Description: A growing list of the movies i like.
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Possessed
( 1947 )
After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.
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The Web
( 1947 )
An attorney acting as a body guard, apparently kills a man in defense of his employer's life, and later believes the victim was set up to be murdered.
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He Walked by Night
( 1948 )
This film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop.
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Sorry, Wrong Number
( 1948 )
When neurotic bedridden wife Leona Stevenson overhears a murder plot on her telephone, she tries to piece the puzzle together and prevent the murder. Based on Lucille Fletcher's famous radio play.
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Dear Mr. Prohack
( 1950 )
Arthur Prohack (Cecil Parker) is an official in the Treasury Department with a reputation for fiscal efficiency and running a tight ship. One day he finds out that a struggling businessman to whom he once loaned money used it to amass a fortune, and after his death he left much of it to Prohack. Despite his reputation for adeptly handling money at his job, he seems to...Read all
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Undertow
( 1949 )
A paroled convict is framed for murder and must clear himself before the police catch him.
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Whirlpool
( 1950 )
A woman suffering from kleptomania is hypnotized in an attempt to cure her. Soon afterwards, she's found at the scene of a murder with no memory of how she got there, and seemingly no way to prove her innocence.
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The Asphalt Jungle
( 1950 )
A major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.
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Highway 301
( 1950 )
Led by a psychopathic killer, a vicious gang of armed robbers terrorizes Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina, robbing banks and payrolls and murdering anyone who might identify them.
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The Black Rose
( 1950 )
A disinherited 13th Century Saxon nobleman leaves Norman England with an archer friend to seek his fortune in the Far East.
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Caged
( 1950 )
A gentle, naive, pregnant 19-year-old widow is slowly, inexorably ground down by the hardened criminals, sadistic guards, and matron at a woman's prison. Will she be the same person when her sentence is up?
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D.O.A.
( 1950 )
Frank Bigelow, told he's been poisoned and has only a few days to live, tries to find out who killed him and why.
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Dark City
( 1951 )
Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.
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Gun Crazy
( 1950 )
Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.
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The Killer That Stalked New York
( 1950 )
Police seek a smuggler while doctors desperately comb unprotected New York for a smallpox carrier--unaware that they're actually looking for the same person.
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
( 1950 )
Starting with a violent prison break, clever, ruthless Ralph Cotter corrupts everyone around him.
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Last Holiday
( 1950 )
When a lonely, unappreciated farm-equipment salesman discovers he has only a few weeks to live, he withdraws his savings for a final holiday at a "posh" resort.
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Panic in the Streets
( 1950 )
A doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with pneumonic plague.
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Tripoli
( 1950 )
In 1805, the United States battles the pirates of Tripoli as the Marines fight to raise the American flag
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Waterfront Women
( 1951 )
A worthless sailor walks out on his young family leaving them to fend for themselves in the Liverpool slums. They make a go of their lives, but the eldest daughter is not happy when her father decides to return.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends
( 1950 )
Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. Will Dixon's vicious nature get the better of him?
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Appointment with Danger
( 1951 )
When ruthlessly dedicated postal inspector investigates the murder of a co-worker, he finds that the sole witness, a nun, has been targeted by the killers.
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Detective Story
( 1952 )
On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.
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The Fat Man
( 1951 )
A dentist's murder is investigated by hefty sleuth Brad Runyan.
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The House on Telegraph Hill
( 1951 )
Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder after she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.
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M
( 1931 )
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
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M
( 1951 )
In this Americanization of the 1931 German thriller, both the police and the criminal underworld stalk a mysterious serial killer who preys on little girls.
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The Prowler
( 1951 )
After Susan Gilvray reports a prowler outside her house, police officer Webb Garwood investigates and sparks fly. If only her husband wasn't in the way.
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The Scarf
( 1951 )
A man believed to have murdered a woman, escapes from the insane asylum to find if he was the one who actually killed her using the scarf she was wearing.
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Sirocco
( 1951 )
A cynical American expatriate gets involved in smuggling and gun-running for the rebels during the 1925 Syrian insurgency against French occupation.
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Strangers on a Train
( 1951 )
A psychopath tries to forcibly persuade a tennis star to agree to his theory that two strangers can get away with murder by submitting to his plan to kill the other's most-hated person.
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Thunder on the Hill
( 1951 )
Convicted murderess Valerie Carns (Ann Blyth) is being transported to Norwich to be executed when a flood strands her and her guards at a convent hospital. Nurse Sister Mary (Claudette Colbert) becomes convinced of her innocence and sets out to find the real killer.
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The Captive City
( 1952 )
A small town newspaperman's investigation into a local bookie operation turns up a web of organized crime.
