Matty Fain

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Hell's Island (1955)

After being dumped by his fiancée, hard-drinking and depressed Mark Cormack loses his job in the Los Angeles district attorney's office and serves as bouncer in a Las Vegas casino. A wheelchair-using stranger Barzland hires him to locate a ruby that disappeared in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Karlson
CAST:  John Payne  •  Mary Murphy  •  Eduardo Noriega  •  Francis L. Sullivan

After being dumped by his fiancée, hard-drinking and depressed Mark Cormack loses his job in the Los Angeles district attorney's office and serves as bouncer in a Las Vegas casino. A wheelchair-using stranger Barzland hires him to locate a ruby that disappeared in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Karlson
CAST:  John Payne  •  Mary Murphy  •  Eduardo Noriega  •  Francis L. Sullivan

Johnny O'Clock (1947)

When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Rossen
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Evelyn Keyes  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Ellen Drew

When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Rossen
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Evelyn Keyes  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Ellen Drew

The Harder They Fall (1956)

Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  Rod Steiger  •  Jan Sterling  •  Mike Lane

Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  Rod Steiger  •  Jan Sterling  •  Mike Lane

Another Thin Man (1939)

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.S. Van Dyke
CAST:  William Powell  •  Myrna Loy  •  Virginia Grey  •  Otto Kruger

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.S. Van Dyke
CAST:  William Powell  •  Myrna Loy  •  Virginia Grey  •  Otto Kruger

Missing Evidence (1939)

G-Man Bill Collins swings into action when a crooked sweepstakes racket begins insinuating itself upon the honest citizenry of the US. The crooks have flooded the market with counterfeit lottery tickets, reducing many an unwary speculator to poverty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Rosen
CAST:  Preston Foster  •  Irene Hervey  •  Inez Courtney  •  Chick Chandler

G-Man Bill Collins swings into action when a crooked sweepstakes racket begins insinuating itself upon the honest citizenry of the US. The crooks have flooded the market with counterfeit lottery tickets, reducing many an unwary speculator to poverty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Rosen
CAST:  Preston Foster  •  Irene Hervey  •  Inez Courtney  •  Chick Chandler

Frisco Lil (1942)

Lil becomes a dealer in a gambling casino in order to get the information she needs to clear her father of a murder charge. She also falls in love with lawyer Brewster.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erle C. Kenton
CAST:  Irene Hervey  •  Kent Taylor  •  Minor Watson  •  Jerome Cowan

Lil becomes a dealer in a gambling casino in order to get the information she needs to clear her father of a murder charge. She also falls in love with lawyer Brewster.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erle C. Kenton
CAST:  Irene Hervey  •  Kent Taylor  •  Minor Watson  •  Jerome Cowan

The Yellow Mountain (1954)

A formula brawling-buddies western where one goes bad and then returns to the fold. Pete Menlo owns some gold claims in Nevada where he is joined by his old friend Andy Martin. Crooked mine-owner Bannon wants to merge their interests so they can create a monopoly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jesse Hibbs
CAST:  Lex Barker  •  Mala Powers  •  Howard Duff  •  William Demarest

A formula brawling-buddies western where one goes bad and then returns to the fold. Pete Menlo owns some gold claims in Nevada where he is joined by his old friend Andy Martin. Crooked mine-owner Bannon wants to merge their interests so they can create a monopoly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jesse Hibbs
CAST:  Lex Barker  •  Mala Powers  •  Howard Duff  •  William Demarest

Bulldog Edition (1936)

Two rival newspapers are engaged in a circulation battle, complicated by the fact that a vicious gangster inserts himself into the middle of it. Also complicating matters is that one newspaper's editor and circulation director are competing for the affections of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Ray Walker  •  Evalyn Knapp  •  Regis Toomey  •  Cy Kendall

Two rival newspapers are engaged in a circulation battle, complicated by the fact that a vicious gangster inserts himself into the middle of it. Also complicating matters is that one newspaper's editor and circulation director are competing for the affections of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Ray Walker  •  Evalyn Knapp  •  Regis Toomey  •  Cy Kendall

The Get-Away (1941)

A jailed cop befriends a mob chieftain and stages a breakout with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Buzzell
CAST:  Robert Sterling  •  Charles Winninger  •  Donna Reed  •  Henry O'Neill

A jailed cop befriends a mob chieftain and stages a breakout with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Buzzell
CAST:  Robert Sterling  •  Charles Winninger  •  Donna Reed  •  Henry O'Neill

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)

Around Christmas time, a woman tries to prove the innocence of her dancer husband jailed for a crime she just knows he didn't commit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Don Castle  •  Elyse Knox  •  Regis Toomey  •  Charles D. Brown

Around Christmas time, a woman tries to prove the innocence of her dancer husband jailed for a crime she just knows he didn't commit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Don Castle  •  Elyse Knox  •  Regis Toomey  •  Charles D. Brown

