The partner, and best
friend, of a tough New York
detective
is murdered by killers working for a local mob. Infuriated at the
inability
of the Police Department to bring in the murderers, he decides, with
the
help of a few of his fellow detectives, to operate on his own, using
whatever
means necessary, to destroy the gang.
The Detective
Starring:
Frank Sinatra & Lee Remick
Story of big city cops
solving
a
homosexual murder and an apparent suicide. While all this is going on
an
aging sergeant watches his marriage to a cheap slut go down the tubes
as
he fights his own moral battles and city hall to boot. True to life
movie.
The Devil at 4 O’Clock
Starring: Frank
Sinatra, Spencer Tracy & Barbara
Luna
Three convicts enroute
to Tahiti are put to work at a children's leper hospital when their
plane makes
an unexpected stop on another island. There, Father Perreau is to get
off and
replace Father Doonan, who's been relieved of his duties by the
cardinal. Once
on the island, things get out of control when the volcano decides to
erupt, and
the Governor orders an evacuation. The convicts, priests and leper
children are
all on top of the island and have no sure way to get down and off to
safety.
All must work together if any are to survive
The Joker is Wild
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Jeanne Crain, Mitzi
Gaynor,
Eddie Albert
& Jackie Coogan
Frank Sinatra plays Joe E. Lewis, a famous comedian of
the
1930s-50s. When the movie opens, Lewis is a young, talented singer who
performs
in speakeasies. When he bolts one job for another, the mob boss who
owns the
first speakeasy has his thugs try to kill Lewis. Lewis survives, but
his vocal
cords are cut and he cannot sing. Several years later, his buddy tracks
him
down and tries to help him with little success. That attempt, though,
leads to
Lewis meeting Letty Page . They fall in love and she inspires him to
follow up
on an offer to become a comedian (a result of his buddy's failed
attempt to
rejuvenate his singing career). Lewis has problems, though. The assault
that
nearly cost him his life also helped turn him into an alcoholic and an
inveterate gambler. These two character defects become the basis for
his act
and help to make him a smash success. Unfortunately, they also work to
wreak
havoc in his personal life.
Pepe
Starring: Cantinflas, Dan Dailey, Shirley
Jones, Edward G Robinson
Carlos Mantalban, Maurice
Chevalier, Bing Crosby, Kim Novak,
Richard Conte, Bobby Darin, Joey
Bishop, Judy Garland,
Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Lawford,
Ernie Kovacs, Jimmy Durante,
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Greer Garson,
Janet Leigh, Jack Lemon,
Donna Reed, Jay North, Debbie
Reynolds, Frank Sinatra,
Cesar Romero, Charles Coburn,
Dean Martin & Tony
Curtis
The young Mexican Pepe's beloved horse is sold to Hollywood star Ted
Holt, leading to Pepe's journey to Hollywood to get the horse back, and
Pepe's encounter with half the stars working in Hollywood at the time.
Soon Hollywood wants to put his story on the big screen, and Pepe falls
victim to the Hollywood lifestyle.
Tony Rome
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Gena Rowlands,
Jill St.
John
& Richard Conte
Tony Rome, a tough Miami PI living on a
houseboat, is hired by
a local millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter, and in
the
process has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami
Beach PD.
