Joel Friedkin

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The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
6
Une personnalité de la radio de New York se rend dans la petite ville de Fernville, dans l'Indiana, pour tenter de découvrir un coffre-fort notoire, censé se faire passer pour l'un des citoyens les plus éminents de la ville.
Comedy
Money Madness
4.2

Money Madness

Apr 15, 1948
A murderous bank robber on the run from the law hides out in a small town.
Thriller
Doctors Don't Tell
4.9

Doctors Don't Tell

Sep 22, 1941
Dr. Ralph Snyder and Dr. Frank Blake open an office together but soon split over a rivalry for nightclub singer Diana Wayne and a difference over ethics.
Action
Angoisse
5.6

Angoisse

Dec 18, 1944
Le Dr Bailey rencontre dans un train Cissie Bederaux, qui mourra subitement ensuite. Bailey va très vite rentrer dans l'entourage du frère de la défunte, le riche Nick et surtout de sa femme Allida, beauté fascinante au cœur lourd. Nick est persuadé que son épouse perd la raison. Mais qu'en est-il vraiment?
Thriller
Chick Carter, Detective
4.5
Detective Chick Carter (Lyle Talbot)finds himself on his most exciting case when Sherry Martin (Julie Gibson), a singer at the Century Club, reports the robbery of the famous Blue Diamond, owned by Joe Carney (Charles King), the owner of the nightclub.
Mystery
Borrowed Hero
4

Borrowed Hero

Dec 05, 1941
A struggling lawyer is named as special prosecutor in a racketeering case.
Drama
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
1
The Cherokee Strip is off limits to the Rangers, so that is where badman Lemar operates from. When the Rangers capture his brother and the jury sentences him to hang, Lemar starts killing the jurists. Then the scoundrels kidnap the Captain's daughter Doris... Written by Tony Fontana
Western
La cité magique
6.7

La cité magique

Oct 07, 1947
Un homme chargé d'un sondage découvre une petite ville qui lui semble être un miroir parfait de la société américaine. Ce qu'il va y découvrir causera sa perte...
Comedy
Twice Blessed
6

Twice Blessed

May 31, 1945
Stephanie and Terry are identical twins who have been raised separately since their parents divorced seven years earlier. Each envies the lifestyle of the other; and they decide, without telling Jeff or Mary, to switch families for a day or two. They soon find that it is harder to do what the other person is expected to do, and that looking alike is not enough. When they find that their charade may bring their parents back together, they agree to continue it. A major complication begins when Alice, Jeff's girlfriend and co-worker, finds out the real story.
Comedy
Saboteur sans Gloire
6.6

Saboteur sans Gloire

Apr 07, 1944
Jean Picard, un criminel français devant être exécuté, est sauvé fortuitement par un bombardement allemand. Le train qu'il emprunte est saboté par la Résistance et les Allemands exigent le coupable sinon ils fusillent des otages. Jean Picard va se dénoncer sur la suggestion du policier à ses trousses afin de se racheter.
War
The Great John L.
5

The Great John L.

May 25, 1945
Portrait of legendary fighter John L. Sullivan, aka "The Boston Strong Boy", and his meteoric rise to become the first gloved World Heavyweight Champion. But the famed boxer is no match for the two women with holds on him, love struck actress Kathy Harkness and the real love of his life, beautiful but unyielding Anne Livingstone.
Drama
Colorado
5.7

Colorado

Sep 15, 1940
Des problèmes dans le Colorado sont en train d'attacher les troupes de l'Union nécessaires à l'est pendant la guerre civile et le lieutenant. Burke est envoyé pour enquêter. Macklin et son gang sont à l'origine des problèmes et le capitaine Mason se joint à eux. Lorsque Burke les rattrape, il trouve également Mason, son frère.
Action
Les Bandits de la Frontière
5.7
Recherché par la police de New York, le docteur Steve Kells fuit vers l'ouest, et arrive dans une contrée ravagée par des hors la loi connus sous le nom de "Légion frontalière".Lorsque le chef du gang est blessé, les hors la loi enlèvent Kells pour qu'il le soigne.Désormais dans l'impossibilité de quitter le gang, Steve Kells feint de le rejoindre, mais prépare un raid qui conduira le bande dans un piège.
Action
Gaucho Serenade
1

Gaucho Serenade

May 09, 1940
Gene Autry and sidekick Frog Millhouse depart Madison Square Garden and NYC heading west for home in their car and a horse trailer carrying Gene's horse, Champion. They discover that Ronnie Willoughby, a young boy just off the boat from school in England, has hitched a ride, thinking that Gene and Frog were sent by his father to meet him. Ronnie thinks his father is a big rancher in the west and doesn't know that his father, Alfred Willoughby, is serving time in San Quentin prison because of a frame-up by the officials of a packing company. To keep the father from testifying against them, the packing company officials, Carter, Jenkins and Martin, have arranged for the boy to be kidnapped. Along the way a runaway bride, Joyce Halloway, and her young sister Patsy join the troupe.
Comedy
Strange Gamble
1

