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Hell Bound

A gangster's consort (June Blair) and an ambulance driver (Stuart Whitman) become involved in a villain's (John Russell) plan to steal surplus war drugs.

Crime Against Joe

Joe, an unemployed artist living with his mother, is suspected of murdering bar singer Irene Crescent during a drinking binge. His alibi -- that he ran into a sleepwalker and helped her home -- is denied by the sleepwalker's father. A friend, waitress Slacks, who is secretly in love with him, comes to his aid with a false alibi. When it doesn't hold up, Joe and Slacks must go in search of the real

Chicago Confidential

A state's attorney (Brian Keith) nails a union leader (Dick Foran) for murder, then learns it was part of a mob frame-up.

Portrait in Terror

An English killer (Patrick Magee) and a weird artist (William Campbell) plot to steal a painting in Venice, Calif.

The Last Mile

A killer (Mickey Rooney) gets desperate with eight others on death row, then makes his move.

The Wild Party

Embittered ex-NFL pro Tom Kupfen (Anthony Quinn) has taken to hanging with a group of go-nowhere beatniks, including good-schoolgirl-gone-bad Honey (Kathryn Grant), hopped-up jazz musician Kicks Johnson (Nehemiah Persoff) and ticking time bomb Gage Freeposter (Jay Robinson). Together they drink, dabble in drugs and commit just enough petty thefts to support their lurid lifestyle. But when a con th

Alias John Preston

A small-town young man (Christopher Lee) rises in social standing, haunted by nightmares of murder.

Curse of the Faceless Man

A scientist's (Richard Anderson) girlfriend (Elaine Edwards) is kidnapped by a stony Etruscan gladiator-slave found near Pompeii.

The Black Tent

An Englishman (Donald Sinden) learns his army brother (Anthony Steel) married a Bedouin (Anna-Maria Sandri) and fought the Nazis as a guerrilla.

The Big Boodle

Cuban crooks and police chase a casino card dealer (Errol Flynn) for counterfeit pesos and plates.

The Boss

Coming home at the end of World War I, Matt Brady (John Payne), the black-sheep brother of big-city political boss Tim Brady (Roy Roberts), is a loose cannon who gets into drunken fights and impulsively marries a total stranger, the plain but kind-hearted Lorry (Gloria McGhee). Taking over his brother's political machine after Tim's sudden death, Matt becomes powerful and extremely wealthy, but hi

Cloudburst

Canadian World War II veteran John Graham (Robert Preston) works in London as a code breaker. Tragedy strikes when his pregnant wife, Carol (Elizabeth Sellars), is accidentally run over by two crooks who are speeding away from the scene of a murder. Haunted, grieving and thirsting for revenge, Graham sets out to find the two fugitive murderers. When he does, he intends to kill them, the same way t

Hell Bound

A gangster's consort (June Blair) and an ambulance driver (Stuart Whitman) become involved in a villain's (John Russell) plan to steal surplus war drugs.

Crime Against Joe

Joe, an unemployed artist living with his mother, is suspected of murdering bar singer Irene Crescent during a drinking binge. His alibi -- that he ran into a sleepwalker and helped her home -- is denied by the sleepwalker's father. A friend, waitress Slacks, who is secretly in love with him, comes to his aid with a false alibi. When it doesn't hold up, Joe and Slacks must go in search of the real

Chicago Confidential

A state's attorney (Brian Keith) nails a union leader (Dick Foran) for murder, then learns it was part of a mob frame-up.

Portrait in Terror

An English killer (Patrick Magee) and a weird artist (William Campbell) plot to steal a painting in Venice, Calif.

Beachhead

During World War II, four Marines land on a Pacific island to execute the rescue of French planter Bouchard (Eduard Franz) and his daughter, Nina (Mary Murphy). With Japanese soldiers hidden throughout the dense jungle landscape, the Marines face a daunting trek to reach their target and must endure even greater danger on the return trip with the two French citizens. In the end, one of the Marines

Ten Seconds to Hell

After the end of World War II, six German soldiers return to Berlin and form a bomb disposal unit. Defusing bombs is extremely risky business, so every week the group contributes to a fund that will go to the last man standing. Only Karl Wirtz and Eric Koertner are left, and their once solid friendship is starting to crack. Adding to the tension is their rivalry over a local woman and one last job

