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    Invisible Ghost 1941 POSTER

    Invisible Ghost

    1941

    English

    5.3

    8

    34%

    34%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    false accusations

    Horror

    maniac

    poverty row film

    Thriller

    Joseph H. Lewis Joseph H. Lewis Director Bela Lugosi Bela Lugosi as Charles Kessler George Pembroke George Pembroke as Police Lt. Williams Fred Kelsey Fred Kelsey as Policeman Ryan Lloyd Ingraham Lloyd Ingraham as Psychiatrist
    The town's leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him.
    A Lawless Street 1955 POSTER

    A Lawless Street

    1955

    English

    6.4

    3

    48%

    48%

    Action

    Drama

    jail cell

    marshal

    ranch

    Western

    Joseph H. Lewis Joseph H. Lewis Director Frank Ferguson Frank Ferguson as Abe Deland Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Dingo Brion Michael Pate Michael Pate as Harley Baskam Leonard P. Geer Leonard P. Geer as Townsman
    A Marshal must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town.
    The Undercover Man 1949 POSTER

    The Undercover Man

    1949

    English

    6.6

    4

    60%

    78%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    extortion

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    gangster

    noir

    Romance

    search for witnesses

    undercover agent

    Joseph H. Lewis Joseph H. Lewis Director Peter Brocco Peter Brocco as Johnny John Ireland John Ireland as Narrator Anthony Caruso Anthony Caruso as Salvatore Rocco Leo Penn Leo Penn as Sydney Gordon
    Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Frank works undercover, posing as a criminal to seek information, but is frustrated when all he finds are terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers.
    Man on a Bus 1955 POSTER

    Man on a Bus

    1955

    English

    5.0

    1

    Drama

    Joseph H. Lewis Joseph H. Lewis Director Richard Hale Richard Hale as First prisoner Rosemary DeCamp Rosemary DeCamp as Miriam Dorothy Neumann Dorothy Neumann as Saul's wife Peter Brocco Peter Brocco as Third prisoner
    Six people who have emigrated to Israel from different countries are all on a bus traveling through the Negev Desert. They find themselves stranded overnight in the bus. To pass the time, each begins to tell the story behind their emigration to Israel.
    My Name Is Julia Ross 1945 POSTER

    My Name Is Julia Ross

    1945

    English

    7.0

    11

    92%

    66%

    Action

    cornwall, england

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    identity crisis

    kidnapping

    Mystery

    noir

    secretary

    Thriller

    Joseph H. Lewis Joseph H. Lewis Director Queenie Leonard Queenie Leonard as Alice Nina Foch Nina Foch as Julia Ross Leonard Mudie Leonard Mudie as Peters George Macready George Macready as Ralph Hughes
    Julia Ross secures employment with a wealthy widow and goes to live at her house. Two days later, she awakens in a different house in different clothes and with a new identity.
    Terror in a Texas Town 1958 POSTER

    Terror in a Texas Town

    1958

    English

    6.8

    3

    100%

    66%

    b movie

    Drama

    moral courage

    Western

    whaler

    Joseph H. Lewis Joseph H. Lewis Director Sheb Wooley Sheb Wooley as Baxter Hank Patterson Hank Patterson as Brady Frank Ferguson Frank Ferguson as Deacon Matt Holmes Herman Hack Herman Hack as Townsman
    Armed with a harpoon, a Swedish whaler is out for revenge after the death of his father. A greedy oil man trying to buy up the Swede's land might be the guilty party.
    The Mad Doctor of Market Street 1942 POSTER

    The Mad Doctor of Market Street

    1942

    English

    5.3

    6

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    drowning

    Horror

    mad doctor

    mad scientist

    murder

    Sci-Fi

    shipwreck

    south sea island

    Joseph H. Lewis Joseph H. Lewis Director Lester Dorr Lester Dorr as Crewman Anne Nagel Anne Nagel as Mrs. William Saunders Nat Pendleton Nat Pendleton as Red Hogan Bess Flowers Bess Flowers as Ship Passenger
    A fugitive doctor tries to raise the dead for South Sea Islanders.
    7th Cavalry 1956 POSTER

    7th Cavalry

    1956

    English

    5.8

    7

    42%

    42%

    Drama

    fort

    general

    mission

    Western

    Joseph H. Lewis Joseph H. Lewis Director Michael Pate Michael Pate as Capt. Benteen Randolph Scott Randolph Scott as Capt. Tom Benson Frank Faylen Frank Faylen as Sgt. Kruger Leo Gordon Leo Gordon as Vogel
    An officer accused of cowardice volunteers to bring back General Custers's body after Little Big Horn.
    Retreat, Hell! 1952 POSTER

    Retreat, Hell!

    1952

    English

    6.4

    2

    Drama

    inchon

    korean war (1950-53)

    marine

    War

    Joseph H. Lewis Joseph H. Lewis Director Richard Carlson Richard Carlson as Capt. Paul Hansen Fred Stromsoe Fred Stromsoe as Jeep Driver Russ Tamblyn Russ Tamblyn as Jimmy W. McDermid Mack Williams Mack Williams as Marine General
    During the Korean War, a U.S. Marine battalion must fight its way out of a frozen mountain pass despite diminishing supplies, freezing temperatures and constant attacks by overwhelming numbers of Chinese soldiers.
    Gun Crazy 1950 POSTER

    Gun Crazy

    1950

    English

    7.6

    22

    91%

    84%

    Action

    carnival

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    gun

    noir

    payroll robbery

    Romance

    sharpshooter

    Thriller

    Joseph H. Lewis Joseph H. Lewis Director Russ Tamblyn Russ Tamblyn as Bart Tare George Lynn George Lynn as Holdup Victim Don Beddoe Don Beddoe as Man from Chicago Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette as Sheriff Boston
    Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's behest, they embark on a crime spree for cash.
    So Dark the Night 1946 POSTER

    So Dark the Night

    1946

    English

    6.3

    10

    100%

    40%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    Music

    Mystery

    police detective

    Thriller

    Joseph H. Lewis Joseph H. Lewis Director Jean Del Val Jean Del Val as Dr. Manet Brother Theodore Brother Theodore as Georges Steven Geray Steven Geray as Henri Cassin Helen Freeman Helen Freeman as Widow Bridelle
    Inspector Cassin, a renowned Paris detective, departs to the country for a much-needed break. There he falls in love with the innkeeper’s daughter, Nanette, who is already betrothed to a local farmer. On the evening of their engagement party, Nanette and the farmer both disappear. Cassin takes up the case immediately to discover what happened to them and who is responsible.
    The Big Combo 1955 POSTER

    The Big Combo

    1955

    English

    7.3

    15

    93%

    79%

    Action

    Crime

    detective

    double cross

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    noir

    police corruption

    police detective

    Thriller

    Joseph H. Lewis Joseph H. Lewis Director Helen Walker Helen Walker as Alicia Brown Lee Van Cleef Lee Van Cleef as Fante Richard Conte Richard Conte as Mr. Brown Cornel Wilde Cornel Wilde as Police Lt. Leonard Diamond
    Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.
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