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Chicago (1927) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Chicago
director: Frank Urson actor: Phyllis Haver / Victor Varconi …
other title: Bajo el talón de la justicia / Chicago, ovvero: Vampate nere
Based on a true story, two-timing boozing wife Roxie Hart kills her lover in cold blood after he leaves her, and finagles her way out being indicted.
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Till We Meet Again (1944) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Till We Meet Again
director: Frank Borzage actor: Ray Milland / Barbara Britton …
other title: L'estrema rinuncia
An American pilot is shot down over Nazi-occupied France and is taken to a convent by the Resistance. The young novice nun Clothilde is interested in him and is willing to help him escape to England, but the pilot must continue his mission undercover by posing as the husband of a different woman.
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The End of the Affair (1955) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The End of the Affair
director: Edward Dmytryk actor: Deborah Kerr / Van Johnson …
other title: La fine dell'avventura / Das Ende einer Affaire …
During the 1940s, Maurice Bendrix, a writer recently discharged from the armed service, falls in love with Sarah Miles, whom he interviews for a book. Sarah is married, but she and Maurice eventually give in to their mutual attraction, leading to an affair that lasts several months. Maurice's jealousy, along with the bombing of London by the Germans, seemingly leads to the end of their relationship. However, the reasons are later revealed to be more complex.
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The Bishop Murder Case (1929) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Bishop Murder Case
director: Nick Grindé / David Burton actor: Basil Rathbone / Leila Hyams …
The murders start with the body of Robin. He is found with a arrow through the heart, but Vance deduces that the body was placed and not found where he was killed. The note found dealing with the murder was part of a nursery rhyme and signed by 'Bishop'. The only witness may have been Mrs. Drukker and Adolph, but they are not talking. As the murders progress, each one is accompanied by a nursery rhyme. It is up to Philo Vance to unravel the clues and unmask the identity of the murderer 'Bishop'.
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Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Lightning Strikes Twice
director: King Vidor actor: Ruth Roman / Richard Todd …
other title: L'odio colpisce due volte / La luz brilló dos veces
Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife.
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Cash McCall (1960) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Cash McCall
director: Joseph Pevney actor: James Garner / Natalie Wood …
other title: Eine Frau für zwei Millionen / Cet homme est un requin …
Wealthy hotshot Cash McCall makes his money by purchasing unsuccessful businesses, whipping them into shape and then selling them for a huge profit. When Cash comes across Austen Plastics, a small manufacturing corporation on its last legs, he realizes it might be a gamble to buy the company. But when Cash finds out that the company's owner is the father of his old flame, Lory, he buys the business just to get a second chance at romance.