Gambler’s Choice (1944) CRIME-DRAMA

Stars: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Russell Hayden Director: Frank McDonald Writers: Maxwell Shane (screenplay), Irving Reis (screenplay) The professional gambler Ross Hadley is the owner of a posh gaming establishment in the heart of New York. Hadley’s main antagonist is his childhood friend Mike McGlennon. McGlennon, now a police lieutenant, is determined to stop the …

The Phantom Express (1932) [Mystery] [Thriller]

The Phantom Express is an American film directed by Emory Johnson. In the movie, a phantom express starts derailing trains, and threatens a company’s future. The son of the owner must find out what is happening before the company is sold. — Directed by Emory Johnson, produced by Irving C. Franklin (producer), Emory Johnson (executive …

Jack Webb | Red Nightmare (1962) [Drama]

Red Nightmare is the best known title of Armed Forces Information Film (AFIF) 120, Freedom and You.[1] It was meant to educate the U.S. armed forces about the nature of Communism. The film was later released to American television and as an educational film to American schools under the Red Nightmare title. The film is …

Trapped (1949) [Film Noir] [Drama] [Crime]

The film tells the story of the U.S. Treasury Department who, with the aid of a counterfeiter, try to track down and stop of counterfeiting ring. The counterfeiter, Tris Stewart (Lloyd Bridges) serving time in prison, is released under the agreement that he will assist in the capture of the phoney money printers. — Directed …

Danger on the Air (1938) CRIME-MYSTERY

Stars: Nan Grey, Donald Woods, Jed Prouty Director: Otis Garrett Writers: Betty Laidlaw (screenplay), Robert Lively (screenplay) Caesar Kluck, soft-drink magnate, is found dead in the office of a big radio-broadcasting company. Benjamin Franklin Butts, a sound engineer, discovers that Kluck met his death from cyanogen gas, administered in some mysterious fashion. Harry Jones, head …