Crime
A telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a betting operation. After the bookie is murdered, the greedy technician takes over his business. He ruthlessly climbs his way to the top of the local crime syndicate, but then gangsters from a big East Coast mob show up wanting a piece of his action.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Street with No Name
Hue and Cry
The Long Wait
Among the Living
Once a Thief
One Way Street
Playgirl
Plunder Road
Private Hell 36
The Snorkel
The 3rd Voice
99 River Street
The Gambler
The Human Jungle
The Glass Web
I, the Jury
Obsession
A Cry in the Night
Desperate
The Phenix City Story
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Street with No Name
IMDB 6.4 | Jul , 1948
After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a potential victim of the same racket. Soon, Gene meets Alec Stiles, neurotic mastermind who's "building an organization along scientific lines." Stiles recruits Cordell, whose job becomes a lot more dangerous.Hue and Cry
IMDB 6.5 | Feb , 1947
A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip's wording each week, unknown to writer and printer. The first of the Ealing comedies.The Long Wait
IMDB 5.9 | May , 1954
Soon after thumbing a ride from a truck driver, Johnny McBride is badly burned and suffers from complete amnesia when the vehicle he’s riding in blows a tire and goes over an embankment in a fiery blaze. McBride later receives a tip from an acquaintance that a photo of him was placed prominently in the window of a photography studio in a town called Lyncastle, so Johnny immediately leaves for the burg in the hopes that something there will jog his memory.Among the Living
IMDB 6.1 | Dec , 1941
A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.Once a Thief
IMDB 6.5 | Apr , 1965
Ex-convict Eddie and his wife, Kristine, attempt to build a new life for themselves and their daughter Kathy in San Francisco, but police officer Mike Vido is determined to send Eddie back to prison.One Way Street
IMDB 5.3 | Apr , 1950
After stealing a gangster's money and his girlfriend, a doctor heads for a small village in Mexico to hide out.Playgirl
IMDB 4.3 | Apr , 1954
If you remember Shelley Winters from "The Poseidon Adventure" or "Bloody Mama," you might tend to forget what a knockout she was early in her career. This film will give you the chance to see her as a sexy nightclub singer teaching her just-in-from-the-sticks friend Colleen Miller the ropes in New York City. When Winters finds out that her married boyfriend Barry Sullivan has fallen for Miller, the recriminations...and bullets...start to fly!Plunder Road
IMDB 7 | Dec , 1957
A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.Private Hell 36
IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 1954
In New York City, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Police detectives Cal Bruner and Jack Farnham investigate and are led from the drugstore to a nightclub, where singer Lilli is another recipient of a stolen bill. With Lilli's help, the partners track down the remaining money, but both Lilli and Jack are dismayed when Cal decides he wants to keep part of it.The Snorkel
IMDB 7.2 | Jul , 1958
On the Italian coast, writer Paul Decker has grown unhappy in his marriage and executes what appears to be a perfect murder of his wife. While Paul is believed to be writing a book in France, his stepdaughter, Candy, suspects him of murdering her mother, as well as her father years before. With the police unwilling to investigate any further, Candy sets out to confirm her suspicions and take Paul down herself.The 3rd Voice
IMDB 5.9 | Mar , 1960
Marian Forbes has been having an affair with her boss and when he drops her for another woman. In an act of jealousy and greed she convinces an acquaintance to murder her former lover and then impersonate him just long enough to get their hands on a large sum of money.99 River Street
IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 1953
A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves.The Gambler
IMDB 6 | Dec , 2014
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.The Human Jungle
IMDB 5.5 | Oct , 1954
Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. Recognizing the laxity of the department he implements many changes and soon finds himself under fire by the newspapers, the attorney of a racket leader and the denizens of this human jungle.The Glass Web
IMDB 6.3 | Nov , 1953
A manipulative diva blackmails a married man and insults her secret lover, leading to her murder. As the husband tries to cover his tracks, the lover sabotages him and suggests turning the case into a TV show episode.I, the Jury
IMDB 5.9 | Aug , 1953
After his best friend and war buddy is mysteriously gunned down, Mike Hammer will stop at nothing to settle the score for the man who sacrificed a limb to save his own life during combat. Along the way, Hammer rides a fine line between gumshoe and a one-man jury, staying two-steps ahead of the law—and trying not to get bumped off in the process.Obsession
IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 1949
A British psychiatrist devises a devilish revenge plot against his wife's lover.A Cry in the Night
IMDB 5.4 | Aug , 1956
A police captain's emotions get in the way when his daughter is kidnapped.Desperate
IMDB 6.5 | Jun , 1947
An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.The Phenix City Story
IMDB 6.6 | Jul , 1955
A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.