George Turner

6.6

Appelez Nord 777

Feb 13, 1948

Appelez Nord 777

1948 111 min 153 vues

En 1932 à Chicago, un policier est tué lors d'un cambriolage d'une épicerie. Frank Wiecek et Tomek Zaleska sont arrêtés et la justice prononce à leur encontre une peine à perpétuité. Onze ans plus tard, la mère de Frank, convaincue de l'innocence de son fils, lequel n'a jamais cessé de la clamer, passe une annonce dans le Chicago Times, demandant que des éléments nouveaux soient communiqués et offrant 5000 dollars de récompense. Le rédacteur en chef du journal demande au reporter P.J. McNeal de mener sa propre enquête sur cette affaire…

Crime

1

Mrs. Miniver

Jan 07, 1960

Mrs. Miniver

1960 90 min 1 vues

A British housewife faces up to the harsh realities of the Second World War.

Drama

6.074

Among the Living

Dec 12, 1941

Among the Living

1941 69 min 27 vues

A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.

Thriller

1

Moon Over Montana

Feb 16, 1946

Moon Over Montana

1946 56 min 1 vues

Jimmy Wakely and his sidekick "Lasses" White run into trouble as they attempt to hire some cattle cars on the Cattleman's Railroad to take their herd to market. Rancher Joseph Colton has bought up all the cattle cars and intends to purchase the penniless line from principal stockholder Gywnn Randall. She is eager to sell to Colton but doesn't realize that he intends to force all the ranchers out of business once he has control of the line.

Western

5

Dr. Broadway

May 09, 1942

Dr. Broadway

1942 68 min 3 vues

A New York doctor saves a chorus girl from a window ledge, twice, and rounds up racketeers.

Crime

6.6

La Clé de verre

Sep 08, 1942

La Clé de verre

1942 85 min 113 vues

Au début des années 40, quelque part aux Etats-Unis. Les élections locales approchent. Paul Madvig, politicien arrogant et sans scrupules, se fait gifler en public par Janet, la fille de Ralph Henry, l'un de ses rivaux. Piqué au vif, il change ses plans, lâche son ancien allié, le gangster Nick Varna, et prend contact avec Ralph Henry, à qui il propose une association. Il espère faire d'une pierre deux coups : remporter les élections et séduire Janet, qu'il aime en vain. Mais voilà que le fils de Henry est retrouvé mort, assassiné. Madvig est rapidement soupçonné..

Crime

5.7

Le commando de la mort

Dec 25, 1945

Le commando de la mort

1945 117 min 53 vues

Lors de la campagne d'Italie en 1943, un commando américain débarque sur la plage de Salerne. Ils doivent attaquer une petite ferme, occupée par les soldats allemands, située à quelques kilomètres de là. Les Allemands s'y sont réfugiés pour mieux surveiller un pont. Le but du commando est de les déloger...

War

5.8

Race Street

Sep 11, 1948

Race Street

1948 79 min 17 vues

A night club owner takes on the crooks who killed his best friend.

Crime

6

Son of Zorro

Jan 18, 1947

Son of Zorro

1947 180 min 1 vues

A man returning home after having fought in the Civil War discovers that corrupt politicians have taken over the county and are terrorizing and shaking down the citizens. He dons the costume of his ancestor, the famous Zorro, and sets out to bring them to justice.

Action

1

Vigilantes of Boomtown

Feb 15, 1947

Vigilantes of Boomtown

1947 56 min 1 vues

The ranch of Red Ryder (Allan Lane) and his aunt, The Duchess (Martha Wentworth), is being used as the training site for "Gentleman Jim" Corbett (George Turner) for his upcoming fight in Carson City, Nevada for the heavyweight championship against Bob Fitzsimmons (John Dehner). Molly McVey (Peggy Stewart), the daughter of a U.S. Senator, crusading against prize-fighting in Nevada, complicates matters soemwhat when she conceives the bright idea of having Corbett kidnapped, thus causing the cancellation of the fight. The two men (George Chesebro and George Lloyd) she hires to do the kidnapping also add to the complications by kidnapping Ryder instead of Corbett. Meanwhile, a gang of crooks, led by McKean (Roy Barcroft), descend on the town intent on looting the town and also making off with the fight proceeds.

Western

1

Range Beyond the Blue

Mar 16, 1947

Range Beyond the Blue

1947 53 min 1 vues

Singing cowboy Eddie Dean and his sidekick Soapy (Roscoe Ates) enter into the thick of things when they thwart a stagecoach holdup. Our heroes take it upon themselves to champion the cause of stage-line owner Margie Rodgers (Helen Mowery), who's being victimized by an unknown villain. Dean suspects that there's more to the case than mere robbery, and he's right: someone wants to gain control of Margie's business, and that someone is?

Western

4.5

The Wife Takes a Flyer

Apr 28, 1942

The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942 86 min 4 vues

Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland and is given shelter by a Dutch family. Posing as the insane husband of the daughter of the house, Anita Wolverman, Reynolds convinces the German officer quartered there, Major Zellfritz, with the necessity for her divorce decree to be granted. After the court-hearing, Anita, goes to manage a home for retired ladies and, persuaded by Reynolds, tries to gain military information from the German Officer. When her former husband escapes from the insane-asylum his exploits are blamed on Reynolds. With the help of the old ladies and Anita, who "remarries" him, Reynolds escapes to England in a stolen German airplane.

War

5.5

Jungle Raiders

Sep 14, 1945

Jungle Raiders

1945 284 min 2 vues

Greedy traders have kidnapped a researcher, hoping he will reveal the location of a treasure in a hidden village. Family and friends of the researcher come looking for him. Adventure ensues.

Action

1

The Forest Rangers

Oct 21, 1942

The Forest Rangers

1942 87 min 1 vues

Ranger Don Stuart fights a forest fire with timber boss friend Tana 'Butch' Mason, and finds evidence of arson. He suspects Twig Dawson but can't prove it. Butch loves Don but he, poor fool, won't notice her as a woman; instead he meets socialite Celia in town and elopes with her. The action plot (Don's pursuit of the fire starter) parallels Tana's comic efforts to scare tenderfoot Celia back to the city.

Drama

5.7

S.O.S Tidal Wave

Jun 02, 1939

S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939 62 min 3 vues

A news reporter-commentator at a combined radio-television broadcasting station gives up his stand against the election of a corrupt mayoral candidate after a gangster threatens his family. Features tidal wave stock footage from RKO's "Deluge" (1933), q.v.

Crime

6.3

Pacific Blackout

Dec 31, 1941

Pacific Blackout

1941 76 min 3 vues

Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. Under cover of darkness, Draper hopes to find the real killer, who turns out to be a member of a Nazi sabotage ring. Completed shortly before America entered WW2.

Mystery

4.4

USS VD: Ship of Shame

Jan 02, 1942

USS VD: Ship of Shame

1942 46 min 9 vues

This film was made by the U.S. government during World War II to show its young servicemen the results of "fooling around" with "loose women" overseas. Actual victims of such sexually transmitted diseases as syphilis and gonorrhoea are shown, along with the physical deterioration that accompanies those diseases.

War

7.3

Hollywood Canteen

Dec 15, 1944

Hollywood Canteen

1944 124 min 26 vues

Deux soldats en congé passent trois nuits dans un club offrant gratuitement de la nourriture, de la danse et des divertissements aux militaires en route vers l'étranger. Les fondateurs du club, Bette Davis et John Garfield, donnent des conférences sur l'histoire du lieu.

Comedy