Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=4+4294267448 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732627 In the logging town of Bangor, Maine during the 1820s, a young woman who has lived with an abusive drunkard father decides that men are to be used for her benefit. She falls under the watchful eye of an older lumber magnate and she accepts his marriage proposal. Using his money to make a better life for herself, the young woman meets her husbands college age son and tells him she would marry him if his father was out of the picture. Unbeknownst to the son, the woman has already set her eyes on another man, who is engaged to her best friend. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=716041 An unemployed veteran returns a wallet and gets an unexpected job as the chauffeur to a tough mobster. The mobsters enemies have a tendency to meet early and violent ends and this adds stress to the already nervous chauffeur. When the mobsters wife asks the chauffeur to help her in escaping from her husband, he ends up getting framed for a murder and is forced to run not only from the authorities, but the mobsters henchmen as well. Just when you think the man is cleared of his problems, unexpected turns forces things to start all over again. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732649 This thriller, based upon a Dashiell Hammett story, has a murderer found dead and a search begins to track down the killer responsible for his death. Brought to the small screen as part of the Westinghouse Studio One series, shown on CBS from 1949 to 1958, this Emmy award winning series featured weekly performances by some of the top performers of Broadway and Hollywood. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732504 An emotionally disturbed girl turns an idyllic household into a chaotic nightmare. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732628 A phony spiritualist is working on a scam involving a bankers daughter. He mesmerizes the daughter in the hopes that it will lead him to extort money from the banker. One of the swamis accomplices turns out to be an undercover reporter working on a story to expose the spiritualist. When the reporter confides to the bankers daughter his true identity, another of the swamis henchmen overhears and tells the phony mystic. Trapping the bankers daughter and the reporter, the spiritualist demands money from the banker or else. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732533 Gripping portrayal of the men who await execution in a prison death house. The guards treat the prisoners with such callous disregard that the men finally retaliate and set themselves free holding the guards as hostages. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732508 A young woman is suffering from the unwanted advances of an admirer and wishes to end them once and for all. In her desperation to get away from her unwanted suitor, she steals a car and drives off to find some seclusion. Unfortunately, the car contains the body of a murdered gangster and the young woman must now deal with this situation along with the trailing would-be suitor. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732632 This crime drama from the 1930s features an all African-American cast and the story centers upon a nightclub and its collection of customers and staff. Jealousy and revenge play a part in the stories of patrons and performers at the night club, with plenty of action and suspense thrown in for good measure, as well as some entertaining musical and dance numbers. A fine example of the film-making efforts from the pioneer African-American directors and production companies of the 1930s, who made films that were typically excluded from mainstream movie houses due to the prevailing attitudes of the time. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732625 A young man is troubled by recurring dreams in which his deceased father, a judge, warns him of a strangers intentions against the family. When the young mans mother introduces the family to a new gentleman she has started to see, it turns out to be the man his dreams warned him about. After being sent away to a sanitarium, from objecting to his mothers impending marriage to the mysterious man and what his reasons are, he discovers information there which proves his fathers death was not an accident and what the true motives are of his mothers fianc. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732520 A private investigator finds he is on the wrong side of the law when he is accused of murdering a well-known radio personality. The person behind the murder accusation is his own secretary, who is trying to protect her sister who has been formally charged with the crime. Working against a deadline, the detective tracks down all the suspects and gathers them at the scene of the crime, the radio station, in order to re-enact the crime and expose the real killer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732602 John Muller (Paul Henreid), a former medical student now career criminal is on the run from a crooked gambling joint owner after stealing from the casino. Identified by his former gang members as the leader of the group, Muller takes on the identity of a psychiatrist by the name of Dr. Bartok. Muller must make sure to continue the illusion hes created with Dr. Bartoks identity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732636 This program is from the famous Studio One television series shown from 1948 to 1958 by CBS and was a continuation of the successful radio series of the same name. This series received multiple Emmy awards as well as nominations and brought to the small screen some of the brightest and biggest stars, directors and writers of its time to present to the audience a dramatic feature each week. This story centers upon a boarding house with an eclectic group of residents and one member, Mr. Otis, who is found murdered. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732495 The romantic triangle between vaudeville performer The great Flamarion and his two assistants leads to betrayal and murder. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732708 A man just released from prison moves out to the quiet and serenity of the woods. Due to his temper problems, which caused him to be put in prison, he has decided to live alone in the hopes that he can find peace and stay on the straight and narrow path. His idyllic life is shattered when a young woman bursts into his cabin and begs for help. Shes on the run from a possessive and abusive boyfriend and desperately needs help, since the man is trailing her. Our former convict attempts to help the woman and ends up in trouble with the law once again, in spite of the good reason for his involvement in the matter. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732638 A family has problems in their home when a spirit inhabits the body of the youngest daughter, causing all sorts of mischief. An insurance investigator and a scientist come to the home in the hopes of tracking down the cause of the problems and determine a poltergeist is to blame. After the scientist and the insurance investigator attempt to aid the family by driving the spirit out of the girl, they end up with an unexpected complication when the poltergeist moves into the body of the insurance investigator. