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Bon Voyage 1944 A young Scottish R A F Gunner is debriefed by French officials about his escape from occupied territory, and in particular one person who may or may not have been a German Agent

The Star Juror 1963 After killing a woman, a man is chosen to be a juror for the trial of the man accused of her murder

The Long Silence 1963 A paralyzed woman is terrified her husband will learn she is recovering

The Money 1960 Larry Chetnick and his girlfriend are always bickering about money She wants more of it and he assures her that he has plans to get a job with a better future Larry visits his fathers former friend, Mr Bregornick hoping to lan

The Last Escape 1961 Joe Ferlini is a Houdini like escape artist who performs in nightclubs He claims to be the fastest at getting out of a straight jacket but wants to make a bigger splash He proposes to have himself handcuffed, tied with a rope, l

The Baby Blue Expression 1960 A beautiful, simple minded blonde changes her mind, after conspiring with her boyfriend to kill her rich, loving husband

Crimson Witness 1965 When an embezzling engineer is demoted and his brother takes over his former position, he makes plans to kill him

Consider Her Ways 1964 A woman awakens in a dystopian society formed after the extinction of all men where women are sorted at birth into one of four social castes Workers, Mothers incubators, Servitors and Doctors She rebels against being just a m

Wally the Beard 1965 When a man purchases a wig and a beard, he winds up getting a whole new personality, which also leads to a new girlfriend along with a lot of serious problems that have the very real potential to drive him to madness unless he doe

Thou Still Unravished Bride 1965 A man is greatly concerned for his fiancees safety after she has taken a walk alone in the London fog while an elusive strangler is on the loose, potentially putting her life at risk if she encounters the relentless killer who ta

Power of Attorney 1965 A clever con man makes a living by preying on women by having them invest their life savings into non existent stocks

One of the Family 1965 A man and his wife hire his childhood nanny to care for their baby son After they hear of the arsenic murder of another baby, the mother becomes suspicious, but the father thinks shes overreacting

Final Performance 1965 Cliffs driving when a young woman flags him down and asks for a ride He soon has trouble both legal and automotive, when theyre stopped by the police and she lies, and says he forced her Whats more, his car wont start, and

Behind the Locked Door 1964 Dave Snowden elopes with wealthy Bonnie Daniels, and Mr Spencer sees them break into the abandoned old estate where Bonnie lived until age six Mr Spencer informs Bonnies mother, Mrs Daniels, who finds Snowden struggling to op

The Monkeys Paw A Retelling 1965 A businessman desperate for a change in his fortunes tests the power of a gypsy womans monkey paw charm which is said to grant its holder three wishes His son suffers the consequences

Off Season 1965 After shamelessly killing an unarmed wino, Johnny Kendall is discharged from the police force due to an excessive display of anger and an itchy trigger finger He decides to leave town in search of another job with girlfriend Sandy in tow In his new locale, Johnny is assigned as a dep

Night Fever 1965 A handsome, young defendant severely wounded by police in a robbery which left a rookie cop dead, is hospitalized under tight guard When older, plain Nurse Hatch takes charge of his care, he sincerely maintains his innocence and

Dead Weight 1959 A married man captures a gunman who tried to rob him and his mistress, but to avoid a scandal, he contemplates whether to let him go or kill him

The Paradine Case 1947 Following a short investigation, the London Police charge Maddalena Paradine with the poisoning murder of her older, blind husband, retired Colonel Richard Paradine, who was dependent on her and others to manage in his life due to his physical disability She is up front about

Easy Virtue 1927 Larita Filton is named as correspondent in a scandalous divorce case She escapes to France to rebuild her life where she meets John Whittaker They are later married, but Johns well to do family finds out Laritas secret

The Ikon of Elijah 1960 Carpius owns an antique shop in Cyprus and is quite excited to hear that a local monastery may be in possession of a very valuable icon Knowing that a client would pay a fortune for it, he arranges to visit the monastery to steal

The Cure 1960 Living in the remote tropics are two oil explorers, one of whom is married to a very attractive woman One night, she tries to stab her husband and he is convinced by his partner that she is sick with tropical fever They agree that she needs to see a head shrinker En route to the doctor

Road Hog 1959 Ed Fratus is a traveling salesman specializing in novelty items sold in bars and saloons Hes also a mean and arrogant type who isnt all that well liked by almost everyone he comes across Driving along a narrow road, Fratus refuses to let a pick up truck pass him Little does he know tha

Graduating Class 1959 While on a date, a new teacher of European literature at an all girl college observes one of her students leaving a nightclub with a man and follows them What could go wrong

Backward, Turn Backward 1960 Matt Thompson is bludgeoned to death with a pipe wrench and suspicion immediately falls on 59 year old Phil Canby The wrench belonged to Canby and he was there that evening fixing a leaky sink The real problem however is that Ca

Number 17 1932 Detective Gilbert is searching for a necklace robbed by a gang of thieves In the beginning, the gang is in a house in London, then they are running away from police It will not be easy for the detective to recover the jewel

Mary 1931 A juror in a murder trial, after voting to convict, has second thoughts and begins to investigate on his own before the execution

The Doubtful Doctor (1960) Ralph Jones visits his doctor with a strange tale of an event that has affected him greatly. After having an argument with his wife he awakens to find himself having apparently gone back in time almost two years. He's back living in his old apartment, has no money and no o

Mrs. Bixby and the Colonels Coat (1960) Twice a month, Mrs. Bixby travels to Baltimore to visit an elderly aunt, her only living relative. Or so she tells her dentist husband. In fact, she visits the Colonel, her rich lover. Before returning home, he gives her a gift of a fur coat - along with a let

The SchartzMetterklume Method (1960) Charlotte Hope arrives in the Wellington household to act as a governess to four children. She is a somewhat brash, opinionated person who boldly announces that she uses the ...

