Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

For hard-working construction foreman Mike Riportella, things are looking up: His beloved daughter is about to be married and he's just been promoted by his boss, Mr. Brandon. Brandon, however, is targeted by shady characters offering "protection" and inferior goods. If they can't get to Brandon, their next target is Mike.Poor Mike watches in dismay as his marriage is jeopardized and his life left in tatters. Soon Mike, his wife, and Mr. Brandon are all thrown into jail. With his marriage,...

HERALD PLAYHOUSE (SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE OF STARS) - Rabbit's Foot (1954):Stephen McNally stars in this suspense thriller as Frank Dyson, an ex-baseball player-turned-thief and killer. Having just committed a payroll robbery, he successfully passes himself off as an investigating detective, but his superstitious nature proves to be his undoing. Director Christian Nyby is best remembered for the 1951 classic The Thing From Another World. Starring Stephen McNally and Paul Langton.INSPECTOR MARK SABER...

In four exciting episodes of the classic TV detective series, husband and wife Jerry and Pamela North (Richard Denning and Barbara Britton) get into dangerous situations, help solve crimes and, through it all, demonstrate the sophisticated wit and casual humor that made the show so popular.WHERE THERE'S A WILL: A frantic neighbor desperately tries to convince the Norths that someone is trying to kill him.DYING TO LIVE: A dying man with only months to live agrees to take the fall for his...

During a brief respite from the horror of the trenches in World War I France, Captain David Compton falls in love with Parisian dancer Lola Boucher. Before he can marry the girl, he is ordered back to the front where he is severely wounded by an exploding shell, and robbed of his memory. Lola bears David's son and waits for his promised return, which never comes. He returns to England and becomes a prominent businessman, marrying beautiful socialite Vesta Anson. While raising little Davey...

Joseph Beaugarde, sheltered son of Southern aristocracy, decides to pursue a life in the ministry. On a break from the seminary, he travels to New Orleans to experience the world. He falls in love with pretty Bessie Williams, whom he mistakes for a girl of easy virtue. Joseph seduces Bessie, then overcome with shame, abandons her. A year later, charismatic minister Joseph is gaining notice in the church community, when he is called to the bedside of a dying young unwed mother. Immediately...

In Man with a Camera, Charles Bronson stars as Mike Kovac, a freelance photographer and former combat cameraman. On his assignments, Kovac encounters dangerous situations, hardened criminals, and puzzling mysteries. Using photo technology, hand-to-hand combat skills, and enigmatic charm, Kovac helps the innocent and exposes the guilty. Airing from 1958 to 1960, Man with a Camera features an early-career Charles Bronson in one of his first leading roles.GIRL IN THE DARK: Mike investigates a...

Portia Prouty has been the head of her family ever since the death of her millionaire father. But playing mother to her eccentric siblings proves to be just too much work, and their mansion home quickly becomes a shambles. Providence arrives when humble businessman Graham Smith wants to buy the property. Graham's offer inadvertently attracts the interest of high society, and they descend on the dilapidated Prouty mansion, looking to outbid him. Portia will have to make the right decision for...

Westerns made up 25 percent of the films produced during Hollywood's Golden Age. With the studios releasing several a month, it was inevitable that not all of them would reach the high standards set by directors like John Ford and Raoul Walsh. In fact, the Western was most commonly a 'B' picture, a movie that was shown after the main, higher-budgeted attraction. What these films lacked in sophistication they more than made up for in thrills and excitement that kept many a moviegoer glued to...

Transcontinental locomotives are being derailed and looted. The Western Limited Railroad Company sends superintendent Frank Bennet to investigate. While searching the wrecks for clues, Frank encounters his long-lost brother, Lee, now living as a hobo. Seeing an opportunity for his brother to improve his life, Frank gives Lee a job working for the railroad. However, he has unknowingly placed his brother in danger when Lee finds himself working with the men responsible for the sabotage. Red...

Herald Playhouse was a staple of CBS's prime-time schedule in the 1950s. Sponsored by a major brewing company, the long-running anthology series offered tales of both comedy and drama. Each show put the spotlight on a different Hollywood star, who also introduced the program. Lasting an impressive eight seasons, two episodes were popular enough to spin off into their own series, The Restless Gun (1957-1959) and Tales of Wells Fargo (1957-1962). Directed by Roy Kellino, Harold D. Schuster,...

Dangerous Traffic (1926): Rookie newspaperman Ned Charters is on the trail of a bootlegging ring. He joins forces with FBI agent Harvey Kennedy, whose sister Helen works in the gang's speakeasy. The G-Man is shot pursuing one of the newsman's leads. Ned promises to bring the killers to justice and rescue Helen from her life of ill repute. But the smugglers know the young man is on their tail, and intend to murder the novice reporter...If Dangerous Traffic feels more like a Western than a...

James Daly plays Michael Powers, a crusading reporter investigating the crime and corruption that arose from the ashes of World War II in this long-lost TV drama! Overseas Adventure originally aired as part of Foreign Intrigue, a four-year series that began in syndication starring Jerome Thor. After two seasons, he was replaced by Daly (the change of star also meant a change in character and locale.) Thor's episodes were later rerun as Dateline Europe, while a fourth and final season starring...