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Clash by Night
( 1952 )
Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is happy but restless, drawn to Jerry's friend Earl.
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Deadline - U.S.A.
( 1952 )
With his newspaper about to be sold, crusading editor Ed Hutcheson tries to complete an exposé on gangster Rienzi.
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Macao
( 1952 )
Nick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and still woo the attractive singer/petty crook, Julie Benson?
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The Promoter
( 1952 )
Edward Machin, an Edwardian-era young rogue of lowly origin, decides he must do what he can to raise his living standards in order to see the world and shape his own destiny.
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Singin' in the Rain
( 1952 )
A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
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Sound Off
( 1952 )
An obnoxious nightclub comedian at Ciro's is drafted into the U.S. Army during the Korean War. At his arrival at his basic training he meets a WAC Lieutenant and romantically pursues her. His activities irritate the entire army.
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Sudden Fear
( 1952 )
After an ambitious actor insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy middle-aged playwright and marries her, he plots with his mistress to murder her.
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The Big Heat
( 1953 )
Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.
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A Blueprint for Murder
( 1953 )
Whitney Cameron suspects his sister-in-law has poisoned his brother and niece, but without proof how does he prevent the murder of his nephew?
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The Captain's Paradise
( 1953 )
The captain of a ferry boat between the restricted British colony in Gibraltar and Spanish Morocco has a woman of differing appeal and temperament in each port.
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City That Never Sleeps
( 1953 )
Johnny Kelly, who plans on resigning from the police force and leaving his wife the next day, has a very eventful last night on duty.
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Genevieve
( 1954 )
Two British couples pit their vintage automobiles against each other in an exciting cross-country race.
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Pickup on South Street
( 1953 )
A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring.
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Black Widow
( 1954 )
An aspiring young writer insinuates herself into the life of a Broadway producer only to meet an unexpected fate.
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Crime Wave
( 1954 )
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter.
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Dragnet
( 1954 )
Two homicide detectives investigate the brutal shotgun murder of a crime syndicate member.
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Drive a Crooked Road
( 1954 )
An upright car mechanic falls in love with the girlfriend of a gangster. This forces him to participate in the criminal underworld.
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The Detective
( 1954 )
Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two goals: to catch the thief and to save his soul.
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The Good Die Young
( 1954 )
In London, three otherwise law-abiding good men and their unscrupulous leader are about to commit a serious crime, but for different reasons.
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Loophole
( 1954 )
A bank teller attempts to clear his name and rebuild his career after he is wrongly accused of theft.
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Man in the Attic
( 1954 )
After an enigmatic, self-described pathologist rents the attic room of a Victorian house, his landlady begins to suspect her lodger is Jack the Ripper.
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Riot in Cell Block 11
( 1954 )
Fed up with the inhumane prison living conditions, a general prison riot breaks out, leading to hostage-taking, a stand-off with the guards and eventual negotiations with the prison administration officials.
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Suddenly
( 1954 )
In the city of Suddenly, three gangsters trap the Benson family in their own house, on the top of a hill nearby the railroad station, with the intention of killing the president of the USA.
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This Island Earth
( 1955 )
Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war.
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The Wild One
( 1953 )
Two rival motorcycle gangs terrorize a small town after one of their leaders is thrown in jail.
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Big House, U.S.A.
( 1955 )
Gerry Barker finds a lost boy whose rich father is extorted into paying a ransom for his return but the boy accidentally dies and Gerry goes to prison.
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The Big Knife
( 1955 )
Hollywood actor Charles Castle is pressured by his studio boss into a criminal cover-up to protect his valuable career.
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Cult of the Cobra
( 1955 )
American G.I.s who trespass on a Hindu ceremony are hunted down by a beautiful woman who has the power to transform herself into a cobra.
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Dementia
( 1955 )
This film, with no dialogue at all, follows a psychotic young woman's nightmarish experiences through one skid-row night.
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The Desperate Hours
( 1955 )
Three escaped convicts move in on and terrorize a suburban household.
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Hell on Frisco Bay
( 1956 )
After 5 years in prison, ex-cop Steve Rollins is paroled and searches for the San Francisco mobsters who framed him for manslaughter.
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I Died a Thousand Times
( 1955 )
After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring - by robbing a resort hotel.
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Illegal
( 1955 )
After an overly aggressive district attorney unknowingly sends an innocent man to the chair, he resigns, turns to drinking, and acquires a criminal clientèle.
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Confidential Report
( 1962 )
An elusive billionaire hires an American smuggler to investigate his past, leading to a dizzying descent into a cold-war European landscape.
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Murder Is My Beat
( 1955 )
A police detective helps a singer heading to prison for the murder of a man she claims is still alive.
