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Sherlock Holmes (1932) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Sherlock Holmes
director: William K. Howard actor: Clive Brook / Miriam Jordan …
other title: Una aventura de Sherlock Holmes
Moriarty is sentenced to death, and Sherlock Holmes prepares to retire to the country and marry his girl. But Moriarty has sworn that Holmes, Lt. Col. Gore-King of Scotland Yard, and his trial judge shall all be hanged too. When Moriarty escapes and proceeds to put his threat into operation, Holmes has to postpone his retirement.
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Pay or Die! (1960) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Pay or Die!
director: Richard Wilson actor: Ernest Borgnine / Zohra Lampert …
other title: Pagare o morire / Pay or Die …
A beautifully rendered, fact-based crime film about a crusading Italian policeman battling Black Hand extortionists in New York’s Little Italy is back on the big screen. In addition to Ernest Borgnine’s brilliantly sensitive portrayal as Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino, this engrossing picture is deftly photographed by Lucien Ballard, beautifully scored by David Raksin with a stellar supporting cast including Zohra Lampert and Alan Austin. Literate, suspenseful and emotionally moving, this memorable film remains the definitive depiction about the emergence of the Mafia in America.
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Jimmy the Gent (1934) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Jimmy the Gent
director: Michael Curtiz actor: James Cagney / Bette Davis …
other title: Ein feiner Herr / A la caza de herederos
An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking manners to win back the sweetheart who now works for his seemingly upright competitor.
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The Big Shot (1942) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Big Shot
director: Lewis Seiler actor: Humphrey Bogart / Irene Manning …
other title: Il terrore di Chicago / Der große Gangster …
Duke Berne, former big shot but now a three-time loser, fears returning to crime because a fourth conviction will mean a life sentence. Finally, haunted by his past and goaded by his cohorts, he joins in planning an armoured car robbery.
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Walk a Crooked Mile (1948) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Walk a Crooked Mile
director: Gordon Douglas actor: Louis Hayward / Dennis O'Keefe …
other title: La grande minaccia / La gran amenaza …
A security leak is found at a Southern California atomic plant. The authorities stand in fear that the information leaked would go to a hostile nation. To investigate the case more efficiently, Dan O'Hara, an FBI agent, and Philip Grayson, a Scotland Yard sleuth, join forces. Will they manage to stop the spy ring from achieving their aim?
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Ebb Tide (1937) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Ebb Tide
director: James P. Hogan actor: Oskar Homolka / Frances Farmer …
In 1890, two British expatriates, Robert Herrick and Huish, and German Captain Jakob Thorbecke, are commissioned to sail a Yankee schooner called The Golden State , whose captain and crew have died of smallpox. From Tehua in the South Seas to Australia, they are to deliver a cargo of champagne. Thorbecke decides to head for Peru, however, so he can sell the merchandise and pocket the money. While sailing, Faith Wishart, daughter of the deceased captain, comes out of her hiding place on board and, by briefly holding Thorbecke at gunpoint, demands he make the delivery.
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The Web (1947) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Web
director: Michael Gordon actor: Ella Raines / Edmond O'Brien …
other title: Passione che uccide / Das Netz …
A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.
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The Pearl of Death (1944) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Pearl of Death
director: Roy William Neill actor: Basil Rathbone / Nigel Bruce …
other title: Sherlock Holmes e la perla della morte / Sherlock Holmes: Dødens perle …
The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to London, thanks in part to Sherlock Holmes. But before long the jewel is stolen, due to an error on Holmes' part, and shortly thereafter, a series of horrible murders begin, the murderer leaving his victims with their spines snapped and surrounded by a mass of smashed china.
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
director: Roy William Neill actor: Basil Rathbone / Nigel Bruce …
other title: Sherlock Holmes di fronte alla morte / Sherlock Holmes ser døden i øjnene …
During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects including the owners of the home, the staff and the patients recovering there.
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The Suspect (1945) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Suspect
director: Robert Siodmak actor: Charles Laughton / Ella Raines …
other title: Quinto: non ammazzare! / Unter Verdacht …
Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer and a low-key detective both discover Philip's secret, and he has to decide which of them poses the more dangerous threat.
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The Woman in Green (1945) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Woman in Green
director: Roy William Neill actor: Basil Rathbone / Nigel Bruce …
other title: Sherlock Holmes e la donna in verde / Sherlock Holmes og kvinden i grønt …
Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.