Strange Gamble

Oct 08, 1948
Hoppy and his pals arrive in a remote town to investigate the counterfeiting of both U.S. and Mexican money; his only clues are the name "Mordigan" and a drawing of a comet. He quickly finds out that Mordigan is the town "boss"; but what or who is "the comet", and why are Mordigan and his henchmen intent on persecuting a young woman, her drunken brother, and her deathly ill sister-in-law who've also just arrived in town?
Western
False Paradise
6

False Paradise

Sep 10, 1948
Un banquier malhonnête, qui dirige une bande de hors-la-loi, spolie les fermiers qui ne peuvent honorer leurs traites en leur enlevant leur terre.
Western
The Richest Man in Town
1
The conflicting views of two leading citizens in a small town are reconciled when they come across a promoter who is planning to defraud the town. He is reformed by the daughter of one.
Comedy
Unexpected Guest
1

Unexpected Guest

Mar 28, 1947
At the reading of his late cousin's will, California learns the estate will be divied among whoever remains of the seven relatives. With one already dead, another immediately murdered, and the Lawyer telling them the ranch is almost worthless, Hoppy investigates.
Western
The Last Alarm
4.6

The Last Alarm

Jun 25, 1940
A recently retired fire captain suffers from boredom, until one of his friends is killed battling an arson fire. It becomes his purpose in life to track down the arsonist. As he gets closer to finding the killer, things become dangerous for him and his family.
Action
Faces in the Fog
3

Faces in the Fog

Nov 30, 1944
Tom and Cora Elliott love their active social life so much that they neglect their daughter Mary and son Les. Fred Mason, Tom's neighbor and the doctor at the defense plant employing Tom, worries about the effect that Tom and Cora's drinking and socializing have on the children....
Drama
The Cyclone Kid
1

The Cyclone Kid

May 31, 1942
A young doctor rejects his older outlaw brother Johnny who put him through medical school by dubious means. The brothers find themselves on opposite sides of a range war between homesteaders and a crooked cattleman.
Western
California Gold Rush
6

California Gold Rush

Feb 04, 1946
California Gold Rush is set in 1849. Ryder heads to Sutter's Mill, where he must contend with claim-jumping and treachery.
Western
The Sombrero Kid
3

The Sombrero Kid

Jul 31, 1942
A well-acted, well-paced entry in the Don "Red" Barry Western series from Republic Pictures, The Sombrero Kid featured the diminutive Barry as Jerry Holden, the apparent son and heir of veteran lawman Tom Holden (Robert Homans). But when Holden Sr. is killed by one of Banker Martin's (Joel Friedkin) gang of claim jumpers, Jerry learns that his real father was Bart Clanton, a notorious bandit killed by Marshal Holden, who then raised the orphaned boy as his own.
Western
Impact
6.1

Impact

Mar 20, 1949
L'industriel Walter Williams, se déplaçant en voiture pour ses affaires, charge durant le trajet James 'Jim' Torrence, lequel se présente comme un cousin de sa femme Irene. Lors d'un arrêt impromptu de nuit, pour crevaison, Jim assomme Walter et le laisse pour mort en contrebas de la route. En réalité, le "cousin" est l'amant d'Irene, tous deux ayant mis au point ce stratagème pour se débarrasser du mari gênant. Mais reprenant le volant, Jim percute quelques centaines de mètres après un camion-citerne d'essence et meurt dans l'incendie provoqué. Quant à Walter, seulement blessé à la tête, il parvient à regagner la route et à monter dans un camion qui s'était arrêté sur les lieux de l'accident. Arrivé jusqu'à la petite ville de Larkspur, il découvre que l'enquête a conclu à son décès (le corps retrouvé n'étant pas identifiable) et que sa femme est arrêtée pour complicité de meurtre, la présence de Jim dans la voiture et ses liens avec Irene ayant été découverts...
Thriller
The Devil's Trail
5

The Devil's Trail

May 14, 1942
Juste avant la guerre de sécession, Bull McQuade essaie de garder le Kansas neutre et libre.Il règne en maître incontesté sur la ville de Tiburon, ou se réfugient les hommes recherchés, parmi lesquels Bill Hickok, que le marshal Tex Martin vient arrêter.
Western
Sagebrush Heroes
1

Sagebrush Heroes

Feb 01, 1945
This Columbia western starring Charles Starrett finds Steve Randall (Charles Starrett) forming a radio show with Jimmy Wakely (Jimmy Wakely) and his Saddle Pals, and are in town for a rodeo. Reporter Connie Pearson (Constance Worth) persuades them to visit Marty Jones (Elvin Fields), a fatherless boy, who has been sent to a boy's home after stealing Steve's wallet, ran by Tom Goodwin (Forrest Taylor.) Marty tells Steve that the home is a phony and is a front for cattle rustlers. Steve passes the information on to Connie, who doesn't believe him, so he and Jimmy wire the ranch for sound. They are caught and Goodwin turns them over to Sheriff Barnes (Edmund Cobb), and then plans to skip the country
Western
La Fête au Ranch
1

