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    You Only Live Once 1937 POSTER

    You Only Live Once

    1937

    English

    7.2

    30

    100%

    77%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Crime

    Drama

    ex-con

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    noir

    pre-code

    Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Director Jack Carson Jack Carson as Attendant in First Gas Station Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Joan Graham Barton MacLane Barton MacLane as Stephen Whitney Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Young Woman
    Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.
    City Streets 1931 POSTER

    City Streets

    1931

    English

    7.0

    8

    80%

    85%

    Action

    bootlegger

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    gangster

    pre-code

    Romance

    Rouben Mamoulian Rouben Mamoulian Director Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Nan Cooley Paulette Goddard Paulette Goddard as Nightclub Patron Bill Elliott Bill Elliott as Nightclub Patron Norman Foster Norman Foster as Shooting Gallery Patron
    A mobster's daughter leads her boyfriend from the circus into bootlegging.
    Violent Saturday 1955 POSTER

    Violent Saturday

    1955

    English

    6.9

    5

    80%

    67%

    Action

    amish

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    Thriller

    Richard Fleischer Richard Fleischer Director Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Elsie Braden Brad Dexter Brad Dexter as Gil Clayton Margaret Hayes Margaret Hayes as Mrs. Emily Fairchild Robert Adler Robert Adler as Stan
    Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.
    The Trail of the Lonesome Pine 1936 POSTER

    The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

    1936

    English

    6.8

    4

    53%

    53%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    feud

    kentucky

    railroad construction

    Romance

    romantic rivalry

    Western

    Henry Hathaway Henry Hathaway Director Richard Carle Richard Carle as Ezra Tolliver Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as June Tolliver Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Mailman Frank Rice Frank Rice as Zeke Denker
    A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.
    The Automat 2021 POSTER

    The Automat

    2021

    English

    7.8

    4

    98%

    86%

    Action

    automat

    Documentary

    food

    food culture

    food industry

    History

    new york city

    vending machine

    Lisa Hurwitz Lisa Hurwitz Director Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as (archive footage) Jack Benny Jack Benny as Self Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney as Self Peter Boyle Peter Boyle as Self
    The 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers, we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America.
    Behind the High Wall 1956 POSTER

    Behind the High Wall

    1956

    English

    6.4

    2

    b movie

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    prison

    prison escape

    Abner Biberman Abner Biberman Director Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Hilda Carmichael Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Mrs. Baynar Don Beddoe Don Beddoe as Todd MacGregor John Larch John Larch as William Kiley
    A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang's dough.
    Hammett 1982 POSTER

    Hammett

    1982

    English

    6.4

    4

    75%

    62%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    chinatown

    Crime

    Drama

    femme fatale

    historical figure

    Mystery

    neo-noir

    san francisco, california

    Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Director Lloyd Kino Lloyd Kino as Barber Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Donaldina Cameron R.G. Armstrong R.G. Armstrong as Lt. O'Mara David Patrick Kelly David Patrick Kelly as The Punk
    Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a living, receives an unexpected visit from an old friend asking for help.
    Fury 1936 POSTER

    Fury

    1936

    English

    7.8

    11

    94%

    88%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    kidnapping

    love

    money

    noir

    small town

    Thriller

    trial

    Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Director Raymond Hatton Raymond Hatton as Hector - Barber Harry Harvey Harry Harvey as Jasper Anderson - Defendant Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Katherine Grant George Chandler George Chandler as Milton Jackson
    Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.
    Snowbeast 1977 POSTER

    Snowbeast

    1977

    English

    4.6

    3

    24%

    24%

    Action

    bigfoot

    colorado

    creature

    Horror

    monster

    snow skiing

    winter

    Herb Wallerstein Herb Wallerstein Director Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Carrie Rill Victor Raider-Wexler Victor Raider-Wexler as Deputy Holt Bo Svenson Bo Svenson as Gar Seberg Liz Jury Liz Jury as Mrs. Blodgett
    A skier and his wife visit a friend's ski resort during a man beast's rampage, and must hide from the impending danger.
    An American Tragedy 1931 POSTER

    An American Tragedy

    1931

    English

    6.4

    6

    50%

    50%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    murder

    pre-code

    Romance

    snob

    social climbing

    trial

    Josef von Sternberg Josef von Sternberg Director Sidney D'Albrook Sidney D'Albrook as Courtroom Policeman Nella Walker Nella Walker as Hotel Guest Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Roberta Alden Matty Roubert Matty Roubert as Vendor Outside of Courtroom
    A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
    Blood on the Sun 1945 POSTER

    Blood on the Sun

    1945

    English

    6.0

    8

    80%

    33%

    Drama

    japan

    journalist

    Romance

    Thriller

    War

    Frank Lloyd Frank Lloyd Director Rosemary DeCamp Rosemary DeCamp as Edith Miller Leonard Strong Leonard Strong as Hijikata Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Iris Hilliard Philip Ahn Philip Ahn as Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto
    Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domination. Reaction from the understandably upset Japanese provides the action, but this is overshadowed by the propaganda of the time.
    Order of Death 1983 POSTER