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732710 A young married couple has found that life hasnt been as easy as they anticipated so, they come up with a scheme to rob the bank where the husband works, hide the money, serve their time, then recover the money after theyre released from prison and the coast is clear. Everything seems to be going according to their plans but, when they are out of prison, they find themselves trailed by an insurance agent trying to recovery the money and also the husbands former cellmate, looking for a share of the loot. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732645 A batch of counterfeit twenty dollar bills begin showing that appear to be the work of Tris Stewart (Lloyd Bridges), a counterfeiter already behind bars. Hoping to track down the location of Stewarts plates and the person using them, a prison break is arranged for Stewart with federal agents keeping an eye on his every move. Stewart and his girlfriend hope to secure enough phony money to run off to another country, where they wont be able to tell the money is counterfeit, but complications arise when their partner has problems and an undercover federal agent becomes involved. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732551 This early mystery is based upon the Ellery Queen novel entitled The Chinese Orange Mystery and features Eddie Quillian as the famed sleuth. The theft of a $5 0,000 stamp and the subsequent murders of two people found in locked rooms bring Ellery Queen in on the case. Queen must use all of his detective skills in order to find the killer and prove the young stamp owner, whom he is interested in, is innocent. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732583 A city is gripped with terror as a string of horrifying murders have occurred and the authorities are desperate to bring the killings to an end. At a boarding house run by a kind family resides a reclusive young man, who the daughter of the boarding house operators is attracted to. Suspicions come up indicating that this quiet, simple man may have more to do with the murders than anyone care to believe. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732626 A tale of intrigue involving childhood friends and a mysterious death that happened years before. Martha Ivers (Barbara Stanwyck) is the power behind things in the town of Iverston and is married to Walter ONeill (Kirk Douglas), the district attorney. When their childhood friend Sam Masterson (Van Heflin) returns to town, it brings up powerful memories about their connection to the death of Marthas rich aunt years before and threatens to expose the truth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=716040 An insane husband with a heart problem terrorizes his wife because he suspects her of infidelity with the family doctor. After writing a letter denouncing the couple as his murderers, he tells his wife that he is about to kill himself and that they will be blamed for his death. After a frantic day, the letter is returned and the wife escapes her psychotic husband. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732521 Based on the famous radio show, this creepy tale focuses on the experiences of a woman riding a train who is told an eerie story by a fortune-teller. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732579 A series of unjustified paroles of some hardened criminals have set off suspicions at the federal level of bribes being paid to parole officials in exchange for releases. A federal agent assigned to the investigation goes undercover as a prisoner in the hopes of gaining the confidence of those involved in the scam. As the agents investigation gets closer to the truth behind the bribes, he finds himself in greater danger if his cover is blown. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732549 This program is from the famous Emmy award-winning Studio One television series shown from 1948 to 1958 by CBS and was a continuation of the successful radio series of the same name. This series brought to the small screen some of the brightest and biggest stars, directors and writers of its time to present to the audience a dramatic feature each week. In this story, the pampered son of an influential political advisor causes the death of a young woman and must face murder charges. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732593 Pete Morgan (Edward G. Robinson) is an aging farmer, who harbors some dark secrets, living with his sister and his adopted daughter. When the daughter asks her friend to help out with the chores, since Morgan cannot move as well anymore on his wooden leg, the young man begins taking a shortcut through the woods to the farm, passing a red house that Morgan forbids anyone to near. Curiosity gets the better of the daughter and friend, so they set out to explore the mystery behind the red house, not knowing the secrets or the consequences theyll face. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732613 An honest lawyer becomes the target of a corrupt politician who decides to frame the attorney for the murder of a young woman. Desperate to clear his name, the attorney sets out to track down the real culprit with the help of his assistant and some unexpected aid from a nightclub dancer. The trail to the real killer ends up leading our attorney to someone connected to him a lot closer than he ever imagined. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=715976 A woman wins a lottery and is soon swept off her feet by a handsome stranger who exhibits increasingly disturbing behavior. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732591 A boxer is convicted of murder and sent to prison for hitting an opponent after the bell and the fighter dies. Convinced that his punch couldnt have caused the death, the fighter suspects that something else was the cause. After being paroled and promoted in a new fight by his manager, the fighter is stunned when his opponent dies after he knocks him out. Suspicious goings on in the locker room come to light that might help our fighter avoid another lengthy jail sentence. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732707 A female private investigator is trying to track down a radio singer when she is found with the womans corpse and charged with her murder. The detectives husband, a newspaper reporter, sets out to prove her innocence and his investigation leads to a sanitarium run by a mysterious doctor. Throw in a gangster and a case of mistaken identity and youve got a mystery that needs to be solved before the detective pays for a crime she has not committed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732709 A man witnesses a gangland murder and, fearing he would be targeted by the mob, goes into hiding to escape a potential hit. The police find out about his involvement in the crime and approach the mans wife, in the hopes she will lead them to him. Thinking that hes really running away from their marriage, the woman begins searching for her husband, with the aid of a newspaper reporter working on the story. As the wife comes closer to finding her husband, the killer responsible for the hit draws closer to his quarry, too. