Charles McGraw — Actor (20)
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Pendulum (1969)
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George Schaefer actor: George Peppard / Jean Seberg …
other title: Nacht ohne Zeugen / La Nuit sans témoins …
On the evening of his decoration for bringing a murderer to justice, Washington DC Police Captain Frank Matthews' wife, and her lover are murdered in bed. Jailed as the prime suspect, with the aforementioned murderer released on a technicality Matthews escapes in search of the man he believes to be the real killer.
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The Longest Night (1972)
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Jack Smight actor: David Janssen / James Farentino …
The daughter of a wealthy family is kidnapped and imprisoned underground in a custom-built, ventilated coffin while her family and the police search for her. But the battery that powers the ventilation is running out of juice and the ransom drop has been botched. This movie was originally shown as an ABC Movie of the Week on September 12, 1972. The story is based on the 1968 kidnapping of Barbara Mackle by Gary Krist.
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Joe Dakota (1957)
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Richard Bartlett actor: Jock Mahoney / Luana Patten …
other title: Il ritorno di Joe Dakota / Ein Toter kommt zurück …
A stranger rides into town and says he is looking for a local Indian. Told he left town, the truth everyone has been hiding comes out including the stranger's true identity.
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The Story of Molly X (1949)
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Crane Wilbur actor: June Havoc / John Russell …
Molly's husband Rick was a gang leader somewhere in the middle west. When he's shot, the tough woman moves to S.F. with a couple of the gang to start anew. Disguised as a noble woman, she and her gang rob security transports. But when one day Rob confesses to her that he killed Rick out of jealousy, she shoots him down immediately. In lack of proof she can't be convicted for the murder, but she goes to jail for the robberies. It's a new and very open female prison, where she learns a profession for the first time in her life.
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Loophole (1954)
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Harold D. Schuster actor: Barry Sullivan / Dorothy Malone …
other title: La morsa si chiude / Evadido …
Bank teller Mike Donovan (Barry Sullivan) takes the first step on the road to Perdition when he fails to report a $49,000 shortage. Accused of theft, Donovan is fired from his job. He is then prevented from finding other employment by Javert-like insurance investigator Gus Slavin (Charles McGraw). Despite many setbacks, Donovan attempts to clear his muddied name.
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Saddle the Wind (1958)
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Robert Parrish actor: Robert Taylor / Julie London …
other title: Lo sperone insanguinato / Irmão contra Irmão …
Steve Sinclair is a world-weary former gunslinger, now living as a peaceful farmer. Things go wrong when his wild younger brother Tony arrives on the scene with his new bride Joan Blake.
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The Impostor (1944)
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Julien Duvivier actor: Jean Gabin / Ellen Drew …
other title: L'impostore / L'Imposteur …
A condemned murderer named Clement is "liberated" when the Nazis bomb the French jail that holds him. During his escape, Clement comes across the body of a French soldier; he steals the dead man's uniform and identification papers, then hides from the law by joining the Resistance movement. Clement's new identity and purpose in life reforms him, and in due time he has sacrificed himself in service of his country.
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His Kind of Woman (1951)
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John Farrow actor: Robert Mitchum / Jane Russell …
other title: Il suo tipo di donna / Ein Satansweib …
Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man who hired him may be the deported crime boss Nick Ferraro aiming to re-enter to the USA.
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Side Street (1950)
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Anthony Mann actor: Farley Granger / Cathy O'Donnell …
other title: La via della morte / La Rue de la mort …
A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars, it contains $30,000. When he decides to return the money, things go wrong - and that is only the beginning of his troubles.