Murder on the Home Front (2013)

Actors: Chris Cowlin (actor), Rob Lane (composer), Greg Bennett (actor), James Fleet (actor), Gareth Neame (producer), Nic Benns (miscellaneous crew), Karen Jones (miscellaneous crew), Richard Bremmer (actor), John Bowe (actor), Roxanne Gregory (actress), Angus Wright (actor), Susie Blake (actress), Patrick Kennedy (actor), Geoffrey Sax (director), Sally Woodward Gentle (producer),

Plot: At the height of the London blitz Dr Lennox Collins,pioneer of the new forensic science,is enlisted by DI Wilkins after prostitute Mary Williams is strangled and a swastika carved on her tongue. Wilkins' chief suspect is shy young Anglo-German Wilfred Ziegler,who found the body but Lennox dismisses this as Ziegler is left-handed and the killer was not.The trail leads to the Metropole club,frequented by Mary,where Lennox's new assistant Molly meets the sinister owner Danny Hastings but then two more women are killed in the same way. A rent boy places closet gay actor Ronald Terry at the scene of the last murder though Terry denies seeing anything. However Lennox and Molly are soon investigating Terry's apparent suicide - which they work out is murder. Lennox takes Hastings' DNA but is attacked by men in gas masks and,when Wilkins is taken off the case after bullying Ziegler into a confession, it looks as if Hastings has corrupt police officers in his pocket. Acting separately Lennox and Molly aim to build a case against Hastings but discover another possible suspect and finally have to challenge a government conspiracy in order to bring the killer to justice.

Genres: Thriller,

NightDragon (2008)

Actors: James Fisher (actor), Alan Ford (actor), Drew Cullingham (writer), Annette Kellow (actress), Stephen Haren (editor), Victoria Ruskin (miscellaneous crew), Imogen Church (actress), Russell Jones (actor), Scott North (actor), Tim Biddiscombe (writer), Tim Biddiscombe (producer), Tim Biddiscombe (director), Spencer Meffert (miscellaneous crew), Margaret Wigand (miscellaneous crew), Nick Stanley (actor),

Plot: NightDragon is a dark suspenseful drama, of love and forgiveness overcoming violence and betrayal. A small cabal of professional criminals attempt to extort information from a beautiful but naive lawyer, but are betrayed from within when Liz, one of their number falls in love with the victim.

Keywords: barbed-wire, bathroom, car-bomb, crime-and-punishment, lesbian-sex, london-england, mobster, shooting, stabbing
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller,
Taglines: Betrayal. Torture. Love.

The Black Velvet Gown (1991)

Actors: Janet McTeer (actress), Victor Glynn (producer), Carl Davis (composer), Victor Glynn (miscellaneous crew), Jean Anderson (actress), Christopher Benjamin (actor), Donald Bisset (actor), Ian Cullen (actor), Norman Stone (director), Bob Peck (actor), Dylan Barnes (actor), Jonathan Firth (actor), Geraldine Somerville (actress), David Hunt (actor), Ray Marshall (producer),

Plot: In the 1830's in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller. Miller makes Riah the gift of a black velvet gown, and even educates her children. But when Riah discovers the reason behind Miller's gifts, she vows to leave his house, but Miller has a hold on her, even after his death, when he leaves his house to her on the condition that she never marry. Riah's daughter, Biddy, grows up and becomes a laundress in a large house where her education keeps her from fitting in and makes her a target. But it also catches the eye of a son of the house, and with Miller's legacies, Biddy may yet find her way to happiness.

Keywords: 1840s, based-on-novel, color-in-title, england, housekeeper, servant
Genres: Drama,

Mary de Cork (1989)

Actors: François Chaumette (actor), Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu (actor), Edouard Molinaro (writer), Marcel Jullian (writer), Marcel Jullian (writer), Valérie Mairesse (actress), Tanya Lopert (actress), Rufus (actor), Jean-Paul Tribout (actor), Joseph Kessel (writer), Bernard Graczyk (actor), Robin Davis (director), Jean-Baptiste Malartre (actor), Pascal Librizzi (actor), Sean O'Riada (composer),

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Man Accused (1959)

Actors: Edward J. Danziger (producer), Ian Fleming (actor), Ronald Howard (actor), Stuart Saunders (actor), Colin Tapley (actor), Harry Lee Danziger (producer), Montgomery Tully (director), Howard Lang (actor), Robert Dorning (actor), Albert Elms (composer), Diana Chesney (actress), Brian Nissen (actor), Graham Ashley (actor), Mark Grantham (writer), Carol Marsh (actress),

