The Captive City

Mar 26, 1952

1h 31m

★ 6.0

NO PUNCHES PULLED...NO TRUTHS UNTOLD!

Overview

A small-town newspaper editor defies threats to expose the mob.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

United Artists

Aspen Productions

The Captive City Trailers

Cast

James "Jim" C. Austin

John Forsythe

Marge Austin

Joan Camden

Don Carey

Harold J. Kennedy

Mrs. Margaret Sirak

Marjorie Crossland

Murray Sirak

Victor Sutherland

Chief Gillette

Ray Teal

Phil Harding

Martin Milner

Mrs. Nelson

Geraldine Hall

Clyde Nelson

Hal K. Dawson

Rev. Nash

Ian Wolfe

Linda Purcy

Gladys Hurlbut

Anderson

Jess Kirkpatrick

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

6.5

The Gauntlet

Dec 17, 1977

Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness from Las Vegas. The witness turns out to be a belligerent prostitute with mob ties—and incriminating information regarding a high-ranking official.

6.2

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Jun 24, 1964

Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.

7.3

The Letter

Nov 21, 1940

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

7.4

Leave Her to Heaven

Dec 25, 1945

A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.

7.2

Kiss Me Deadly

Apr 28, 1955

One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.

6.9

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Aug 19, 1950

Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime business, faces corrupt local cops who run the city’s underworld and meets a powerful tycoon’s whimsical daughter.

6.5

Side Street

Mar 23, 1950

A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars, it contains $30,000. When he decides to return the money, things go wrong - and that is only the beginning of his troubles.

5.8

Love, Honour and Obey

Apr 7, 2000

Jonny dreams of leaving his dead-end job as a courier. Through his childhood best friend, nephew of the notorious crime lord Ray Kreed, he wins his way into the toughest gang in North London. Hungry for action, Jonny sparks a feud between Ray's gang and a rival firm in South London headed by drug kingpin Sean and his lieutenant Matthew.

6.4

Suddenly

Sep 17, 1954

The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and those who use them. But violence descends on Ellen's household willy-nilly when the U.S. President passes through town... and slightly psycho hired assassin John Baron finds the Benson home ideal for an ambush.

7.5

Gun Crazy

Jan 20, 1950

Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's behest, they embark on a crime spree for cash.

5.5

Redhead

Jun 29, 1962

Bored with her marriage, Franziska decides to travel to Venice.

7.0

The Desperate Hours

Oct 5, 1955

Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.

7.2

Election

Oct 20, 2005

After losing an election to become chairman of the Wo Lin Shing triad, a gang leader lashes out and tries to seize the dragon-head baton, the official symbol of a chairman's authority.

7.2

Ride the Pink Horse

Oct 8, 1947

A con man tries to blackmail a Mexican gangster.

7.0

Black Gravel

Apr 12, 1961

Tensions rise when a U.S. military base is built in a small village in post-war Germany.

6.3

Johnny O'Clock

Jan 7, 1947

When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.