    Order of Death

    1983

    English

    5.5

    4

    cat and mouse

    cop-killer

    Crime

    gay interest

    love triangle

    psychological thriller

    sadomasochism

    Thriller

    Roberto Faenza Roberto Faenza Director Leonard Mann Leonard Mann as Bob Carvo John Lydon John Lydon as Leo Smith Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel as Lt. Fred O'Connor Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Margaret Smith
    A NYPD officer imprisons and tortures an admitted cop-killer, but finds the tables turned when his victim refuses to break and in fact urges more punishment.
    Damien: Omen II 1978 POSTER

    Damien: Omen II

    1978

    English

    6.2

    31

    50%

    48%

    Action

    anti-christ

    chicago, illinois

    devil's son

    Drama

    Horror

    prophecy

    secret identity

    sequel

    Don Taylor Don Taylor Director Lee Grant Lee Grant as Ann Thorn Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Aunt Marion Leo McKern Leo McKern as Carl Bugenhagen Meshach Taylor Meshach Taylor as Dr. Kane
    Since the sudden and suspicious deaths of his parents, young Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle and enrolled in a military school. Widely feared to be the Antichrist, he relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire — and the world.
    Merrily We Go to Hell 1932 POSTER

    Merrily We Go to Hell

    1932

    English

    6.9

    7

    100%

    62%

    Action

    alcoholism

    Comedy

    Drama

    ex-lover

    gossip columnist

    heiress

    mistress

    playwright

    Romance

    Dorothy Arzner Dorothy Arzner Director Edwin Maxwell Edwin Maxwell as Jake Symonds Fredric March Fredric March as Jerry Corbett Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Joan Prentice Bill Elliott Bill Elliott as Party Guest
    A drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan Prentice, whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.
    Street Scene 1931 POSTER

    Street Scene

    1931

    English

    7.6

    7

    89%

    72%

    Drama

    gossip

    infidelity

    neighbor

    new york city

    Romance

    summer

    tenement

    King Vidor King Vidor Director Beulah Bondi Beulah Bondi as Emma Jones John Qualen John Qualen as Karl Olsen Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Rose Maurrant William Collier Jr. William Collier Jr. as Sam Kaplan
    The setting is a city block during a sweltering summer, where the residents serve as representatives of the not-very-idealized American melting pot. There is idle chitchat, gossip, jealousy, racism, adultery, and suddenly but not unexpectedly, a murder.
    Dead End 1937 POSTER

    Dead End

    1937

    English

    7.2

    8

    83%

    77%

    Action

    class differences

    Crime

    dead end kids

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    gunfight

    mobster

    plastic surgery

    poker game

    Romance

    William Wyler William Wyler Director Ward Bond Ward Bond as Doorman Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Drina Claire Trevor Claire Trevor as Francey Leo Gorcey Leo Gorcey as Spit
    Mobster "Baby Face" Martin returns home to visit the New York neighborhood where he grew up, dropping in on his mother, who rejects him because of his gangster lifestyle, and his old girlfriend, Francey, now a syphilitic prostitute. Martin also crosses paths with Dave, a childhood friend struggling to make it as an architect, and the Dead End Kids, a gang of young boys roaming the streets of the city's East Side slums.
    Sabotage 1936 POSTER

    Sabotage

    1936

    English

    7.0

    25

    Action

    based on novel or book

    black and white

    bomb

    Crime

    husband wife relationship

    london, england

    pre-code

    Thriller

    Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Director Oskar Homolka Oskar Homolka as Her Husband Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock as Man Walking Past The Cinema Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Mrs. Verloc Austin Trevor Austin Trevor as Vladimir - Paymaster at Aquarium
    Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten her teenage brother's life.
    God Told Me To 1976 POSTER

    God Told Me To

    1976

    English

    6.3

    5

    80%

    51%

    Crime

    detective

    Horror

    Mystery

    new york city

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Larry Cohen Larry Cohen Director Mike Kellin Mike Kellin as Deputy Commissioner Al Fann Al Fann as Detective Squad Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Elizabeth Mullin Tony Lo Bianco Tony Lo Bianco as Peter J. Nicholas
    A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'.
    You and Me 1938 POSTER

    You and Me

    1938

    English

    6.8

    6

    86%

    57%

    Crime

    department store

    female prisoner

    Film-Noir

    musical

    parole

    prison

    second chance

    Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Director Paul Newlan Paul Newlan as Bouncer at Danceland Joyce Compton Joyce Compton as Curly Blonde Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Helen Roberts Barton MacLane Barton MacLane as Mickey
    Mr. Morris, the owner of a large metropolitan department store, gives jobs to paroled ex-convicts in an effort to help them reform and go straight. Among his 'employed-prison-graduates' are Helen Roberts and Joe Dennis, working as sales clerks. Joe is in love with Helen and asks her to marry him, but she is forbidden to marry as she is still on parole, but she says yes and they are married. In spite of their poverty-level life, their marriage is a happy one until Joe discovers she has lied about her past, in order to marry him. Disillusioned, he leaves, goes back to his old gang and plans to rob the department store.
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