Howard St. John

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A Traveler’s Guide to the Planets
8

A Traveler’s Guide to the Planets

The Horatio Alger parable gets the film noir treatment with the redoubtable Edmund O’Brien as a whip-smart telephone technician who moves up the ...
Strait-Jacket
6.8

Strait-Jacket

Jan. 19, 1964

Strait-Jacket

After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.
Don’t Drink the Water
5.5

Don’t Drink the Water

The Hollander family’s European vacation is interrupted when their plane is forced to land in Vulgaria. The Hollanders leave the plane to ...
Strange Bedfellows
6.2

Strange Bedfellows

Feb. 09, 1965

Strange Bedfellows

After a hasty wedding, Carter and Toni find that they disagree on everything. They separate and seven years later, on the eve before their ...
Quick, Before It Melts
5.8

Quick, Before It Melts

A reporter and a photographer become entwined with women, marriage, and a defecting Russian scientist while on an expedition to Antarctica for ...
One, Two, Three
7.9

One, Two, Three

Dec. 15, 1961

One, Two, Three

C.R. MacNamara will do anything to get a promotion within the Coca-Cola company, including looking after boss W.P. Hazeltine’s rebellious ...
Lover Come Back
7.1

Lover Come Back

Dec. 20, 1961

Lover Come Back

Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client ...
Li’l Abner
6.7

Li’l Abner

Dec. 11, 1959

Li’l Abner

A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by Al Capp. When residents of Dogpatch, USA are notified by the government that they ...
World in My Corner
6.4

World in My Corner

Mar. 01, 1956

World in My Corner

A scrappy fighter from Jersey City named Tommy Shea — „born in a dump, educated in an alley“ — catches the eye of wealthy ...
The Tender Trap
6.3

The Tender Trap

Nov. 04, 1955

The Tender Trap

An actress flirt demurely with a swinging Manhattan bachelor who thinks he has it made.
Illegal
7

Illegal

Oct. 09, 1955

Illegal

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair — only to find out later he was innocent. Now the ...
I Died a Thousand Times
6.4

I Died a Thousand Times

After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring — by robbing a resort hotel.
Three Coins in the Fountain
6.3

Three Coins in the Fountain

Three American roommates working in Italy wish for the man of their dreams after throwing coins into Rome’s magnificent Trevi Fountain. ...
Strangers on a Train
7.9

Strangers on a Train

Jun. 27, 1951

Strangers on a Train

A deranged socialite accosts a tennis star with his theory that if two strangers trade murders, they can disguise their motives and avoid suspicion.
Goodbye, My Fancy
6

Goodbye, My Fancy

May. 19, 1951

Goodbye, My Fancy

Agatha has fond memories of her romance with college president Dr. James Merrill, when she was a student and he was her professor, and wants to ...
Close to My Heart
6.5

Close to My Heart

Oct. 01, 1951

Close to My Heart

A journalist’s wife insists on adopting an abandoned child.
The Big Night
6.3

The Big Night

Dec. 07, 1951

The Big Night

A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on the man that beat his father.
Mister 880
7

Mister 880

Sep. 29, 1950

Mister 880

The Skipper is a charming old man loved by all his neighbors. What they don’t know is that he is also Mr. 880, an amateurish counterfeiter ...
The Men
7.1

The Men

Aug. 25, 1950

The Men

Ken, an ex-WWII GI, returns home after he’s paralyzed in battle. Residing in the paraplegic ward of a veteran’s hospital and ...
Born Yesterday
7.5

Born Yesterday

Dec. 25, 1950

Born Yesterday

Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his ...
711 Ocean Drive
6.8

711 Ocean Drive

Jul. 01, 1950

711 Ocean Drive

The Horatio Alger parable gets the film noir treatment with the redoubtable Edmund O’Brien as a whip-smart telephone technician who moves up the ...
The Undercover Man
6.6

The Undercover Man

Mar. 21, 1949

The Undercover Man

Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Frank works undercover, posing as a ...
Shockproof
6.5

Shockproof

Jan. 25, 1949

Shockproof

Jenny Marsh is a hard-luck dame who’s just finished five years in the slammer for killing a man. Jenny’s not exactly the murdering ...