In wartime San Francisco, a chemist has a secret formula that is being sought-after by both sides. Nightclub owner Willard Gates (Laird Crager) hires hitman Philip Raven (Alan Ladd) to secure the […]
Terry Meehan Film Series
Act of Violence (1949) Directed by Fred Zinneman (82 minutes)
Frank Enley (Van Heflin) and Joe Parkson (Robert Ryan) were best friends and served together during World War II. When they were captured by the Germans and spent time in […]
Thieves’ Highway (1949) Directed by Jules Dassin (87 minutes)
World War II veteran Nico Garcos (Richard Conte) returns home to find that his father has been maimed, and his trucking business hijacked. The man responsible is local mobster Mike […]
Criss Cross (1949) Directed by Robert Siodmak (84 minutes)
Steve Thompson (Burt Lancaster) returns home to LA after two years of drifting and trying to forget his ex-wife Anna (Yvonne De Carlo). He can’t. She is now married to […]
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Hitch-hiking drifter Frank Chambers (John Garfield) gets dropped off in front of the “Twin Oaks,” a diner/service station on the California coast. He sees a sign that says, “Man Wanted” […]
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Dix Steele (Humphrey Bogart) is a troubled, violence-prone screenwriter who hasn’t sold a screenplay in over a decade. His new neighbor, Laurel Gray (Gloria Grahame), is an aspiring actress who is romantically interested in him. […]
Laura (1944)
While Police Detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) is investigating the murder of advertising executive Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) he sees a portrait of her and falls in love. Laura’s friend and mentor, […]
The Big Sleep (1946)
Private Detective Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) is hired to investigate Carmen Sternwood (Martha Vickers) and the debts she owes to a shady bookseller. Her older sister Vivian (Lauren Bacall) becomes involved and […]
The Killing (1956)
Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) is just out of prison and plans the heist of a racetrack, in order to make a “killing” of over two million dollars. Clay puts together a team […]