Tony Venganza (2010)

Actors: Alexandre Archimbaud (actor), Ian Burns (actor), Jesper Christensen (actor), Daniell Edwards (actor), Dennis Haladyn (actor), Jack Hansen (actor), Erik Holmey (actor), Mads Koudal (actor), Philip Th. Pedersen (actor), Axel Raahauge (actor), David Sakurai (actor), Danny Thykær (actor), Christian Wenande (actor), Winnie Kristine (actress), Majamae (actress),

Genres: Action, Comedy, War,

Touch and Die (1992)

Actors: Max Anderson (actor), David Birney (actor), Jean Boissery (actor), Paolo Bonacelli (actor), Kent Broadhurst (actor), Tim Buchanan (actor), Horst Buchholz (actor), Bradley Cole (actor), Bertie Cortez (actor), Eli Cummins (actor), Vince Davis (actor), Ron De Roxtra (actor), Jerry Di Giacomo (actor), Maurizio Fardo (actor), Tyrees Allen (actor),

Plot: Frank Magenta works as a journalist in Rome for a big American newspaper. Assigned to gather information on the background of Scanzano, the presidential candidate of Italian origin, he quickly finds out that this politician is a man of unquestion-able integrity. There are no scandals or affairs which can endanger his candidacy. Frank decides to give up his investi-gations, much to the delight of his 18-year-old daughter; Emma believes that her father will have more time for her. Together with the young journalist Carlo, Frank accidentally comes across two puzzling murders. He discovers that both victims had worked as scientists in nuclear power plants from which considerable amounts of highly dangerous enriched plutonium have disappeared. When a third body is found in Rome, however, Frank decides to get to the bottom of things. He therefore pays a visit to one of the dead black sailor's colleagues, who is in hospital in the intensive care unit. But Frank is obviously not the only one who takes an interest in the case. He has just found out that the sailor is dying because he was exposed to an overdose of radioactivity when he witnesses an attempt to kill the man. In the ensuing gunfight, a policeman is shot. Now Roman superintendent Morelli takes charge of the case. Morelli, however, is the one Frank has seen in hospital... Frank is arrested on suspicion of murder. He confides in super-intendent Aquani, who also has his doubts about Morelli. He warns Frank not to interfere with his investigations. But it would take more than a warning to stop Frank, once he has sensed a scoop. The trail leads Frank to a small port where he finds a rusty, inconspicuous freighter loaded with the stolen plutonium. Frank tries to convince Aquani that he has stumbled on a gang of plutonium smugglers. But before the Italian authorities have a chance to stop the freighter, it is already in international waters heading for a small African country - at least that is what Frank has found out. Frank asks Carlo to find out about the owner of the ship and flies to Africa. In the meantime the freighter loaded with the highly dangerous cargo has docked. Together with Limey, an old friend who has been living in Africa for a long time, Frank observes how the deadly cargo is unloaded from the freighter and put onto a truck. Frank drives the truck to a safe hideaway. In the meantime, Carlo has found out that the ship is owned by a Swiss arms dealer called Steuben, who also works with terrorist organizations. In Africa Frank meets an attractive woman. Catherine turns out to be a scientist contracted for Euratom in Brussels. But she does not believe Frank's story; she takes it for journalistic speculation inspired by the wish for a sensational scoop. Two things arouse her suspicion, too. Steuben has flown to Africa in the meantime. On a beach in Lutresh he holds a kind of auction. The Participants: representatives of many different countries. But what is he trying to sell, the plutonium? Frank's hands are the ultimate proof. While having a closer look at the freighter's cargo, Frank's hands were slightly con-taminated. Frank flies back to Rome to track down Steuben, only to walk into a trap. He is charged with rape. Superintendent Aquani has not been idle in the meantime. He can now prove that Morelli is indeed involved in the plutonium smuggling. By arresting Frank he wanted to prevent the journalist from uncovering more and more details. The girl Frank is said to have raped cannot identify him. She turns out to be one of Morelli's marionettes. Aquani is now able to arrest his corrupt colleague. Frank visits Steuben in Paris and tells him that he has found out about his wheelings and dealings. Steuben commits suicide. In his office, Frank discovers a suitcase stuffed with 500,000 dollars and a ticket to New York. He flies to New York, pretends to be Steuben's agent and hands over the suitcase. Never leaving the case out of sight, he observes how the money is delivered to the campaign headquarters of the presidential candidate Scanzano. Frank joins Catherine, who has come to New York in order to report their discoveries to the nuclear lobby of the UN. But before Frank can warn Catherine about the killers of the plutonium mafia, she is murdered. The UNC henchmen don't even shrink from assaulting Frank's family. But Carlo, who has followed Frank to New York, courageously steps in. Suzann and Emma survive the murder attempt. After Frank gets his family into safety, he manages to meet with Scanzano and realizes that the politician is an honorable man who is completely oblivious to the way his campaign is being financed. Scanzano, however, has no choice but to resign. Frank's daughter Emma now hopes that her father will have more time for his family. But Frank already has another explosive story for somewhere in Africa there is an abandoned truck with a dangerous load.

