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poster They Call Her Headhunter
They Call Her Headhunter
71mn - Horror, Thriller
When the wife of a corrupt TV evangelist hires a ruthless bounty hunter known as "The Headhunter" to kidnap and brutally murder her husband, the job seems straightforward enough. But as the deadly profess…
poster The Thieving Hand
The Thieving Hand
6mn - Comedy
A one-armed street peddler notices that a well-to-do man has dropped his ring. He returns it to him. The wealthy man is very grateful and, to show his appreciation, takes the peddler to a 'Limb Store', wh…
poster Wiretapper
Wiretapper
(2.9/5)
80mn -
A cash-strapped electrical engineer with a criminal past vows to go straight when he marries his longtime girlfriend, but he has second thoughts when the mob offers big money for his wiretapping services.
poster Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit
(3.3/5)
87mn - Drama, Romance
Mary Maddock works as a seamstress to bring home money while her husband Steve, unemployed, has no real prospects of earning money. Mary's employers, are trying to strike an oil related business deal with…
poster The Shattering
The Shattering
76mn - Thriller
When a desperate boyfriend leads his cancer-stricken girlfriend and friends to meet a mysterious healer in the woods, they discover too late that they've been set up as bait for deadly creatures and param…
poster The Web
The Web
(3.6/5)
87mn - Thriller, Drama
A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.
poster A Tattered Web
A Tattered Web
(2.8/5)
76mn - Crime, Drama, Thriller
A detective discovers his son-in-law is cheating on his wife. He confronts the other woman and accidentally kills her, then tries to pin the crime on a local derelict.
poster Letter of Introduction
Letter of Introduction
(3.1/5)
104mn - Comedy, Drama
An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter shows up. It seems that she is an actress and is also trying to make it on Broadway. He tries to re-establis…
poster Me and Marlborough
Me and Marlborough
(3.0/5)
84mn - Comedy, Romance
A woman disguises herself in men's clothes in order to follow her husband to the wars.
poster The Bad Sister
The Bad Sister
(3.2/5)
68mn - Drama
Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father's endorsement on a money-raising scheme. He runs off with the money and Marianne, later dumping her. Her sister Laur…
poster The Golden Louis
The Golden Louis
6mn - Drama
An anonymous donor drops a gold coin in the shoe of a homeless girl as she sleeps. A gambler with a 'sure thing' borrows the coin and wins a fortune, but he can't find her again to repay her.
poster Quicksand
Quicksand
(3.3/5)
79mn - Crime, Thriller
Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeep…
poster A Jitney Elopement
A Jitney Elopement
(3.0/5)
33mn - Comedy
Edna's father wants her to marry wealthy Count He-Ha. Charlie, Edna's true love, impersonates the Count at dinner, but the real Count shows up and Charlie is thrown out. Later on Charlie and Edna are chas…
poster The Water Nymph
The Water Nymph
8mn - Comedy
Mabel and her sweetheart go to the beach and play a trick on the boyfriend's father.
poster Exposé
Exposé
(2.7/5)
Nonemn - Drama, Thriller, Horror
A paranoid writer is unable to get started on his second novel. He hires a secretary and then his troubles really begin.
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