An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.
Casts Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt, Raymond Burr, John Litel, Byron Barr, Jimmy Hunt, Ann Doran, Selmer Jackson, Margaret Wells
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
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The Burglar
The Face Behind the Mask
Drive a Crooked Road
Nightfall
Darling
The Glass Wall
Shall We Kiss?
After the Sunset
Dirty
Friday
Big Girls Don't Cry
Factotum
Cut Bank
Nora Prentiss
Always Outnumbered
Nobody Lives Forever
Calcutta
Humoresque
The Enforcer
SIMILAR MOVIES
Unsavory Characters
IMDB 1 | Jan , 2001
A writer gets involved with the wife of a nightclub owner. Crime drama by Richard W. HainesThe Burglar
IMDB 5.6 | Jun , 1957
Burglar Nat Harbin and his two associates set their sights on wealthy spiritualist Sister Sarah, who has inherited a fortune -- including a renowned emerald necklace -- from a Philadelphia financier. Using Nat's female ward, Gladden, to pose as an admirer and case the mansion where the woman lives, they set up a perfect break-in. Things get complicated afterwards.The Face Behind the Mask
IMDB 6.5 | Jan , 1941
A kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of crime after his face is badly disfigured in a hotel fire.Drive a Crooked Road
IMDB 6 | Mar , 1954
A mechanic gets caught up with the mob when he falls for a gangster's girlfriend.Nightfall
IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 1956
An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.Darling
IMDB 3.7 | Sep , 2007
A man cheats on his wife with his secretary, but things take a haunting shift after he accidentally kills his mistress.The Glass Wall
IMDB 5.1 | Mar , 1953
Peter Kuban, a Hungarian refugee, is about to be deported after jumping ship in New York harbor. He needs to find an ex-G.I. named Tom whom he helped during the war, as Tom can prove Peter's right to legal entry into the United States. If he can't find Tom within 24 hours and prove his case, he will be branded a fugitive and will be permanently disqualified for U.S. citizenship.Shall We Kiss?
IMDB 6.1 | Sep , 2007
When Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, he offers her a ride, and they spend the evening talking, laughing and getting along famously. At the end of the night, Emilie declines Gabriel's offer of "a kiss without consequences". Emilie admonishes him that the kiss could have unexpected consequences, and tells him a story, unfolding in flashbacks, about the impossibility of indulging your desires without affecting someone else's life.After the Sunset
IMDB 6.2 | Nov , 2004
An FBI agent is suspicious of two master thieves, quietly enjoying their retirement near what may - or may not - be the biggest score of their careers.Dirty
IMDB 5.3 | Nov , 2005
Two gangbangers turned cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.Friday
IMDB 7.1 | Apr , 1995
Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.Big Girls Don't Cry
IMDB 5.9 | Oct , 2002
Kati and Steffi have been best friends since they were six. Now they're both 17 and enjoying the ups and downs of becoming adults together. While Kati's parents are religious and conservative, but argue constantly, Steffi comes from what appears to be a harmonious and liberal family. But the girls discover how quickly their attractive world can fall apart when, at a hip nightclub, they happen to see Steffi's father in the arms of another woman. Steffi is shocked, her trust in her small perfect world shaken to the core. She can only think of one thing: revenge.Factotum
IMDB 6.1 | Apr , 2005
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.Cut Bank
IMDB 5.8 | Oct , 2014
25-year-old Dwayne McLaren, a former athlete turned auto mechanic, dreams of getting out of tiny Cut Bank, Montana the coldest town in America. But his effort to do so sets in motion a deadly series of events that change his life and the life of the town forever...Nora Prentiss
IMDB 6.1 | Feb , 1947
Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Despite her misgivings they become heavily involved and Talbot finds he is faced with the choice of leaving Nora or divorcing his wife. When a patient expires in his office, a third option seems to present itself.Always Outnumbered
IMDB 6.4 | Mar , 1998
An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More importantly he touches the lives of many of his neighbors including an older man dying of cancer, a young married couple whose husband is too proud to accept a lesser position which causes strife with his wife, and a young boy on the verge of getting in trouble with street gangs.Nobody Lives Forever
IMDB 6.2 | Nov , 1946
A con artist falls for the rich widow he's trying to fleece.Calcutta
IMDB 6.3 | Dec , 1946
Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate. Neale meets Bill's fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot while also falling for her charms.Humoresque
IMDB 7 | Jan , 1947
A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.The Enforcer
IMDB 7.1 | Feb , 1951
After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is about to testify.