The Big Shakedown

The Voice of the City

1929

An escaped convict and the detective tasked with hunting him down end up working in parallel to clear the convict's name and nab the gangsters that framed him.

West of Singapore

1933

Tropical "heat" drives a man into the arms of a disreputable tramp, making things tough for the woman who really loves him.

Two Alone

1934

Mazie, a poor orphan girl, is mistreated by cruel farmer Slag and his wife for whom she works. Mazie, who is growing into a woman, does not like they way Slag has been looking at her lately.

The Gardener of Argenteuil

1966

Tulipe, is an old man who lives alone in an old railway carriage in the Argentueil region of Paris. His main passions are gardening and oil painting, but he also has a secret source of income. His godson discovers that Tulipe is actually a master forger, producing perfect copies of 10 franc notes. His godson’s girlfriend sees this as an opportunity to get very rich – but she must persuade Tulipe to forge 500 franc notes. Assuming Tulipe’s agreement, his godson and his girlfriend buy an expensive new car and luxury villa in provincial France – but there is a cruel turn of fate in store for them when Tulipe strikes up a friendship with a millionaire playboy.

Dancers in the Dark

1932

A bandleader tries to romance a dancer by sending her boyfriend, a musician, out of town. However, things get complicated when he finds out that a gangster has designs on her too.

Traveling Husbands

1931

A salesman gets in trouble with a party girl and a debutante in Detroit.

Good Intentions

1930

When love came the way of this gentleman crook he turned to the right---only to be caught in the swirling eddy of his criminal past! (original ad)

War of Lie

2017

Sucker List

1941

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man and his racketeer buddies devise a scheme to bilk those already seemingly desperate for money of what little they have.

Confessions of Felix Krull

1957

Thomas Mann's witty and intimate story of a irresistible scoundrel.

The Devil Is Driving

1932

Gabby Denton, a hard-drinking, down-on-his-luck drifter, seems to get a chance at redemption when his brother-in-law helps get him a job as a mechanic. Not realizing the garage he works for is actually a front for a stolen car ring, Gabby soon finds himself mixed up in both murder and a liaison with the boss's girl.

Our Mother's House

1967

Seven British children bury their mother and hide her death, until their long-lost father returns.

A Lady's Morals

1930

Romantic biography of Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind and her famous affairs.

Blondie of the Follies

1932

New York City tenement dwelling neighbors Blondie and Lottie are longtime best friends. When Lottie makes the cast of the Follies and moves up in the world, she arranges for Blondie, as well, to join the cast and gain the advantages. But the friendship goes awry when Lottie's sweetheart, wealthy Larry Belmont, falls for Blondie and she for him.

Blondie Johnson

1933

A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.