помочь несчастной, он, бросив все дела, начинает раскручивать очень запутанный клубок фактов и обстоятельств.

Catherine and Mack and their close friends Chris and Madge graduate from a West Coast college and fly to New York City to find work.

The Whinneys share expenses for their trip to Hollywood with George and Gracie and their great Dane. A clerk in Whinney's bank has put fifty thousand dollars in a suitcase, hoping to rob Whinney on the road, but instead Whinney takes another road and is himself arrested in Nevada.

The film tells the story of Sylvia, a French teacher at an all-girl school, who wants to find love. When she hears Bill Williams on the radio, she decides to go visit and thank him. However, difficult problems lay ahead when Lili gets in the way.

In order to show up a rival, a snobbish woman throws a party and hires an actor to pretend to be from British royalty who is an "old friend".

A charlatan posing as Baron Munchhausen is invited to be guest speaker at a girls' school.

The son of a ruthless meatpacking king goes through a number of changes in ideals and motivations as he reluctantly inherits the mantle and falls in love.

U.S. sailor Jimmy Harrigan, on shore leave in San Pedro, meets and falls for Sally Brent She promises to wait for him when he ships out to San Francisco, but Jimmy becomes jealous and tells her off when he learns Sally has entered a marathon dance contest sponsored by a lecherous snake named Baron Portola. Along with several of his Navy pals, Jimmy goes to the ballroom the night of the dance marathon, to try to change Sally's mind and win her back.

A white youth who is raised in the jungle by the animals is captured by a safari and brought back to civilization as an attraction in a circus.

Том Коннорс приговорен к заключению в тюрьме Синг-Синг, но верит, что его влиятельные друзья скоро помогут ему выйти на свободу. Однако, он проводит 90 дней в камере-одиночке и понимает, что на свободе он окажется нескоро. Он узнает, что его подруга Фэй ранена, и начальник позволяет Тому посетить ее, отпуская его под честное слово. Во время столкновения с гангстером Джо Финном Фэй убивает Джо, но обвиняет в случившемся Тома. Теперь ему грозит электрический стул…

Socialite Carol Morgan romps through the Depression and her wealth while breaking up with Bill Wade and getting back together with him.

Профессора Квинси Эдамса Уэгстаффа назначают президентом Колледжа Хаксли, который не выиграл ни одного футбольного матча со времени его основания в 1888 году. Следуя совету своего сына, Уэгстафф пытается завербовать парочку профессиональных игроков, но из-за путаницы в панибратском разговоре, по ошибке приглашает в команду собачьего живодера и бутлегера. Как бы то ни было, Уэгстафф поручает им похитить лучших игроков из команды своих старых противников из Колледжа Дарвина, но, к сожалению, у них ничего не выходит.

Официантка престижного ресторана, который часто посещают работники кино, Мэри Эванс мечтает стать актрисой. Однажды вечером, обслуживая подвыпившего знаменитого режиссера Макса Кэрри, она его очаровывает и он приглашает ее на премьеру своего фильма в китайский кинотеатр Граумон. Купив за 50 долларов «драндулет», он с эпатажем подъезжает к кинотеатру и отдает его в качестве «чаевых» парковщику стоянки, а Мэри представляет зрителям графиней. Прокутив всю ночь, он ничего не помнит на следующее утро. Доставившая его домой Мэри напоминает ему, что он обещал ей пробные съемки. Первое экранное испытание показывает, что девушка имеет гораздо больше амбиций, чем таланта и ей готовы отказать, но Мэри кроме амбиций еще и упорна…

The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks. Kay Russell suggests they hire Hal Blake as campaign manager; but first they have to get him out of jail for not paying alimony. Blake organizes the office and coaches Hicks to answer every question by pausing and then saying, "Well yes, but then again no." Blake will sell Hicks as dumb but honest. Russell refuses to marry Blake, while Joe keeps people away from Blake's office. Blake teaches Hicks a speech by Lincoln. At the debate when the conservative candidate Underwood recites the same speech, Blake exposes him as a plagiarist. Hicks is presented for photo opportunities and gives his yes-and-no answer to any question, including whether he expects to win.

A reporter gets the best story of her life when she goes under cover to take down the head of a crime syndicate.

The children of feuding gangsters fall in love and fight to escape their parents' notoriety.

A diplomat is blackmailed by crooked vice cops into helping them frame prostitutes.

Репортер Хилди Джонсон планирует перебраться в Нью-Йорк на более высокооплачиваемую работу. Он попадает в пресс-центр городской тюрьмы, где группа газетных репортеров праздно ждет оглашение приговора над преступником-коммунистом, обвиняемом в убийстве. Когда тот сбегает, в пресс-центре начинается настоящий переполох. Политика, система правосудия, коммунистическая истерия, любовь и брак — такие острые темы высмеивают авторы в этой картине.

A young Frenchwoman is determined to get into and stay in show business, no matter what. Then she's determined to win a recently divorced man's heart... again, no matter what.

Lightnin' and Mary Jones are co-owners of a hotel built right on a state border, used by divorcing wives so they can pretend to be in California while establishing residency in Nevada. When Lightnin' refuses to sell his share of the hotel to a gang of crooks, Mary is coerced into divorcing her husband so that she can sign over the deed herself.

In the war-like times of Oliver Cromwell, in and around 'olde Oxford towne', Dutchman Karl Van Kerstenbrook, Dutch soldier-of-fortune and sword-for-hire, stands ready to defend his lady-love, the fair Thomsine Musgrove, and prove his nettle, and that his blade is made of the finest metal.

Фильм 1920 года, режиссер Честер Уити.

Unknown to Reuben Warren, the foreman of an ironworks, his invention, the volta-dynamo, was stolen years earlier by his employer, Knowlton, and is the foundation for the iron magnate's financial empire. Reuben is in love with Knowlton's daughter Margaret, who is engaged to Ralph Standish, the son of Reuben's deceased mentor. A strike against inhumane working conditions at the mill coincides with the discovery of Knowlton's theft by Reuben, who confronts the employer with proof of his treachery. Margaret later breaks her engagement to Ralph and proclaims her love for Reuben. As Margaret's husband, Reuben now owns half of the mill and gladly meets the strikers' demands. -From TCM.com Database, powered by the AFI.