Genres: Drama,

Boots Malone (1952)

Actors: Franklyn Farnum (actor), Ralph Dumke (actor), Brooks Benedict (actor), Chet Brandenburg (actor), Whit Bissell (actor), Ed Begley (actor), Benny Burt (actor), Paul Bradley (actor), Bill Cartledge (actor), Anthony Caruso (actor), Ken Christy (actor), Stanley Clements (actor), Sayre Dearing (actor), Leonard Bremen (actor), Frank Ferguson (actor),

Plot: Boots Malone is jockey's agent and a bit of a wheeler-dealer who went from living at the Ritz to living in a room at the stables when his star jockey was killed in an accident. After nearly three years, he has yet to find a replacement for him. Along with his cronies at the track, he manages to buy a horse that's a bit of a sleeper. Their hopes of cashing in big take a positive turn when Boots decides to train an eager young man, who turns out to be a runaway from a rich family, as a jockey. When gangsters tell Boots to throw the race in favor of another horse, he faces a major dilemma.

Keywords: character-name-in-title, horse-racing
Genres: Drama, Sport,
Taglines: The story of a boy who left home... and a stumble bum who never had one!

Yankee Buccaneer (1952)

Actors: Leon Tyler (actor), Hugh O'Brian (actor), Jay Silverheels (actor), David Janssen (actor), Stephen Chase (actor), David Sharpe (actor), Rodolfo Acosta (actor), Michael Ansara (actor), Scott Brady (actor), Chuck Hamilton (actor), Joseph Calleia (actor), Richard Alexander (actor), Jeff Chandler (actor), Milton Rosen (composer), Howard Christie (producer),

Plot: A United States Navy ship in the first half of the 19th century, under the command of Captain David Porter, is expecting to put ashore after a year on the seas; but the arrival of one of Porter's ex-students, the willful and independent Lieutenant David Farragut, brings a new mission: to disguise the ship and crew as a pirate ship and help the Navy locate the criminals who have been robbing America's merchant fleet. But as Farragut's disobedience threatens the safety of the crew, they stumble upon an international conspiracy.

Keywords: ambassador, bare-chested-male, buccaneer, caribbean-sea, chief-petty-officer, class-differences, conspiracy, countess, face-slap, fight-with-shark
Genres: Adventure, History, Romance,
Taglines: SEA ADVENTURE! (original print ad - all caps)

Quotes:

Chief Petty Officer Link: [Speaking of Porter] As an instructor it was his job to chew midshipmen off, and just between us, you gave him plenty of cause.::Lt. David Farragut: When a man's religion is the book of Navy regulations, he gotta be sour inside, and your captain's a very sour man, Mr. Link.

Cmdr. David Porter: [to his crew] Gentlemen, we are now a ship without a country.

Cmdr. David Porter: I don't envy you, Mr. Farragut. You win't be the most popular nan after we ride out this storm - if we ride it out.

Lt. Romero: [Concerning their bringing the countess with them] Davy Lad, what's the skipper gonna say about her?::Lt. David Farragut: I shudder to think, Link. I shudder to think.

Cmdr. David Porter: Well, Mr. Link, you're probably witnessing the end of a long and honorable naval career.::Chief Petty Officer Link: Yes, sir! But what away to go, sir!

Cmdr. David Porter: I'm afraid there's a limit to nobility... even for Americans.

Super-Sleuth (1937)

Actors: Wally Albright (actor), Edgar Kennedy (actor), Bobby Barber (actor), Benny Burt (actor), Eduardo Ciannelli (actor), Willie Best (actor), Alec Craig (actor), John George (actor), Paul Guilfoyle (actor), Donald Haines (actor), Leyland Hodgson (actor), Paul Hurst (actor), Bud Jamison (actor), Fred Kelsey (actor), Richard Lane (actor),

Genres: Comedy, Mystery,

Girl in Danger (1934)

Actors: Francis McDonald (actor), Edward LeSaint (actor), Ward Bond (actor), Don Brodie (actor), Edward Keane (actor), Arthur Hohl (actor), Jack Cheatham (actor), Steve Clark (actor), Nick Copeland (actor), Kernan Cripps (actor), Ralph Bellamy (actor), John Webb Dillon (actor), Frank Fanning (actor), Eddy Chandler (actor), Charles McMurphy (actor),

Genres: Mystery,