The Purple Plain

At the end of World War II in Burma, Canadian Royal Air Force pilot Forrester (Gregory Peck) is a loner whose bravery can't cover a streak of reckless instability. When his actions cause an injury, he is nearly transferred, but Dr. Harris (Bernard Lee) recommends pulling him from duty, due to the emotional trauma he's suffered. Forrester then accompanies Harris to a Christian missionary outpost, w

Kings Go Forth

During World War II, in a picturesque town on the French Riviera, U.S. Army Lt. Sam Loggins (Frank Sinatra) and Cpl. Britt Harris (Tony Curtis) both fall for the same local girl, the American-born Monique Blair (Natalie Wood). But when the soldiers learn that Monique and her mother (Leora Dana) had moved to France from the United States to escape discrimination against her parents' interracial mar

Pork Chop Hill

Because final peace negotiations are bogged down in political maneuvering, U.S. soldiers, led by Lt. Joe Clemons (Gregory Peck), are forced to assault entrenched Chinese troops. The site of battle is Pork Chop Hill, a daunting, desolate climb that gives the communist forces a clear advantage. Clash after deadly clash wears down the morale and readiness of Clemons' men, and when they ask for back u

The Secret Invasion

When the Allies need expendable soldiers for a highly dangerous mission, they offer pardons to a group of criminals in exchange for their participation. Led by the brooding Maj. Richard Mace (Stewart Granger), the motley crew, including explosives expert Terence Scanlon (Mickey Rooney) and scheming tough guy Roberto Rocca (Raf Vallone), sets out to extract a defecting Italian general held captive

Call of the Wild

Based on Jack London's classic about two gold-seekers who forge their way to the Klondike with their faithful dog Buck.

The One That Got Away

Franz von Werra (Hardy Kruger) is a Luftwaffe pilot by trade, but an escape artist by necessity. When his plane is attacked over England, he initiates his first effort to break out of the POW camp only days after arriving. Transferred to a second, more secure facility, Franz nevertheless manages to tunnel out and very nearly steals an airplane before being recaptured. This time the Allies send him

Beachhead

During World War II, four Marines land on a Pacific island to execute the rescue of French planter Bouchard (Eduard Franz) and his daughter, Nina (Mary Murphy). With Japanese soldiers hidden throughout the dense jungle landscape, the Marines face a daunting trek to reach their target and must endure even greater danger on the return trip with the two French citizens. In the end, one of the Marines

Ten Seconds to Hell

After the end of World War II, six German soldiers return to Berlin and form a bomb disposal unit. Defusing bombs is extremely risky business, so every week the group contributes to a fund that will go to the last man standing. Only Karl Wirtz and Eric Koertner are left, and their once solid friendship is starting to crack. Adding to the tension is their rivalry over a local woman and one last job

The Purple Plain

At the end of World War II in Burma, Canadian Royal Air Force pilot Forrester (Gregory Peck) is a loner whose bravery can't cover a streak of reckless instability. When his actions cause an injury, he is nearly transferred, but Dr. Harris (Bernard Lee) recommends pulling him from duty, due to the emotional trauma he's suffered. Forrester then accompanies Harris to a Christian missionary outpost, w

Kings Go Forth

During World War II, in a picturesque town on the French Riviera, U.S. Army Lt. Sam Loggins (Frank Sinatra) and Cpl. Britt Harris (Tony Curtis) both fall for the same local girl, the American-born Monique Blair (Natalie Wood). But when the soldiers learn that Monique and her mother (Leora Dana) had moved to France from the United States to escape discrimination against her parents' interracial mar

Pork Chop Hill

Because final peace negotiations are bogged down in political maneuvering, U.S. soldiers, led by Lt. Joe Clemons (Gregory Peck), are forced to assault entrenched Chinese troops. The site of battle is Pork Chop Hill, a daunting, desolate climb that gives the communist forces a clear advantage. Clash after deadly clash wears down the morale and readiness of Clemons' men, and when they ask for back u

Assassination

A Secret Service agent (Charles Bronson) and the president's wife (Jill Ireland) flee from a senator's (Michael Ansara) hit man.

A Prayer for the Dying

Irish Republican Army member Martin Fallon (Mickey Rourke) rigs a bomb to destroy a British army convoy, but the plan goes wrong when the trucks allow a school bus to pass. Now, Fallon wants out. He's through killing for the cause, but in order to secure safe passage to the U.S., he'll have to take one more job: eliminating rival terrorist Krasko (Stanley Beard). Unfortunately, a priest (Bob Hoski