The Man Who Wouldn't Die

Apr 27, 1942

1h 5m

★ 6.4

An Empty Grave... A Cunning, Gunning Ghost... And Michael Shane!

Overview

A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime seeking revenge.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Michael Shayne

Lloyd Nolan

Catherine Wolff

Marjorie Weaver

Anna Wolff

Helene Reynolds

Dr. Haggard

Henry Wilcoxon

Roger Blake

Richard Derr

Dudley Wolff

Paul Harvey

Phillips

Billy Bevan

Jonathan Meek

Olin Howland

Alfred Dunning

Robert Emmett Keane

Zorah Bey

LeRoy Mason

Tim Larsen

Jeff Corey

Caretaker

Francis Ford

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7.6

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6.7

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Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown entertains himself by stealing a Monet from a reputed museum with an elaborate diversion. When Catherine Banning, the insurance company's investigator, takes an interest in Crown, he may have met his match, and a complicated back-and-forth game with seductive undertones begins between them.

7.9

Heat

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Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.

7.7

The Maltese Falcon

Oct 18, 1941

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

7.4

Dirty Harry

Dec 23, 1971

When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.

6.6

Secret Window

Mar 12, 2004

Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. But as Rainey endeavors to prove his innocence, he begins to question his own sanity.

6.5

Clean, Shaven

Apr 14, 1995

Peter Winter is a young schizophrenic who is desperately trying to get his daughter back from her adoptive family. He attempts to function in a world that, for him, is filled with strange voices, electrical noise, disconcerting images, and jarringly sudden emotional shifts. During his quest, he runs afoul of the law and an ongoing murder investigation.

5.3

No Good Deed

Jun 28, 2002

While doing a friend a favour and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery. The screenplay by Christopher Cannan and Steve Barancik is based on the short story "The House in Turk Street" by Dashiell Hammett.

6.3

Along Came a Spider

Apr 6, 2001

After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, he is lured back into action as the kidnapper wants to deal with Alex personally. Teamed with Jezzie Flanigan, the Secret Service agent assigned to protect the missing girl, Alex follows a serpentine trail of clues that leads him to a stunning discovery - the kidnapper wants more than just ransom.

6.0

The Brasher Doubloon

Feb 6, 1947

Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that belonged in her deceased husband's collection. Marlowe begins investigating, but quickly finds himself entangled in a series of unexplained murders.

6.0

Lady in the Lake

Dec 19, 1946

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.

6.0

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7.4

The Long Goodbye

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5.5

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7.4

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6.0

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7.2

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After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.

7.1

Angel Face

Jan 2, 1953

Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.

7.6

Laura

Oct 11, 1944

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.