The Magnificent Fraud

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

An ex-con struggling to readjust to life in his small town forms an intense bond with his former high-school teacher.

Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".

A con man tries to blackmail a Mexican gangster.

A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.

Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend robs a bank, they intend to frame Lambert.