A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of soldiers just out of the army. But which one? And why?
A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.
A gang of bootleggers play a game of poker after the death of a recently murdered member.
This is the Award Winning short noir film (student film) written and directed by Richard Corso. It is the story a writer, seeking inspiration.
Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder when she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.
An artist suffering from mental problems from his experiences during the war goes to Acapulco on his honeymoon. Soon young women are turning up dead in the area, and the ex-GI comes to believe he might be responsible, as he has long stretches where he can't remember anything.
Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.
A guilt-ridden man blames himself for his wife's death and secretly pays an assassin to kill him. But then he finds out that his wife isn't dead at all. And now the assassin is on his trail, with no way to call off the hit.
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
A drifter claims the money in an old bank account. Soon he finds himself the target of two men who turn out to be the sons of the man's old partner, who is now in prison because of a conflict with him over the money in that account.
When a birthday dinner takes a murderous turn, it's up to the surviving guests to figure out who killed the host and why? Not to mention having to keep themselves alive too.
A private detective is hired to find a young heiress but finds himself accused of murder.
In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?
While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one too many mystery novels. She then enlists a popular mystery writer to help her solve the crime on her own, but her sleuthing attracts the attentions of suitors and killers.
An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.
The sudden disappearance of Peter’s girlfriend, Penny Price, accompanied by a breakup note, has Peter drowning in denial; there must be a larger plot at hand. Venturing across the city in search of his lost love—Peter sets out on a detective’s journey to discover what really happened to Penny Price.
A woman who lives in Spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dead brother's identity.
An alcoholic private detective faces her biggest challenge yet when a married couple hires her to find their missing daughter. While investigating her disappearance, she'll remember her own story, her mother and the reasons on why she left her family home.
After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.