Amazing Movie Posters

A police detective investigating a jewel robbery discovers evidence that points to his girlfriend as the culprit, although she claims she was framed. He arrests her anyway, and she is convicted and serves several years in prison. Finally out on parole, she is soon mixed up in a murder. The detective is torn between his love for his girlfriend and his belief that she may have committed the murder. Director: Jack Bernhard Writer: Steve Fisher (original screenplay) Stars: Preston Foster, Belita, Pierre Watkin

Honest LA insurance detective Joe Peters becomes corrupt after falling in love with sensual gold-digger model Diane. Director: Harold Daniels Writers: Steve Fisher (screenplay), George Bricker (screenplay) Stars: Charles McGraw, Joan Dixon, Lowell Gilmore

The struggle of a lady's garment workers' organization to unionize a New York clothing sweat shop; the owner of which is determined to keep the union out of his business at any cost. Directors: Vincent Sherman, Robert Aldrich (uncredited) Writers: Lester Velie (articles), Harry Kleiner (story) Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Kerwin Mathews, Gia Scala

The rise and fall of gang lord Joe Sante. Director: Roger Corman Writers: Joseph Hilton Smyth (novel), Steve Fisher Stars: Steve Cochran, Lita Milan, Robert Strauss

he suspect in a 12-year-old murder case is finally caught and tried, but the witnesses are a bit hard to track down. Director: George Archainbaud Writer: DeVallon Scott Stars: Gig Young, Lynne Roberts, Mary Anderson

A man who spent his formative years in prison for murder is released, and struggles to adjust to the outside world and escape his lurid past. He gets involved with a cheap dancehall girl, and when her protector is accidentally killed, they go on the lam together, getting jobs as farm labourers. But some fellow workers get wise to them. Director: Felix E. Feist (as Felix Feist) Writers: Art Cohn (screenplay), Guy Endore (screenplay), 1 more credit » Stars: Ruth Roman, Steve Cochran, Lurene Tuttle

A well-planned robbery goes awry, with tough cop Cordell in pursuit. Director: Richard Fleischer Writers: Earl Felton (screenplay), Gerald Drayson Adams (screenplay) Stars: Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, William Talman

The son (Gene Kelly) of a slain Italian lawyer helps a policeman (J. Carrol Naish) fight organized crime in circa-1900 New York. Initial release: March 11, 1950 Director: Richard Thorpe Running time: 1h 32m Music composed by: Alberto Colombo Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

A World War II veteran (Gordon MacRae) and his nurse (Virginia Mayo) search for his buddy (Edmond O'Brien), a reformed hoodlum on the run. Initial release: February 11, 1950 Director: Vincent Sherman Running time: 14h 51m Music composed by: Daniele Amfitheatrof Producer: Anthony Veiller

Ashamed that his father lived a life of crime, hard-boiled New York City cop Mark Dixon (Dana Andrews) has a reputation for being too tough on criminals. So when Dixon unintentionally kills a murder suspect during a routine questioning, he hides the fact from the department and tries to pin the killing on his nemesis, notorious gangster Scalise (Gary Merrill). The snag in the cop's plan comes when his boss wrongly accuses the father of Dixon's love interest, Morgan (Gene Tierney), of the murder. Release date: June 26, 1950 (USA) Director: Otto Preminger Running time: 1h 35m Film series: 20th Century Fox Film Noir Screenplay: Ben Hecht, Robert E. Kent, Victor Trivas, Frank P. Rosenberg