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732587 An attorney wins the acquittal of a woman accused of murdering her husband but is shocked to learn that she indeed committed the crime. Feeling remorse and guilt for his part in setting a guilty person free, the attorney concocts a scheme to trap the woman. He intends to have her murder him in order for her to be caught and placed in prison where she should be. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=716045 A man (Edmund OBrien), accidentally given a lethal dose of slow-acting poison, frantically seeks to learn the truth as to why he was poisoned and by whom. He eventually finds out, uncovering a grim maze of deceit, violence and death in the process. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732582 A young couple about to be married is robbed and the leader of the gang, whose member robbed them, takes pity upon them. The gangster takes the couple under his wing and helps them out, much to the chagrin of the gang members, who plot to dispose of their boss. When the young groom-to-be is implicated in a murder and is sentenced to die in the electric chair, the gang boss must choose between helping the man or letting an innocent man die in order to have the bride for himself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732516 Vincent Lubeck, out on parole, looks for an easy way to make money. He calls his old associates and they rob an armored car where several people are killed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732548 A veteran San Francisco police detective has been seeing a married socialite when she kills her husband, claiming he was going to kill her. Hoping to keep his involvement with the married woman a secret, the detective helps her cover up the murder by setting it up to look like the death was a result of a botched robbery attempt. The detective thinks he is in the clear when hes assigned to investigate the case but, his partner for this investigation is his own brother, an up and coming detective that hes taught everything he knows. Will the detective be able to keep his brother from discovering his involvement in the death and discovering the truth behind the murder? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=716049 Drama about the young wife of a psychiatrist who becomes increasingly disturbed as reminders of her troubled childhood come back to haunt her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732612 A psychotherapist decides to try and rehabilitate an ex-convict by inviting him into his home, in order to work with him in exchange for not turning him into the police, for his attempted break-in. The therapists wife is, at first, resentful of his presence in her home and treats the man poorly. Eventually, the woman grows intrigued by the man and his past and she then throws herself at him, in the hopes he will take her away from her mundane life. When the ex-convict decides to rebuke her advances and try to live a straight and honest life, the wife takes steps to gain revenge for her rejection. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732563 A prostitute decides to make a break from her lifestyle and travels to a small town, where she meets the sheriff and has a tryst with him, causing him to order her out of town. In stead, the woman decides to get a legitimate lifestyle and ends up working in the childrens ward of the local hospital, where she meets the handsome son of the towns rich family and friend of the sheriff. The woman tells her newfound boyfriend about her past, which doesnt seem to upset him at all, but some bizarre occurrences threaten to unravel the new-found happiness of our former call girl. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732608 Suspenseful, dark, street-level crime uncovered by ambitious journalist. Gangster Dixie Logan is framed by crooked DA Lawrence Dale. His wife secures a job as Dales assistant, the better to find the proof of the DAs dishonesty. She gets help from reporter Mitchell, who falls in love with her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732586 This drama was a presentation of the Emmy winning CBS series Studio One, a weekly dramatic program that ran for ten seasons. This series originated as a weekly dramatic radio program that moved to television in the late 1940s. Viewers were treated to performances by some to the great actors and actresses of their time. The feature performance here is about a gangsters wife, tired of the lifestyle her husbands career brings, given a possible escape when her husband is killed by rival gangsters. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=716048 A man suffering from a strange nightmare discovers he has been hypnotized into commiting a murder. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732611 A seaplane transporting an eclectic band of passengers to China is blown off course by a storm and crash lands in the South Pacific near an uncharted island. With the pilots killed and the plane destroyed, the passengers make their way to the island to seek refuge and assistance in getting rescued. The only inhabitant of the island is a convicted murderer who came to the island some time ago to escape from his past and to find himself. While the passengers contend with their own past misdeeds and must find it in themselves somehow to move past them and work together to make it back to civilization, our beachcombing criminal must decide if hes to let them use his boat to make it off the island while he struggles with his growing feelings for one of the passengers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732562 A priceless sapphire has been stolen and smuggled out of China. Prophecy has it that the kiss of death from Emperor Hong Kong Chu comes to anyone who takes the stone out of the country. In an atmosphere of doom, a party is given by the receiver of the stone. Mr. Wong is one of the invited guests. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=732705 A woman returns to her small hometown from Chicago, where she has made a success of herself. Upon her arrival, she looks up an old love of hers and discovers that hes still the listless small-time gambler she remembers he was when she left for the big city. The woman settles back into town and begins a romance with a local nightclub owner, an unsavory character that is also friends with her former love. A rivalry for the womans affection begins between the two men and the nightclub owner decides to take some steps to eliminate his competition. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=715981 A Victorian schizophrenic drives his wife insane when she seems likely to stumble on his guilty secret of an old murder and hidden rubies. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=715975 An ex G.I. returns to England to look up a wartime girlfriend and rekindle their romance. He soon realizes that she has become involved with racketeers but before he can untangle her mess, he helps the local police track down a deadly sniper.