Jack London’s THE FIGHTER (1952) Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb
Stars: Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Vanessa Brown
Writer: Jack London (Story, “The Mexican”)
Director: Herbert Kline
After the Federales murder his family, a young man becomes a boxer to buy rifles for the Mexican Revolution. The protagonist is based on real-life boxer Jose Ybarra, aka “Mexican Joe Rivers.”
The Lawless Years (TV-1959) FRAMED
Stars: James Gregory, Milton Frome, Robert Karnes
Director: Allen H. Miner
After a mobster is found to be implicated in a waterfront crime, and his gang attempts to
frame Detective Barney Ruditsky.
The Perfect Clue (1935) ROMANCE
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Stars: David Manners, Richard ‘Skeets’ Gallagher, Dorothy Libaire
Director: Robert G. Vignola
Mona Stewart, madcap, spoiled daughter of a wealthy man, becomes upset when she learns that her father is engaged to a woman she hates. She runs away, via various modes of transportation, and hires an ex-con, David Mannering, to drive her around as she eludes the all-out search conducted by her father and her fiancée, Ronnie Van Zandt. A romance is blossoming until her chauffeur is arrested for the murder of a crime-syndicate boss.
The Defender (TV-1957) STEVE MCQUEEN, WILLIAM SHATNER
Starring: Steve McQueen, William Shatner, Ralph Bellamy
Written by: Reginald Rose
Director: Robert Mulligan
In this gripping courtroom drama, a father-and-son legal team defends a young man accused of a murder he swears he did not commit. The elder lawyer, seasoned and pragmatic, approaches the case with cautious strategy, while his son, an idealistic young attorney, passionately believes in their client’s innocence.
Easy Money (1936) ONSLOW STEVENS, KAY LINAKER
Stars: Onslow Stevens, Kay Linaker, Noel Madison, Robert Homans
Directed by: Phil Rosen
A district attorney, frustrated by the limits of the legal system, goes undercover to dismantle a gang of fake-accident racketeers — or die trying!
A Bucket of Blood (1959) ROGER CORMAN
Stars: Dick Miller, Barboura Morris, Antony Carbone
Directed by: Roger Corman
Screenplay: Charles B. Griffith
When a frustrated artist receives acclaim for a plaster-covered dead cat, the desire for more praise leads to an increasingly deadly series of works!
Ellis Island (1936) JACK LA RUE, PEGGY SHANNON
Stars: Donald Cook, Peggy Shannon, Jack La Rue
Directed by: Phil Rosen
After serving a 10-year prison stretch for a federal bank heist, a trio of crooks awaits deportation at Ellis Island. But federal agents and the gang’s underworld associates all race to get their hands on the unrecovered loot!
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