Innocent defendant

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poster The Stranger
The Stranger
(3.7/5)
95mn - Crime, Drama, Mystery
An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of a distinguished professor engaged to the Supreme Court…
poster Hijacked: Flight 285
Hijacked: Flight 285
94mn - Action, Drama, Crime
A convicted murderer is escorted by marshals on a regular flight from Phoenix to Dallas. Shortly after takeoff, two of his aides, traveling as ordinary passengers, take control and free him. He demands $2…
poster Blazing Justice
Blazing Justice
(2.6/5)
60mn - Western
A heroic cowboy who captures outlaws for a hefty reward finds himself framed for murder when the escaped villain strikes again. Now he must clear his name and protect an innocent rancher's daughter while …
poster A Desperate Crime
A Desperate Crime
7mn - Thriller, Drama, Crime
A man is murdered and the killer brought to justice by guillotine. This film is partly lost.
poster The Wrong Woman
The Wrong Woman
(2.6/5)
88mn - Drama, Short
In this fresh take on Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Wrong Man,” Ellen Plainview, a sweet, caring, working wife and mother, answers the door one afternoon to learn that she is under arrest for attempted murder.
poster The Tenth Man
The Tenth Man
(3.5/5)
100mn - Drama, Short
During World War 2 the Germans arrested people at random off the streets of Paris and in retaliation to sabotage by the resistance announced the execution of one in ten prisoners. Chosen as one of the vic…
poster Notorious
Notorious
(4.0/5)
102mn - Thriller, Drama, Romance
In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one anoth…
poster Manslaughter
Manslaughter
(3.2/5)
100mn -
Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia's fun comes to an end when she accidentally causes the death of motorcycle policeman.
poster Where Are My Children?
Where Are My Children?
(3.2/5)
62mn - Drama
Walton, the District Attorney, yearns to have children. Soon after defending an author on trial for publishing indecent literature, Walton discovers a secret his wife and her socialite friends have been h…
poster A Victim of Misfortune
A Victim of Misfortune
4mn - Comedy
Painter pursued by policeman, laundress, milkman, etc.
poster One Exciting Night
One Exciting Night
(2.7/5)
128mn - Mystery
A young orphan girl, courted by an unpleasant older suitor who has a hold over her adoptive mother, falls in love with Fairfax, a young stranger at a party. A group of bootleggers try to get away with the…
poster Disorder in the Court
Disorder in the Court
(4/5)
17mn - Comedy
The Stooges are key witnesses at a murder trial. Their friend Gail Tempest, who dances at the Black Bottom cafe where the Stooges are musicians, is accused of killing Kirk Robin.
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 They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal
(3.4/5)
92mn - Thriller, Crime, Drama
A champion boxer wrongfully accused of murder flees to a remote Arizona farm where he finds unexpected redemption working with troubled youth, but when a relentless detective picks up his trail, he must c…
poster The Naked Street
The Naked Street
(3.3/5)
84mn - Thriller, Drama
To make an honest woman of his pregnant sister, Rosalie, callous New York mobster Phil Regal intimidates witnesses and bribes a store clerk to get Rosalie’s condemned boyfriend, Nicky Bradna, out of priso…
poster Blackmail
Blackmail
(2.9/5)
67mn - Action, Crime, Romance
A private detective is offered a job protecting a rich business man from suspected blackmail. Before he can accept the case a murder is uncovered.
poster The Finder
The Finder
(2.7/5)
92mn - Crime, Thriller, Short
Ex-cop Les Kearney is hired to find the kidnapped daughter of a wealthy businessman.
poster Vengeance Valley
Vengeance Valley
(3.0/5)
83mn - Western
When a noble ranch foreman is framed by his jealous foster brother for fathering an illegitimate child, he must clear his name while protecting the family that raised him from the devastating truth about …
poster The Merry Gentleman
The Merry Gentleman
(3.2/5)
110mn - Drama
Fleeing her abusive husband, a vulnerable woman starts fresh in Chicago where she unknowingly befriends a suicidal professional killer who becomes torn between his dark mission and an unexpected chance at…
poster She's No Angel
She's No Angel
(2.6/5)
90mn - Drama, Thriller, Short
A young woman with a troubled past finds herself in a car accident and seizes an unexpected opportunity. She allows grieving parents to believe she's their late son's wife, finding comfort in their embrac…
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