Boss of Lonely Valley (1937)

A rancher attempts to find the villain behind a land-stealing operation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Taylor
CAST:  Buck Jones  •  Muriel Evans  •  Richard Holland  •  Harvey Clark

A rancher attempts to find the villain behind a land-stealing operation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Taylor
CAST:  Buck Jones  •  Muriel Evans  •  Richard Holland  •  Harvey Clark

Johnny Rocco (1958)

Gangster and police look for a gangster's son who witnessed a murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Landres
CAST:  Richard Eyer  •  Stephen McNally  •  Coleen Gray  •  Russ Conway

Gangster and police look for a gangster's son who witnessed a murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Landres
CAST:  Richard Eyer  •  Stephen McNally  •  Coleen Gray  •  Russ Conway

The 13th Man (1937)

A tough district attorney has been cleaning up the town, and has already imprisoned twelve dangerous criminals. As he is about to name the target for his next investigation, he is murdered in the midst of a crowd. The police have many suspects and hardly any clues, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Weldon Heyburn  •  Inez Courtney  •  Selmer Jackson  •  Matty Fain

A tough district attorney has been cleaning up the town, and has already imprisoned twelve dangerous criminals. As he is about to name the target for his next investigation, he is murdered in the midst of a crowd. The police have many suspects and hardly any clues, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Weldon Heyburn  •  Inez Courtney  •  Selmer Jackson  •  Matty Fain

Midnight Intruder (1938)

A former actor poses as the son of a wealthy man and gets involved in a murder in which the real son is the suspect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Louis Hayward  •  Eric Linden  •  J. C. Nugent  •  Barbara Read

A former actor poses as the son of a wealthy man and gets involved in a murder in which the real son is the suspect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Louis Hayward  •  Eric Linden  •  J. C. Nugent  •  Barbara Read

Personal Secretary (1938)

Two rival newspaper columnists battle over whether or not a woman murdered her playboy husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otis Garrett
CAST:  William Gargan  •  Joy Hodges  •  Andy Devine  •  Ruth Donnelly

Two rival newspaper columnists battle over whether or not a woman murdered her playboy husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otis Garrett
CAST:  William Gargan  •  Joy Hodges  •  Andy Devine  •  Ruth Donnelly

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)

Private eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten acquitted are apparently strangled by a serial killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Patric Knowles  •  Lionel Atwill  •  Anne Gwynne  •  Samuel S. Hinds

Private eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten acquitted are apparently strangled by a serial killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Patric Knowles  •  Lionel Atwill  •  Anne Gwynne  •  Samuel S. Hinds

Larceny on the Air (1937)

A doctor working with the Bureau of Pure Foods and Drugs, uses radio broadcasts to expose fraudulent patent medicines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Pichel
CAST:  Robert Livingston  •  Grace Bradley  •  Willard Robertson  •  Pierre Watkin

A doctor working with the Bureau of Pure Foods and Drugs, uses radio broadcasts to expose fraudulent patent medicines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Pichel
CAST:  Robert Livingston  •  Grace Bradley  •  Willard Robertson  •  Pierre Watkin

Port of Missing Girls (1938)

Nightclub singer Della Mason witnesses a murder and is forced by the killer to flee with him from the scene of the crime. Escaping from the gangster, she secretly boards the ship of Captain Josiah Storm, a woman-hater, and the ship sails from San Francisco headed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karl Brown
CAST:  Harry Carey  •  Judith Allen  •  Milburn Stone  •  Betty Compson

Nightclub singer Della Mason witnesses a murder and is forced by the killer to flee with him from the scene of the crime. Escaping from the gangster, she secretly boards the ship of Captain Josiah Storm, a woman-hater, and the ship sails from San Francisco headed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karl Brown
CAST:  Harry Carey  •  Judith Allen  •  Milburn Stone  •  Betty Compson

The Hunted (1948)

A cop investigating a jewel robbery finds that all trails lead to his girlfriend - but she claims she's being framed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Bernhard
CAST:  Preston Foster  •  Belita  •  Pierre Watkin  •  Edna Holland

A cop investigating a jewel robbery finds that all trails lead to his girlfriend - but she claims she's being framed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Bernhard
CAST:  Preston Foster  •  Belita  •  Pierre Watkin  •  Edna Holland

The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)

The star of "Song of the Toreador" receives threatening messages that he will not survive the preview screening of the film. The studio publicist works with the Director, the Producer and the police, to discover who is behind the threats.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey  •  Robert Yost
CAST:  Reginald Denny  •  Frances Drake  •  Gail Patrick  •  George Barbier

The star of "Song of the Toreador" receives threatening messages that he will not survive the preview screening of the film. The studio publicist works with the Director, the Producer and the police, to discover who is behind the threats.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey  •  Robert Yost
CAST:  Reginald Denny  •  Frances Drake  •  Gail Patrick  •  George Barbier
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