The Lucky Stiff
A lawyer spooks gangsters by faking a framed singer's electrocution.
A lawyer spooks gangsters by faking a framed singer's electrocution.
Dorothy Lamour
Anna Marie St Claire
Brian Donlevy
John J. Malone
Claire Trevor
Marguerite Seaton
Irene Hervey
Mrs. Eve Childers
Marjorie Rambeau
Hattie Hatfield
Robert Armstrong
Insp. Von Flanagan
Warner Anderson
Eddie Britt
Virginia Patton
Millie Dale
Richard Gaines
Dist. Atty. John Logan
A lawyer spooks gangsters by faking a framed singer's electrocution.
New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more male friends than can be imagined. One is a vicious escaped criminal on the way to see 'his' girl, unaware she hasn't exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at hand in the form of young Captain Cummings, a local temperance league leader.
Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli has trouble doing. Coopersmith certainly has his hands full keeping Antonelli away from the Mafia hitmen who want to stop him testifying, not to mention the nightclubs...
District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon. It seems the least of Chelsea's crimes is the theft of a very valuable painting, but as the women persuade Logan to investigate further and to cut some official corners, a much more sinister scenario starts to emerge.
A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.
A criminal mastermind sets up a phony film production as part of a plan to smuggle stolen gold.
A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10,000. Before Jeff can pay, Carter's accomplices steal the money so he can take over the circus. Antonio Pirelli and Punchy, who work at the circus, together with lawyer Loophole try to find the thief and get the money back.
During a high-profile Mafia testimony case in Riverside County, a hired killer checks into a hotel room near the courthouse, while his depressed neighbor contemplates suicide over marital problems.