Sam Levene

New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.

Dir. Alexander Mackendrick · With Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison

Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.

Dir. W.S. Van Dyke · With William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

Dir. Robert Siodmak · With Edmond O'Brien, Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?

Dir. Jules Dassin · With Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.

Dir. W.S. Van Dyke · With William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson

An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the threat of being disbarred.

Dir. Norman Jewison · With Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe

A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of soldiers just out of the army. But which one? And why?

Dir. Edward Dmytryk · With Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan

A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'.

Dir. Larry Cohen · With Tony Lo Bianco, Deborah Raffin, Sandy Dennis