Nobody Lives Forever

Nov 1, 1946

1h 40m

★ 6.2

I killed a man for this kiss so you better make it good !

Overview

A con artist falls for the rich widow he's trying to fleece.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Nick Blake

John Garfield

Gladys Halvorsen

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Pop Gruber

Walter Brennan

Toni Blackburn

Faye Emerson

Doc Ganson

George Coulouris

Al Doyle

George Tobias

Chet King

Robert Shayne

Charles Manning

Richard Gaines

Bellboy, The Marwood Arms

Richard Erdman

Shake Thomas

James Flavin

Windy Mather

Ralph Peters

Bellhop (uncredited)

Robert Arthur

Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police close in around him, he makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man’s fiancée, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression.

6.9

No Way Out

Aug 16, 1950

Two hoodlum brothers are brought into a hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies the other accuses their black doctor of murder.

6.3

The House on Telegraph Hill

May 12, 1951

Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder when she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.

6.1

I Died a Thousand Times

Nov 9, 1955

After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring — by robbing a resort hotel.

4.5

A Woman's Devotion

Nov 16, 1956

An artist suffering from mental problems from his experiences during the war goes to Acapulco on his honeymoon. Soon young women are turning up dead in the area, and the ex-GI comes to believe he might be responsible, as he has long stretches where he can't remember anything.

6.8

Woman on the Run

Nov 10, 1950

Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.

7.6

The Lost Weekend

Nov 29, 1945

Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last - one way or another.

6.0

Naked Alibi

Oct 1, 1954

Questioned as a murder suspect, solid (but drunk) citizen Al Willis attacks his police questioners, is beaten, and swears vengeance against them. Next night, Lieut. Parks is murdered; Willis is the only suspect in the eyes of tough Chief Conroy, who pursues him doggedly despite lack of evidence. The obsessed Conroy is dismissed from the force, but continues to harass Willis, who flees to a sleazy town on the Mexican border. Of course, Conroy follows. But which is crazy, Conroy or Willis?

5.8

Roadblock

Sep 17, 1951

An insurance agent's greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime.

6.1

Hoodlum Empire

Apr 15, 1952

It's a deadly play for power when a Mafia chieftain's top gun goes straight and threatens to testify against the big boss and his cruel, nationwide network of crime. The picture, which was shot in a semi-documentary style, was inspired by the Kefauver investigations of 1950-51.

5.2

Over-Exposed

Apr 1, 1956

This titillating bit of pulp sensationalism was the last in a string of "B" films that Cleo Moore starred in at Columbia. Moore plays Lila Crane, an ambitious clip-joint floozie turned photographer with flexible morals and a penchant for fast money.

6.4

Out of the Fog

Jun 14, 1941

A Brooklyn pier racketeer bullies boat-owners into paying protection money but two fed-up fishermen decide to eliminate the gangster themselves rather than complain to the police.

5.9

Walk a Crooked Mile

Sep 2, 1948

A security leak is found at a Southern California atomic plant. The authorities stand in fear that the information leaked would go to a hostile nation. To investigate the case more efficiently, Dan O'Hara, an FBI agent, and Philip Grayson, a Scotland Yard sleuth, join forces. Will they manage to stop the spy ring from achieving their aim?

6.6

Crossfire

Aug 15, 1947

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

5.3

The Woman on Pier 13

Jun 15, 1950

Communists blackmail a shipping executive into spying for them.

6.6

The Killer Is Loose

Feb 3, 1956

A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally kills Poole's young wife, and at his trial Poole swears vengeance against Wagner. Poole begins his plans to get revenge when he escapes his captors.

6.8

The Reckless Moment

Dec 9, 1949

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.