Jack La Rue Movies

Robin Hood of Monterey

67/100

Eduardo Belmonte overhears his new step-mother, Maria, and her lover, Don Ricardo Gonzales plotting to take over the Belmonte rancho on the night of the fiesta given by her husband, Don ... See full summary »

Good Dame

66/100

A chorus girl gets stranded in a small midwestern town. Against her better judgement, she hooks up with a smooth-talking con artist who says he can help her get out of town.

You Can't Beat the Law

53/100

Playboy Johnny Gray is framed and sent to prison after his stolen car is found at a holdup committed by Rico...

Gentleman from Dixie

63/100

A man is released from prison after serving time for a murder he didn't commit. He goes to live with his brother and his family on their Louisiana ranch, where they're raising horses to compete in an important race.

Take the Stand

58/100

A radio columnist is threatened by gangsters and later murdered during a broadcast. A detective sets out to find the killers.

Pistol Packin' Mama

61/100

Westerner Sally Benson is cheated out of her bankroll by Nick Winner, a gambler passing through town. In New York, Nick opens up a combination night club/gambling joint and, while he is ... See full summary »

Big Town Czar

53/100

When gangster Phil Daley gets rid of his chief Paul Burgess he has everything that money can buy, except the respect of his parents and his sweetheart Susan Warren. His younger brother ... See full summary »

Trapped by G-Men

54/100

"River of Missing Men" is the story-source title and, briefly, the working title of this film while in production, but it is not an "alternate" title since "Trapped By G-Men" was never ... See full summary »

A Tenderfoot Goes West

58/100

Wellington Pike (Russell Gleason), author of 'Wild and Bloody Tales of the West', has never been away from the sedate and civilized East, so he takes a vacation to see the land he knows ... See full summary »

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Calling All Cars

A reporter out to break up a criminal gang finds time to make a play for a mobster's girlfriend.

The House of Terror

Hard Guy

49/100

Vic is a night club owner/racketeer whose club is run primarily for the purpose of the club girls marrying the rich blue bloods among the customers, leading to annulments leading to cash settlements and/or blackmail.

His Night Out

83/100

When a meek purchasing agent is told by a quack doctor that he only has three months to live, he gets...

I Demand Payment

A naive young woman gets caught up in a loan-shark racket.

No Ransom

The Fighting Rookie

Patrolman Jim Trent (Jack La Rue) hears the screams of a woman and rushes to her aid in an upstairs apartment. Inside, he is hit on the head and whiskey poured on his uniform. Gangster ... See full summary »