William Bendix
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
When an their vessel is torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean during WWII, eight survivors find refuge in a lifeboat. Short on food and water, their situation is further complicated when they rescue a crew member from the German submarine that sank their ship.
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co. and Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
In this hilarious excursion into the battle of the sexes, Tracy plays Sam Craig, the down-to-earth sportswriter of the New York Chronicle. As Tess Harding, the paper's bright international columnist, Hepburn makes his life miserable. As soon as they start taking swipes at each other in their columns, there is little peace between them. In the office and in the bedroom the squabbling continues, until their problems are overcome by their deep love for...
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Language
English
Description
In this influential crime drama, an embittered cop, Det. James McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim battle with the city's lowlife. But while McLeod fights crime on the streets, his wife suffers from neglect at home. Based on Sydney Kingsley's Broadway play, this seminal movie was a prototype for everything from *Hill Street Blues* to *NYPD Blue*. Nominated for Best Actress (Eleanor Parker), Best Supporting Actress (Lee Grant), Best...
Series
Film noir classic collection double feature volume Vol. 4
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Illegal: Ambitious D.A. Victor Scott zealously prosecutes Ed Clary for a woman's murder. But as Clary walks to the electric chair, Scott receives evidence that exonerates the condemned man. Realizing that he's made a terrible mistake he tries to stop the execution, but is too late. Scott resigns as a prosecutor and enters private practice. He draws the attention of mob kingpin Frank Garland. Scott represents one of Garland's stooges on a murder rap...
7) Wake Island
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"Based on the incredible true story of a handful of U.S. Marines holding out against an overwhelming Japanese air, land and sea assault"--Container.
9) Cover up
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Sam Donovan (Dennis O'Keefe) is an insurance investigator sent to a small Midwest town, to find out whether the death of one of its policyholders was a suicide or murder.
10) Lifeboat
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When their vessel is torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean during WWII, eight survivors find refuge in a lifeboat. Short on food and water, their situation is further complicated when they rescue a crew member from the German submarine that sank their ship.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Glass key: "Ed Beaumont ... is the loyal right-hand man of Paul Madvig ... , a slightly corrupt politician who is accused of murder"--Container.
Phantom lady: "Carol Richman ... attempts to clear her boss ... of a murder he did not commit"--Container.
Blue dahlia: "A WWII veteran ... is accused of killing his unfaithful wife and races against time to find the real murderer with the help of a sympathetic stranger"--Container.
12) It's in the bag
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The ringmaster of a flea circus inherits a fortune, if he can find which chair it's hidden in. Based on the Russian novel 'The Twelve Chairs'.
13) The glass key
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
During a campaign for reelection, the crooked politician Paul Madvig decides to clean up his past, refusing the support of the gangster Nick Varna and associates with the respectable reformist politician Ralph Henry. When Ralph's son, Taylor Henry, a gambler and the lover of Paul's sister Opal, is murdered, Paul's right arm, Ed Beaumont, finds his body on the street. Nick uses the financial situation of The Observer to force the publisher Clyde Matthews...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Kill the umpire (1950 : 78 min): Ex-baseball player Bill Johnson (William Bendix), failing at many jobs when his ball-playing days are over, reluctantly takes the advice of his father-in-law, Jonah Evans (Ray Collins), a retired umpire, and enters an umpire-training school. -- Safe at home (1962 : 84 min.) Young Hutch Lawton brags to his Little League buddies that his dad knows Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Forced to "put up or shut up" Hutch goes...
17) Macao
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A traveling night club singer gets hired by an American expatriate who runs a casino in Macao, and specializes in converting stolen jewelry into cash. When one of her traveling companions turns out to be a cop, complications ensue.
18) Cover up
Publisher
Geneon Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Sam Donovan (Dennis O'Keefe) is an insurance investigator sent to a small Midwestern town, to find out whether the death of one of its policy holders was a suicide or murder. Sam is convinced that he was murdered but the entire town, led by the sheriff (William Bendix), is not talking. It's only when local girl Anita (Barbara Britton) breaks her silence does Sam begin to uncover the truth. As he falls in love with Anita, he begins to unravel the...
20) The Blue Dahlia
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A World War II veteran is accused of killing his unfaithful wife and races against time to find the real murderer with the help of a sympathetic stranger.