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- DirectorJerald IntratorStarsMeg MylesGrayson HallMike KeeneA carnival burlesque dancer robs her junkie ex-husband, goes to New York, gets a job at a high-class club where she becomes the mistress of the wealthy owner. She seduces his son and causes a murder.First ten minutes are great but once the carnival is left it's a banal tease.
- DirectorRalph NelsonStarsAnthony QuinnJackie GleasonMickey RooneyAfter suffering a brutal defeat and being told he can no longer fight, 37-year-old, scar-ridden prizefighter Louis 'Mountain' Rivera struggles to find a new direction in life.Requiem for a Heavyweight - Gleason, Quinn and Rooney in particular on top form.
- DirectorGilberto GazcónStarsGlenn FordStella StevensDavid ReynosoA man bitten by a rabid dog in the desert must find help before it's too late.
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsRock HudsonFrank CampanellaJohn RandolphAn unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity - one that comes with its own price.
- DirectorSteve CochranStarsSteve CochranShary MarshallJay RobinsonOn the coast of Nassau in the Bahamas, an American cargo sailor on leave picks up a beautiful exotic dancer for a casual fling, but falls in love with her in spite of having just met her. She seems to feel the same way for him, but she already has a boyfriend. This leads to an awkward and unpredictable love triangle that could become dangerous.
- DirectorPhilippe ArthuysJean-Louis Levi-AlvarèsStarsGeorges RivièreJean NégroniFrançoise PrévostA study of conscience set against the trial of Eichmann in Israel.
- DirectorIrvin BerwickStarsSolomon SturgesHelen MeleneJason JohnsonA young medical student has a compulsion to secretly observe women--whether they're naked or clothed doesn't matter--and is afraid that if he is caught it will ruin his chances of becoming a doctor. He goes to a psychiatrist, who tries to discover the reason for his voyeurism in order to help him.
- DirectorRay Dennis StecklerStarsRay Dennis StecklerLiz RenayJoseph BardoThree psychotic murderers escape from a mental institution and stalk women in Los Angeles.
- DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsTerry MooreDebra PagetBert FreedDottie Manson commits a murder for which club singer Lois King is arrested, tried, and condemned to die. The story line wanders through the trial and Miss King's final hours on Death Row. The true killer is finally ready to confess, but already Miss King (who has by now been strapped into the electric chair) is at risk. Will she be rescued in the nick of time?
- DirectorHubert CornfieldStarsEdmond O'BrienJulie LondonLaraine DayThe bitter secretary of a businessman plans to murder him and replace him with a hired look-alike accomplice in order to drain the company's bank accounts.
- DirectorBen MaddowSidney MeyersJoseph StrickStarsBarbara BaxleyGary MerrillHerschel BernardiThis drama takes the form of a story told using documentary material as an intrinsic part of the narrative. In this journey through the dark side of 1950s urban life, the camera follows Judith - a newly divorced woman looking for a fresh start - through the streets of Los Angeles as she encounters the strange denizens of the city, ranging from trendsetters to religious fanatics. All the tawdry and desperate faces of this world become a mirror for Judith's personal failures and struggles to claim her new life.
- DirectorJoseph CatesStarsAnne FrancisLloyd NolanKay MedfordGirl of the Night is about Bobbie (Anne Francis), a sensitive, lonely call girl who is manipulated and ultimately used by her madame, played by Kay Medford.
- DirectorNoah BuschelStarsMichael ShannonFrank WoodAmy RyanPrivate detective John Rosow is hired to tail a man on a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Rosow gradually uncovers the man's identity as a missing person. Persuaded by a large reward, Rosow is charged with bringing the missing person back to his wife in New York City.
- DirectorJoseph W. SarnoStarsHeather HallJudy YoungJohn AristedesBeverly a teaser bar girl, that think she hates men, but is in fact suffering from repressed nymphomania. She finds out when she flirts with her best friends man and gets thrown out in the street. Beverly runs into a toy store owner.
- DirectorRuss MeyerStarsLorna MaitlandMark BradleyJames RuckerLorna has been married to Jim for a year, but still hasn't been satisfied sexually. While Jim is working at the salt mine, she is raped by an escaped convict, then falls in lust with him. Meanwhile, Jim's buddies are giving him a hard time about Lorna's supposed infidelity, not realizing how close to the mark they really are. Trouble starts when Jim gets home early from work because it's their anniversary.
- DirectorMary LambertStarsEllen BarkinGabriel ByrneJulian SandsAn American skydiver wakes up in the middle of nowhere in Spain and must recount the last five agonizing days to figure out how she got there.
- DirectorBurt KennedyStarsGlenn FordElke SommerRita HayworthWhen half-a-million dollars disappears from a doctor office's safe, the cops assigned to the burglary case, Joe and Pete, decide to find the money and keep it for themselves.
- DirectorRaymond NassourKenneth W. RichardsonStarsWilliam ThourlbyWarren J. KemmerlingMichael FoxA series of murders involving a stripper (Indus Arthur) are investigated by a hard-drinking reporter (William Thourlby) in this late-entry film-noir.
- DirectorAntonio SanteanStarsArlene MartelJohn HoytElisha Cook Jr.Two detectives investigate the murder of a local businessman by a mysterious woman.
- DirectorAnton HoldenStarsJanine LenonSteve HollisterJoanna MillsIn Manhattan, prostitutes are being murdered by a psycho. A detective is assigned to track him down and bring him in.
- DirectorJohn DahlStarsLinda FiorentinoPeter BergBill PullmanA devious sexpot steals her husband's drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.
- DirectorWim WendersFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsFrederic ForrestPeter BoyleMarilu HennerFictional account of real-life mystery writer Dashiell Hammett, and his involvement in the investigation of a beautiful Chinese cabaret actress' mysterious disappearance in San Francisco.
- DirectorArthur PennStarsGene HackmanJennifer WarrenEdward BinnsLos Angeles private investigator Harry Moseby is hired by a client to find her runaway teenage daughter. Moseby tracks the daughter down, only to stumble upon something much more intriguing and sinister.Amazing soundtrack, the film itself, however, is plodding and mediocre.
- DirectorDick RichardsStarsRobert MitchumCharlotte RamplingJohn IrelandLos Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by paroled convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer.
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn HustonA private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.