Keywords: africa, american, car-explosion, contamination, corporate-espionage, dallas-texas, europe, father-daughter-relationship, hands-cut-off, hitman
Genres: Thriller,

Six Soldiers (1974)

Actors: G. Appelgryn (actor), Lieb Bester (actor), Sydney Chama (actor), Dan Davis (actor), R. Delport (actor), Ken Hare (actor), Richard Loring (actor), J.A. Maartens (actor), Friedrich Stark (actor), Barry Trengove (actor), Volenté Bertotti (actress), Moira Downie (actress), Linda Loubscher (actress), Bea Read (actress), Frances Tomlin (actress),

Plot: Four recruits arrive at Kimberley station to undergo training at the local army camp. Soutie (Richard Loring), Liebling (Lieb Bester), Tiny (Ken Hare) and PP (Friedrich Stark) soon become friends as they are put through their paces by the sergeant-major (Barry Trengove). They all volunteer for border duty, where they are joined by Chico, a black tracker (Sydney Chama), and are sent out on patrol. After they come upon a murdered farm family, their radio is destroyed by enemy fire and they are required to find their way back to base camp. In the ensuing skirmishes three of them perish. Very much a film of its time, it was partly shot at the Danie Theron Krygskool and was intended to marshal popular support for the South African Defence Force during a period when white conscripts were being called up to fight the invading "terrorists".

Keywords: independent-film, number-in-title
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama,

Detour to Danger (1946)

Actors: Ashley Cowan (actor), John Daheim (actor), Si Jenks (actor), Eddie Kane (actor), Fred Kelsey (actor), Eddie Parker (actor), Harvey Parry (actor), Richard Talmadge (actor), Ken Terrell (actor), Bud Wolfe (actor), Britt Wood (actor), Nancy Brinckman (actress), Harvey Parry (producer), Richard Talmadge (producer), Alan James (writer),

Genres: Drama,
Taglines: A vacation on the run, pursued by gangsters!

Truck Busters (1943)

Actors: Tod Andrews (actor), Monte Blue (actor), Glen Cavender (actor), Don Costello (actor), Bill Crago (actor), William B. Davidson (actor), Frank Ferguson (actor), Richard Fraser (actor), John Harmon (actor), George Humbert (actor), Edward Keane (actor), Bill Kennedy (actor), Charles Lang (actor), John Maxwell (actor), Robert Middlemass (actor),

Plot: An independent truck driver organizes his fellow truckers to resist the efforts of a crooked trucking company exec to bring all drivers under his control. When the trucker's brother dies in an "accident" arranged by the trucking company's henchmen, he takes matters into his own hands.

Keywords: murder, truck, truck-driver
Genres: Drama,
Taglines: ADVENTURE! THRILLS! ROMANCE! (original ad - all caps) An "Accident" Leads To The Ultimate Revenge.

Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940)

Actors: Sidney Bracey (actor), George Campeau (actor), Eddie Conrad (actor), Edward Gargan (actor), Eddie Graham (actor), Frank Hagney (actor), Alan Hale (actor), Creighton Hale (actor), Charles Halton (actor), John Hamilton (actor), Paul Hurst (actor), Victor Kilian (actor), Clarence Kolb (actor), Al Lloyd (actor), Leon Belasco (actor),

Plot: In spite of the constant difficulties imposed by her rival Captain Bullwinkle, the widowed Tugboat Annie manages to hold her own in the competitive tugboat business in the port of Secoma. But with the aid of Eddie Kent, a young sailor who works for her, and Peggy Armstrong, a rich socialite who is in love with Eddie, Annie overcomes the odds.

Keywords: 1930s, b-movie, blackmail, boat-accident, business-competition, car-accident, character-name-in-title, contract, drunkenness, father-daughter-relationship
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,

They Shall Have Music (1939)

Actors: Emanuel Bay (actor), Brooks Benedict (actor), Richard Berres (actor), Stanley Blystone (actor), Morris Boltuch (actor), Wade Boteler (actor), Walter Brennan (actor), Charles Coleman (actor), Joe De Stefani (actor), Alan Edwards (actor), James Flavin (actor), Porter Hall (actor), John Hamilton (actor), Paul Harvey (actor), Arthur Aylesworth (actor),

Plot: While hustling money, a New York City boy finds two tickets to a Heifetz concert. Listenint to the famous violinist in concert rekindles an interest in violin from younger days. He subsequently runs away from home, ending up at the door of a music school for underprivileged children. He is taken in and cared for by the head of the school. The boy learns that the school is facing financial difficulties and in danger of being closed. After various attempts by himself and friends, the boy finally convinces Heifetz to play at the school's concert and to back the school thereafter.

