The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal. Ultimately, however, his behavior catches up with him and he is assassinated by the brother of a woman he may have raped. ... more about All the King's Men
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn. ... more about Born Yesterday
Kirk Bennett is falsely sentenced to death for killing blackmailer Mavis Marlowe, ex-wife of nice-guy drunk Martin Blair. Bennett's stand-up wife Catherine tries to prove him innocent, enlisting the aid of Blair, who falls in love with her. ... more about Black Angel
Beau, John, and Digby Geste are three inseparable, adventurous brothers who haven been adopted into the wealthy household of Lady Brandon. When money in the uppercrust household grows tight, Lady Brandon is forced to sell her most treasured jewel the the mighty "Blue Water" sapphire. ... more about Beau Geste
Bijou, a saloon singer with a reputation for insighting brouhahas, is one of several deportees from a south Pacific island to arrive at another U.S. protectorate, Boni Komba. She becomes very popular with U.S. navymen by performing at the 'Seven Sinners'. ... more about Seven Sinners
The editor of a tabloid newspaper that specializes in sensationalistic sex and murder stories assigns a young reporter to discover the identity of the murderer of a young woman. ... more about Scandal Sheet
Joe spends a lot of his time at Nick's Pacific Street Saloon. Tom, who credits Joe with once saving his life, stops by regularly to run errands for Joe. ... more about Time of Your Life
Three bumbling crooks buy a store so that they can rob the bank next door. When they soon discover the money they can make as legitimate businessmen, they abandon their plan. Trouble is, one of their cohorts, who's escaped from jail, won't let them. ... more about Larceny
Sam Gifford remembers : In prewar years he was an arrogant southern cotton plantation owner, married to the daughter of a colonel. At the beginning of the war he was mobilized with his National Guard unit as a sergeant. ... more about Between Heaven and Hell
Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say presto, she's his wife and stage assistant on a world tour that seems never to end. ... more about Eternally Yours
Engineer Jeff, returning from Korea, falls in Love to his co-worker Carl's wife Vicky, who both commited a murder. Naturally Carl gets jealous but can't say a thing because Jeff knows a little bit about the case. ... more about Human Desire
Greedy heirs gather to wait for the death of Henrietta Winslow. Murder, thunder claps, howling cats, gun shots, screams in the night, hidden passages -- all the proper ingredients. ... more about Black Cat
Frankie Fane has clawed his way to the top of the Hollywood heap. Now, as he's preparing to win his Oscar, his friend Hymie Kelly reminisces over their life together, and Frankie's ruthless struggle to the top and the people he's stepped on (i.e. ... more about Oscar
Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk. ... more about Fastest Gun Alive
In 1906 the American army pulls out of Manila leaving a handful of officers to try and get the Philippines Constabulary into shape to protect the native population from ruthless invaders. ... more about Real Glory
Police detective Damico, outwitted by mob killer Blackie Clay, is nominally suspended; actually he goes undercover (as Tim Flynn, ex-con longshoreman) to find Clay and expose the waterfront rackets. ... more about Mob
When FBI Agent Zack Stewart (Kenneth Tobey) is killed, Agent John Ripley (Broderick Crawford) takes over the three cases he was working on, hoping one will lead to his killer. ... more about Down Three Dark Streets
A modern-day politician is faced with an incomprehensible in this mystical-fantasy. Senator Rast is a very powerful man. But his is nothing compared to the extraordinary power of the enigmatic stranger who mysteriously comes to "visit" him. ... more about Harlequin
Wanted north of the border, Jess Carlin resides safely in Mexico. Then he hears his brother was killed in a gunfight with another man. Knowning his brother never carried a gun he heads north to find his brother's killer. ... more about Texican
When young Danny Lambert (Peter Votrain) runs away from camp in northern Colorado, he becomes the object of a state-wide-search by his wealthy father Robertson Lambert (Willis Bouchey). ... more about Big House
