Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped pussycat.

Flame of the Islands

1955

English

5.8

♡ 3

Edward Ludwig Director

Peter Adams as Clint Johnson

Howard Duff as Doug Duryea

Frieda Inescort as Evelyn Hammond

Lester Matthews as Gus

A café singer buys a gambling casino and several men fall in love with her.

All My Sons

1948

English

7.3

♡ 5

80%

Irving Reis Director

Howard Duff as George Deever

Edward G. Robinson as Joe Keller

Harry Harvey as Judge

Margaret Bert as Townswoman

During WWII, industrialist Joe Keller commits a crime and frames his business partner Herbert Deever. Years later, his sin comes back to haunt him when his son plans to marry Deever's daughter.

Johnny Stool Pigeon

1949

English

6.6

♡ 1

Action

alcatraz

character name as title

William Castle Director

Joe Turkel as Bellboy

Howard Duff as George Morton

Dan Duryea as Johnny Evans

Robert Foulk as Pete

A federal agent infiltrates a crime syndicate.

Women's Prison

1955

English

6.5

♡ 2

27%

Lewis Seiler Director

Ida Lupino as Amelia van Zandt

Jan Sterling as Brenda Martin

Howard Duff as Dr. Crane

Juanita Moore as Polyclinic 'Polly' Jones

A crusading psychiatrist battles a sadistic female warden to improve conditions at a women's prison.

Shakedown

1950

English

7.1

♡ 3

Joseph Pevney Director

Peggie Castle as Coat-Check Girl at Bay View Club

Howard Duff as Jack Early

Joseph Pevney as Keller - Reporter

Forbes Murray as Mr. Spencer

Jack Early is a photographer who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the very top of the success ladder. On the strength of his sheer tenacity, he gets a job with a major newspaper, and it's not long before he's made a name for himself by charming a notorious crime boss, Nick Palmer, into allowing himself to be photographed. Palmer takes him under his wing, but Early decides to bite the hand that feeds him and sets Palmer and another crime boss, Colton, against one another.

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2003

English

7.8

♡ 2

96%

los angeles, california

Thom Andersen Director

Howard Duff as Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City

Ralph Meeker as Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly

Roy Jenson as Mulvihill in Chinatown

Richard Basehart as Roy Morgan / Roy Martin in He Walked By Night

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.

Oh, God! Book II

1980

English

5.3

♡ 16

43%

Gilbert Cates Director

Howard Duff as Dr. Benjamin Charles Whitley

Marian Mercer as Harriet Manley

Suzanne Pleshette as Paula Richards

Susan Krebs as Woman Psychiatrist

God appears before 11-year-old Tracy Richards to ask for her help to spread his word and influence over the world which she suggests the slogan 'Think God.' Naturaly, Tracy's divorced parents think Tracy's crazy, and plot to halt her 'heaven-sent' mission to spread God's word.

Spy Hunt

1950

English

6.3

♡ 3

George Sherman Director

Jay Barney as Assassin

Märta Torén as Catherine Ullven

Walter Slezak as Doctor Stahl

Howard Duff as Steve Quain

Roger Quain, escorting two zoo-bound black panthers on the train from Milan to Paris, is unaware that a Western agent, Catherine Ullven, has hidden a microfilm in the collar of one of the animals. But when the train is derailed in the Swiss Alps and the panthers escape, she is forced to involve him in her mission, which now includes enemy agents hunting the microfilm, the animals, Catherine and Roger.

Jennifer

1953

English

5.8

♡ 2

Joel Newton Director

Ida Lupino as Agnes Langley

Russ Conway as Gardener

Ned Glass as Grocery Clerk

Howard Duff as Jim Hollis

A young woman is hired to take care of an eerie old mansion, where she finds herself entangled with an enigmatic murderer.

The Naked City

1948

English

7.5

♡ 16

86%

Jules Dassin Director

Howard Duff as Frank Niles

John Marley as Managing Editor

Walter Burke as Pete Backalis

Arthur O'Connell as Sgt. Shaeffer

After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.

Private Hell 36

1954

English

6.7

♡ 3

67%

los angeles, california

stolen money

woman between two men

Don Siegel Director

Ida Lupino as Lilli Marlowe

James Anderson as Patrolman in Locker Room

Howard Duff as Police Sgt. Jack Farnham

Dabbs Greer as Sam Marvin

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.

Monster in the Closet

1986

English

4.9

♡ 7

Bob Dahlin Director

Ritchie Montgomery as Deputy Spiro

Howard Duff as Father Finnegan

Paul Walker as 'Professor' Bennett

Paul Dooley as Roy

After several people and a dog are found dead in their closets a "mild-mannered" reporter, a college professor, her son and a befuddled professor band together to uncover the mystery but not without involving the U.S. Army and mass panic.

Kramer vs. Kramer

1979

English

7.8

♡ 73

90%

husband wife relationship

marriage

Romance

Robert Benton Director

Meryl Streep as Joanna Kramer

Howard Duff as John Shaunessy

JoBeth Williams as Phyllis Bernard

Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer

Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.

The Yellow Mountain

1954

English

5.8

♡ 9

Jesse Hibbs Director

John McIntire as Bannon

Leo Gordon as Drake

John Roy as Miner

Howard Duff as Pete Menlo

A formula brawling-buddies western where one goes bad and then returns to the fold. Pete Menlo owns some gold claims in Nevada where he is joined by his old friend Andy Martin. Crooked mine-owner Bannon wants to merge their interests so they can create a monopoly but is turned down. Pete is interested in "Nevada" Wray, daughter of mine-owner "Jackpot" Wray, but she has eyes only for Andy. The rejected Pete joins forces with Bannon and they learn that, because of location, "Jackpot" Wray may be the owner of all the gold in the respective veins. Bannon and his men try to get rid of Andy.

A Wedding

1978

English

7.0

♡ 5

69%

Robert Altman Director

Jeff Perry as Bunky Lemay

Howard Duff as Dr. Jules Meecham

Laurie Metcalf as Maid

John Malkovich as Wedding Guest

Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony, only the families actually turn up as the Corelli Italian connection is suspect, security guards watch the gifts rather over-zealously, and Dino's grandma expires in bed just as the reception starts. Could be quite an occasion.

Battered

1978

English

6.7

♡ 2

96%

Peter Werner Director

Norman Bartold as

Howard Duff as Bill Thompson

Diana Scarwid as Doris Thompson

Keith Coogan as Stevie Hawks

Gritty drama of three interweaving stories of three women of various backgrounds and ages whose marriages are complicated by spouse-abuse by their husbands.

Brute Force

1947

English

7.5

♡ 15

95%

Jules Dassin Director

Ella Raines as Cora Lister

John Roy as Guard

Gene Roth as Hoffman

Howard Duff as Robert 'Soldier' Becker

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?

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The Naked City

Private Hell 36

Monster in the Closet

Kramer vs. Kramer

The Yellow Mountain

A Wedding

Battered

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