Keywords: barge, battered-child, charity, children, concert, deception, dog, family-relationships, financial-crisis, ice-cream
Genres: Drama, Family, Music,

Men in Exile (1937)

Actors: John Alexander (actor), Alan Baxter (actor), Carlos De Valdez (actor), Demetris Emanuel (actor), Sol Gorss (actor), Alec Harford (actor), John Harron (actor), Olin Howland (actor), George Lloyd (actor), Jack Mower (actor), Paul Panzer (actor), Dick Purcell (actor), Julian Rivero (actor), Cliff Saum (actor), Victor Varconi (actor),

Plot: When ex-convict cabbie Jimmy Carmody is framed in a jewelry store robbery and murder, an old friend arranges for him to flee the country to the island of Caribo, where a person's past doesn't matter. Once there, he is approached by his pal Rocky Crane and invited to join their gun-smuggling operation to assist forces that want to overthrow the local military dictatorship under Colonel Gomez. Though Carmody refuses, his new job at a hotel where Crane's aide (and his girlfriend's brother) lives involves him deeper in the revolution plot.

Keywords: arms-smuggling, betrayal, brother-sister-relationship, cabaret, caribbean, chess, confession-of-crime, ex-convict, execution, false-accusation
Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance,

Red Dust (1932)

Actors: Donald Crisp (actor), Willie Fung (actor), Clark Gable (actor), Forrester Harvey (actor), Tully Marshall (actor), Gene Raymond (actor), Mary Astor (actress), Jean Harlow (actress), Hunt Stromberg (producer), Irving Thalberg (producer), Wilson Collison (writer), John Lee Mahin (writer), Donald Ogden Stewart (writer), Adrian (costume designer), Victor Fleming (director),

Plot: Conditions are spartan on Dennis Carson's Indochina rubber plantation during a dusty dry monsoon. The latest boat upriver brings Carson an unwelcome guest: Vantine, a floozy from Saigon, hoping to evade the police by a stay upcountry. But Carson, initially uninterested, soon succumbs to Vantine's ostentatious charms...until the arrival of surveyor Gary Willis, ill with malaria, and his refined but sensuous wife Barbara. Now the rains begin, and passion flows like water...

Keywords: based-on-play, blonde, blonde-bombshell, blonde-in-bath, drunkenness, fistfight, gunfire, gunshot-wound, indochina, infidelity
Genres: Drama, Romance,

Quotes:

Vantine: You can check the wings and halo at the desk.::Dennis Morgan: I'll be right up.

McQuarg: If it was the summer of 1894, I'd play games with you, sister. But life is much simpler now.

Barbara Willis: That's a... a very polished little speech for a... barbarian.

Dennis Carson: All right. If that makes you feel any better.

Vantine: What you been eatin', cement?

Barbara Willis: Don't you think I could be happy?::Dennis Morgan: Would you mind if I made it my job to see that you are?

Barbara Willis: [Watching the workers pouring liquid rubber] Why, it's milk.::Dennis Morgan: Oh no, just rubber. But you could drink it if you care to stretch a point.::Barbara Willis: Oh, I once knew a man who made a joke like that. He was run over by a truck.::Dennis Morgan: Were you driving it?::Barbara Willis: Yes!::Dennis Morgan: Well, you're out of luck here. We only have ox-cars and every ox knows me personally.

Vantine: I thought we might run up a few curtains and make a batch of fudge while we were planning on what to wear to the country club dance Saturday night.

The Sea Bat (1930)

Actors: Nils Asther (actor), Charles Bickford (actor), Edmund Breese (actor), James Dime (actor), Gibson Gowland (actor), Boris Karloff (actor), George F. Marion (actor), John Miljan (actor), Mack Swain (actor), Mathilde Comont (actress), Raquel Torres (actress), Wesley Ruggles (producer), John Howard Lawson (writer), Bess Meredyth (writer), Dorothy Yost (writer),

Plot: The West Indies island of Portuga exists mainly for sponge diving. But the best area of collection is frequented by a very large manta ray. Nina loses her lover to the creature and is comforted by a newly arrived minister, who seems very interested in an old poster offering a reward for a convict recently escaped from nearby Devil's Island. More deaths attributed to the sea bat follow before Nina resolves her feelings for her comforter.

Keywords: brother-sister-relationship, burial, caribbean, clergyman, convict, crisis-of-faith, diving-equipment, drunkenness, father-daughter-relationship, fight
Genres: Action, Romance, Thriller,
Taglines: THE MOST STIRRING ROMANCE ADVENTURE YOU'VE EVER GASPED AT! (original poster - all caps) Beauty, Drama, Romance...that will stay forever in your memory! (original ad)