George McAllister (John Carroll), the black sheep of a wealthy family who has squandered his share of the family inheritance, and lives in constant jealousy, hatred and resentment of his half-brother Barry (Robert Paige), who has been supporting him. ... more about Flame
When Public Enemy No. 3 Sonny McGann (Broderick Crawford) meets composer Bob Gunther (Johnny Downs), he gets the idea of having Bob write music to a poem he has written about his long-lost sweetheart Sadie McGlonsky. ... more about I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Snooty concert pianist Eric Phillips is tired and beginning to fear he's losing his talent. His condition is not helped when he discovers he's the owner of an apartment building and the tenants have a long list of grievances. ... more about Kiss in the Dark
It's 1876 and all the Indians are at peace except the Comanches lead by Black Cloud. When Black Cloud wipes out a town, only six soldiers are left and they head for the nearest fort. ... more about Last of the Comanches
When the anxiously awaited posse returns with neither prisoners nor the stolen money, we learn in flashback what happened. Having been cheated by Sampson Drune, a father and his two sons have robbed him and fled. ... more about Last Posse
In East Texas, the summer after high school, Jack falls in love with Ginny, the daughter of the town's banker (Jack's mom's high school sweetheart). Ginny's been at boarding school; she's headed for Vassar. ... more about Liar's Moon
A French boy (Daniel) and an American girl (Lauren), who goes to school in Paris, meet and begin a little romance. They befriend Julius who enchants them with his story telling. ... more about Little Romance
Rip-roaring big star, big budget semi-historical story by Borden Chase about cattle baron Devereaux Burke (Gable), who is enlisted by an aging Andrew Jackson (scene-stealing Barrymore) to dissuade Sam Houston (Moroni Olsen) from establishing Texas as a ... more about Lone Star
Six people who have emigrated to Israel from different countries are all on a bus traveling through the Negev Desert. They find themselves stranded overnight in the bus. To pass the time, each begins to tell the story behind their emigration to Israel. ... more about Man On a Bus
Maverick private eyes Kildane and Quayle leave a large agency to work on their own. Their first assignment (pirated from the old firm): retrieve eloping heiress Penelope Hampton...in competition with their former boss Prentiss. ... more about Runaround
Broderick Crawford trails along with Ralph Staub in this edition of Screen Snapshots as they visit Latin-American players working in Hollywood, including actor Jorge Negrete who died shortly after this was filmed in 1953 and prior to its 1954 release. ... more about Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes to Mexico
Conman Dud McNair and his girl arrive in Carsin Town to find they have been sold worthless oil wells. The place is thriving and Dud soon eases himself in as half owner of a saloon. But his partner is playing a cagey and more deadly game. ... more about Sin Town
An airplane crashes in an uncharted Pacific island, south of Tahiti. Three men survive, and one gets in love with a beautiful native girl. ... more about South of Tahiti
Film star Ted Crosley (Charles Starrett), fed up with movie life, quits pictures to enroll in Midland College, much to the horror of his manager Sam Lewis (Walter Connolly) and his stooge-friend Willie Gumbatz (Jimmy Durante). ... more about Start Cheering
A nervous ad executive (Tom Smothers) creates havoc on his daughter's wedding day and becomes obsessed with a dream girl (Twiggy) he keeps seeing everywhere but whom he can't catch. ... more about There Goes the Bride
Young lawyer Tod Jackson arrives in pioneer Kansas to visit his prosperous rancher friends the Daltons, just as the latter are in danger of losing their land to a crooked development company. ... more about When the Daltons Rode
Former millionaire B.J. Nolan is useless with money, having lost most of his fortune on crazy schemes. His son, Kenneth, has the opposite problem thanks to good sense and a large inheritance bequeathed by his mother. ... more about Woman Chases Man
In 1924 Estie comes to Hollywood to become an actress, but the dog, that followed her becomes the star. But Hollywood has its own rules of sucess. ... more about Won Ton Ton