The Safe Place (1958) George Piper is a bank teller and gambler. One day, a gambler named Victor arrives at the bank and makes a large withdrawal. Later, George visits Victor and kills him. He takes Victor's money and hides it in a secret place in his teller's cash drawer at the bank. The police que

The Impromptu Murder (1958) A woman who once accused Henry Dow of a crime enters the town and he invites her to stay with him and his sister. She tells Henry that she is carrying a large amount of money since she is planning an investment. Henry kills her for the money and dumps her body into the ri

The Crocodile Case (1958) Jack Lyons is interrogated by the police. He accidentally reveals himself as a murderer when he identifies a crocodile dressing case and the initials engraved on it. Since the initials were engraved on it shortly before the murder and fell off during the murder, only the ki

The Canary Sedan (1958) Laura Bowlby is a psychic who wants to visit her husband in Hong Kong. She is picked up by a chauffeur in a black sedan. Laura Bowlby says she does not like the color and would prefer a canary yellow one instead. This remark shocks the driver since the car was once canary yel

Poison (1958) Harry Pope is lying in bed and discovers that there is a sleeping snake on his stomach.

Little White Frock (1958) Colin Brackner is an elderly actor who invites playwright Adam Longsworth and his wife over to dinner. During dinner Colin talks about a long lost love. The tale deeply affects both Adam and his wife, practically reducing them to tears. Colin reveals that the tale is a dece

Dry Run (1959) Mr. Barberosa tells his young employee, Art, that he's being considered for a more important job in the organization. However, Art must do a special job for him first - eliminate Moran, someone to whom he owes $10,000. Art meets Moran as planned but instead of eliminating him immediat

Anniversary Gift (1959) Myra Jenkins has quite a menagerie in her home: birds, a turtle, a monkey, a chameleon and on and on. She is quite devoted to them, usually at the expense of her husband Hermie. Their neighbor, George Bay,is always telling Hermie how much he misses his late wife and that sinc

The Crystal Trench (1959) Stella Ballister (Patricia Owens) receives the horrifying news that her husband met with an untimely demise while mountain climbing. Newly married, Stella asks for the retrieval of her husband's body - but the task proves impossible when the corpse accidentally falls into a

Coyote Moon (1959) A good Samaritan, a Professor driving to California to take up a new teaching post, stops at a gas station with an orphaned coyote cub and agrees to give a ride to a hitchhiker, Julie. He then learns that her father and brother seem to be included in the deal. Not surprisingly, th

Appointment at Eleven (1959) David Logan lives at home with his mother and he's still upset that his father left them many years before. He is haunted by an event when he was twelve years old and he came home to find his father with a blue-eyed blond. He tells his mother he has an appointment at 11:

Specialty of the House (1959) Mr. Laffler invites Mr. Costain to join him for dinner at a private club that he describes as a very special experience. To his disappointment, Laffler is informed that the house specialty, a lamb dish, is not being served. They continue to visit the club and one evenin

Man from the South (1960) Peter Lorre makes a bet with Steve McQueen that Steve McQueen can't light his cigarette lighter ten times in a row. If he does, he wins Peter Lorre's new car. if he doesn't, Peter Lorre gets to chop off Steve McQeen's little pinky.

Forty Detectives Later (1960) A private detective, William Tyre, is the 41st detective hired by Mr. Dean to find his wife's murderer. Only Dean now says he's found his wife's murderer, a bookstore owner named Otto, and all he wants is for Tyre to arrange for the two to meet. In reality, Dean wants T

Craigs Will (1960) Thomas Craig is feeling pretty good about himself. His rich uncle has just died and knowing that he is the only living relative, expects to inherit the family fortune. He's thrown for a loop however, when his uncle leaves everything to his pet dog for the balance of its lifetime,

Across the Threshold (1960) Sofie Winter hires mediums in an attempt to contact her late husband, who died six years previously...

The Little Man Who Was There (1960) Jamie and Ben McMahon have brought a civilized attitude to a rough and tumble mining town. Although both strongmen in their own rights, they preach brotherly love and turning the other cheek. One day, in walks the Little Man, a strange little fellow who challenges

The Day of the Bullet (1960) [SPOILER:] Iggy Kovacs, a Brooklyn hoodlum is gunned down and his childhood friend remembers the day, 35 years before, that had a profound impact on Iggy and set his future course in life. Iggy and his pal see the local gangster, Mr. Rose, beat up someone. They try to re