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Johnny O'Clock: "Johnny O'Clock ... is a junior partner is a posh casino with Guido Marchettis ... but is senior in the eyes of Nelle, Guido's wife and Johnny's ex. This love triangle leads to a web of complications, leaving Police Inspector Koch ... to unravel the threads of deceit and a murdered casino employee's sister ... to tug on Johnny's heartstrings"--Container.
2) The mob
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"A police detective ... goes undercover as a dock worker in New Orleans in order to investigate the criminal activities of a waterfront racket"--Container.
4) The burglar
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"A cunning jewel thief ... targets the mansion of a wealthy evangelist as his final career heist"--Container.
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Between midnight and dawn: "Dan Purvis ... and Rocky Barnes ... are lifelong pals who survived WWII and continue their armed service as uniformed prowl car boys on the night shift in LA. But their friendship is tested by their ongoing battle with a ruthless racketeer ... and the love they share for a beautiful radio announcer. Often seen as the first example of the now common buddy cop movie, this film shows the genre has always been rife with tension"--Container....
7) Tight spot
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Wise-cracking Sherry Conley (Ginger Rogers) is moved by U.S. Attorney Hallet (Edward G. Robinson) and Detective Lieutenant Striker (Brian Keith) from prison to a swanky hotel suite. They try to persuade her to "sing" against gang leader Benny Costain (Lorne Greene). Sherry first refuses to testify but changes her mind when a bullet intended for her kills a prison matron.
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"An unemployed London secretary is hired as a live-in assistant for an elderly woman but soon finds herself in a nightmarish situation. Trapped in an isolated mansion on the Cornwall coast, she begins to question her own sanity as sinister strangers try to manipulate her in a murder plot."--Container.
9) Cornered
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Film noir classic collection volume 5, disc 1
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Cornered: an ex-RCAF pilot stalks the Nazi collaborator who murdered his bride, but no one can describe the mysterious man.
Desperate: an Everyman who accepts what he thinks is an honest trucking job, only to find he's the driver in a botched heist that puts Brodie and his bride on the run from the cops and the cons who planned the job.
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