Douglas Dick

Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.

Truncated adaptation of Stephen Crane's novel about a Civil War Union soldier who stuggles to find the courage to fight in the heat of battle. (imdb)

Sam Burton's second wife Neddy is Indian, their son Pacer a half-breed. As struggle starts between the whites and the Kiowas, the Burton family is split between loyalties. Neddy and Sam are killed; Pacer sides with the Indians, his half-brother Clint with the whites. (imdb)

A beautiful psychology professor tries to hide a self-defense killing. (imdb)

Barely historical presentation of the life of Jim Bowie. Here he goes to New Orleans to sell lumber but falls in love with Judalon. To match his rivals he must become sophisticated and does so. By the time he sells the mill, starts a plantation and tries to wed Jedualon the woman has wed playboy Phillipe. Along the way to true wisdom he designs a special knife made from part of a meteorite. (imdb)

The life, Loves and Adventures of a classic Casbah thief. (imdb)

A sensitive, educated black man's World War II-time problems. This is essentially the duplicate of his peace-time problems which are pointed up in a flashback of his life, and primarily of his war-time adventures with four white soldiers on a dangerous reconnaissance mission on a Japanese-held island. (imdb)

Returning to New Orleans,following four years of army service in Texas in the 1840s,Captain Vance Colby finds his father,a professional gambler,has been killed.The police tell him his father was killed while caught cheating in a card game by Andre Rivage, an arrogant young dilettante.Vance protests that his father was an honest gambler and never used marked cards.Aided by a riverboat owner, Captain Barbee, and his daughter,Melanie,Vance sets out to clear his father's name and avenge his death. (imdb)

After World War II Larry learns that his flying buddy Mike will only live a short time despite the efforts of the doctors. He takes on a profitable flying job for profiteers Maris to finance a good time for his buddy. As the plane takes off he shoves Maris' secretary Susan on board. When Mike falls for her, Larry tells her to play along for Mike's sake. She, of course, falls for Larry. (imdb)

Something to Live For is the last of director George Stevens' "small" films, before he concentrated full-time on such blockbusters as Shane and Giant. Joan Fontaine plays a popular actress who descends into alcoholism. Ray Milland, in an unofficial extension of his Lost Weekend role, plays a reformed drunkard who comes to Fontaine's rescue. He encourages her to join Alcoholics Anonymous--one of the first times that this organization was given any kind of screen treatment. (allrovi.com)

A gambling addict is the logical suspect in the death of a card-playing neighbor who caused his relapse - too logical, think the two detectives on the case. (imdb)