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New York Confidential
( 1955 )
A top syndicate crime boss and his corrupt politicians make multi-million deals and order murders until the vicious pattern finally catches up to them.
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Tight Spot
( 1955 )
A female convict is whisked out of prison and into a police-guarded hotel until the district attorney can convince her to testify against the mob.
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Value for Money
( 1956 )
A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he lets her.
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Women's Prison
( 1955 )
A sadistic prison warden takes out her sexual frustration on her women inmates. While a caring physician tries to improve the jail's brutal atmosphere, a pair of rebellious inmates take matters into their own hands.
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The Burglar
( 1957 )
Dan Duryea and his cronies rob a fake spiritualist and then take it on the lam to Atlantic City.
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Female Jungle
( 1955 )
Several persons, including an off duty policeman and a weird rich guy, are suspects in the murder of a beautiful actress.
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The Girl Can't Help It
( 1956 )
A gangster hires a down-and-out press agent to make his airhead girlfriend a singing star.
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Girls in Prison
( 1956 )
Anne Carson, meeting the seamy side of prison life, finds that everyone thinks she knows where unrecovered bank loot is.
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Julie
( 1956 )
A terrified wife tries to escape from her insanely jealous husband who is bent on killing her.
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The Killing
( 1956 )
Crook Johnny Clay assembles a five-man team to plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.
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Nightmare
( 1956 )
A New Orleans musician has a nightmare about killing a man in a strange house but he suspects that it really happened.
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Who Done It?
( 1956 )
This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective and investigates a plot to assassinate British scientists.
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Paradise Lagoon
( 1957 )
In 1905, Lord Henry Loam and his family and servants are shipwrecked on a deserted island where the survival of the fittest renders the rigid class system irrelevant.
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Baby Face Nelson
( 1957 )
George "Babyface" Nelson became one of the most important gangsters of 1930's Chicago by making brutal robberies. In order to compete with Al Capone, he allied himself with John Dillinger.
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
( 1957 )
Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
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House of Numbers
( 1958 )
San Quentin prison inmate Arnie Judlow asks his twin brother Bill and his wife Ruth to assist him in a daring escape plan.
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Kiss Them for Me
( 1957 )
In 1944, three Navy pilots stationed in Hawaii and a P.R. officer go on a 4-day leave to San Francisco where they party with a good crowd in the executive suite of a busy hotel.
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Motorcycle Gang
( 1957 )
A troublemaker returns to town only to find his old tearaway pals have joined a supervised motorcycle club. Friction erupts between him and the new leader about this goody-goody setup, and about the charms of gang moll Terry.
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Operation Mad Ball
( 1957 )
In post-WWII France, U.S. Army hospital Private Hogan and Captain Lock try to outwit each other on issues such as wooing pretty nurses, accounting for missing medical supplies, organizing unauthorized dances, and influencing their C.O.
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The Strange World of Planet X
( 1958 )
A friendly visitor from outer space warns against conducting experiments with the Earth's magnetic field, that could mutate insects into giant monsters.
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The Wayward Bus
( 1957 )
Three strangers - a stripper, an alcoholic wife and a travelling salesman - embark on a life-changing journey. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next.
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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
( 1957 )
To save his career, a writer for television advertising wants a famous actress to endorse a lipstick. In return, he has to pretend to be her new lover.
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Miss Pinkerton
( 1932 )
A hospital nurse is recruited by the police to watch a household where a suspicious death has occurred.
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They Made Me a Criminal
( 1939 )
A champion boxer on the lam, believed to have committed murder while drunk, takes refuge and finds redemption at an Arizona farm for delinquent youths.
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Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
( 1941 )
The benefactor of the Stack Memorial Hospital dies after an operation. Ellery Queen investigates when it is revealed the cause of death was murder by strangulation.
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Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
( 1941 )
Several days after one of his company's dams burst, ruining the life savings of several investors, a shady power company president is found stabbed to death. Ellery Queen gets to the bottom of the mystery.
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Saboteur
( 1942 )
A young man accused of sabotage goes on the run to prove his innocence.
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One Touch of Venus
( 1948 )
Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of Venus, which then comes to life in the form of Ava Gardner. However, the problems begin when Venus falls in love with him.
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The Man on the Eiffel Tower
( 1950 )
French police inspector Maigret investigates the murder of a rich Paris widow and ends up chasing the killer up the Eiffel Tower's girders.
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Rancho Notorious
( 1952 )
After the murder of his fiancée, a Wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer.
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Revenge of the Creature
( 1955 )
Men capture the Creature from the Black Lagoon and make him an aquarium attraction, from which he escapes.
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