La Fête au Ranch

Dec 01, 1942
Tombé dans une embuscade, un éleveur est volé et tué, mais les hors-la-loi perdent l'argent dans les buissons. Il est trouvé par Dodie Cameron, une jeune femme qui le cache et se retrouve le principal suspect du meurtre; Persuadé de son innocence, un ingénieur, Steve Randall, cherche les vrais coupables, mais Dodie est kidnappée par les bandits qui veulent lui faire avouer ou elle a caché le butin.
Western
Bad Men of Missouri
5.6

Bad Men of Missouri

Jul 26, 1941
Les frères plus jeunes reviennent au Missouri après la guerre civile avec l'intention de venger les méfaits de William Merrick, un banquier véreux a été l'achat des bons de souscription sur les impôts non payés et dépossédant les agriculteurs.
Western
Dakota Lil
5

Dakota Lil

Feb 17, 1950
Tom, un agent secret à la recherche de bande de faussaires, gagne la confiance de l'un des instigateurs du gang.
Western
Fureur secrète
5.4

Fureur secrète

Feb 21, 1950
Un personnage mystérieux essaie d'arrêter sa conduite folle mariage d'une femme.
Crime
Murder, He Says
6.6

Murder, He Says

Jun 23, 1945
Pete Marshall is sent as a replacement to the mountain district town of Plainville when a public opinion surveyor who went there goes missing. Visiting the hillbilly family of Mamie Fleagle, Pete begins to suspect that she and her two sons have murdered the surveyor. Pete then believes that Mamie is slowly poisoning wealthy Grandma Fleagle, who has put a vital clue to her fortune in a nonsensical embroidered sampler.
Comedy
Strange Bargain
5.654

Strange Bargain

Nov 05, 1949
Bookkeeper Sam Wilson learns from his boss, Malcolm Jarvis, that he is losing his job because the company is closing down. Jarvis then makes a strange proposition, saying he intends to commit suicide but wants Sam to make it look like a murder, in order for his wife and son to inherit Jarvis's life insurance. Sam declines, but when he goes to see Jarvis and finds his dead body, he reluctantly goes along with the scheme.
Mystery
L'évadé de l'enfer
6.4

L'évadé de l'enfer

Sep 20, 1946
Tué à sa sortie de prison par son ancien complice Smiley Williams, le gangster Eddie Kagle se retrouve en enfer. Là, il accepte la proposition de Nick, un agent du diable, de retourner sur terre dans la peau du juge Fredrick Parker, son sosie. Mais alors qu'il est initialement déterminé à se venger de Smiley et à suivre les instructions de Nick, Eddie se transforme sous l'aspect du juge, tombant au passage amoureux de Barbara Foster, la fiancée de celui-ci...
Comedy
Bedtime for Bonzo
6

Bedtime for Bonzo

Apr 05, 1951
College prof Peter Boyd tries to salvage his professional and personal reputation by using a lab chimp to prove that environment trumps heredity in behavioral development.
Comedy
Quelque part en France
6.6
Au cours de l'Occupation allemande en France, une jeune Française abrite un aviateur américain. Une histoire d'amour naît entre eux.
Drama
Le Facteur sonne toujours deux fois
7
Frank Chambers, un jeune désoeuvré, se rend en auto-stop de San Francisco à San Diego. Dans un restaurant où il fait une halte, il fait la connaissance de Nick Smith, le patron de l'établissement, et de son irrésistible épouse, Cora. A la recherche d'un employé, Nick décide d'engager Frank, malgré les réticences de Cora. Peu de temps après, la belle succombe au charme du jeune homme et tous deux deviennent amants. Entraînée par la passion démesurée qu'elle voue au garçon, Cora pousse Frank à éliminer son mari, en faisant passer le crime pour un simple accident. Frank finit par céder à cette insistante prière et supprime Nick...
Drama
Le Balafré
6.5

Le Balafré

Aug 18, 1948
Un drame film noir dans lequel un arnaqueur sophistiqué, qui vient de voler de la foule, est forcé d'usurper l'identité d'un psychiatre qui lui ressemble, allant jusqu'à se couper sur la joue de dupliquer une cicatrice similaire sur le médecin. Quand il prend les choses encore plus loin, le karma arrive, le forçant à payer les dettes de son double.
Thriller
The Lone Ranger
6.8

The Lone Ranger

Jun 06, 1957
The Lone Ranger is an American western television series that ran from 1949 to 1957, starring Clayton Moore with Jay Silverheels as Tonto. The live-action series initially featured Gerald Mohr as the episode narrator. Fred Foy served as both narrator and announcer of the radio series from 1948 to its finish and became announcer of the television version when story narration was dropped there. This was by far the highest-rated television program on the ABC network in the early 1950s and its first true "hit".
Western