What Price Safety!
Genres
Overview
Racketeers muscle in on construction business, use inferior materials, make big profits and endanger the public safety.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
20 min
Release Date
1938-02-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
6
Lionel Royce
Morris Zuto
George Houston
Foreman Cooper
John Wray
J. Z. Wray
6.9
Lemon Tree
Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli defence minister and his wife move next door, forcing the Secret Service to order the trees' removal for security. The stoic Salma seeks assistance from the Palestinian Authority, Israeli army, and a young attorney, Ziad Daud, who takes the case. In this allegory, does David stand a chance against Goliath?
2008-02-08 | he
6.4
Out of the Fog
A Brooklyn pier racketeer bullies boat-owners into paying protection money but two fed-up fishermen decide to eliminate the gangster themselves rather than complain to the police.
1941-06-14 | en
5.0
The Law in Her Hands
A female lawyer sets up her own practice but only achieves success as an attorney for the mob.
1936-05-16 | en
0.0
The Bicycle Clown
The dangers of showing off while riding bicycles is related by a boy whose young brother foolishly disregarded safety instructions.
1958-01-01 | en
3.0
The Cautious Twins
The animated adventures of twins Dan and Darlene, who spend their time dodging the innumerable adult predators in their city.
1960-01-09 | en
6.5
Willenbrock
Second-hand car sales man Willenbrock has everything that he could ever wish for. He is married, has two lovers, a cottage in the German city Grünen, and a BMW. Yet one day while at his cottage he gets mugged and his life is drastically changed. Little by little the world he once felt safe in falls apart around him.
2005-03-17 | de
8.5
Manhattan Night of Murder
Second Jerry Cotton movie. A ring of gangsters has been terrorizing New York City. Special agent Jerry Cotton is summoned by the FBI to help crack down on the Criminals and put them out of business. He doesnt pull any punches either.
1965-11-24 | de
6.0
Soak the Old
Part of MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series, this short film focuses on crimes revolving around pension scams.
1940-08-24 | en
5.9
Parole Girl
A woman convicted of fraud aims to take her revenge on the man who put her inside after being released on parole.
1933-03-04 | en
6.0
National Security
Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated out of control; now as lowly security guards they're thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.
2003-01-17 | en
6.9
Hide-Out
Wounded criminal Lucky Wilson takes refuge in a small Connecticut farm. He falls in love with the farmer's daughter who at first is unaware of his criminal record. Lucky is fully prepared to shoot his way out when the cops come calling, but he is softened by the daughter's affections.
1934-08-24 | en
6.6
Bullets or Ballots
After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Bugs" Fenner, meanwhile, is certain that Blake is a police agent.
1936-06-06 | en
5.3
The Human Jungle
Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. Recognizing the laxity of the department he implements many changes and soon finds himself under fire by the newspapers, the attorney of a racket leader and the denizens of this human jungle.
1954-10-03 | en
6.1
Johnny Eager
A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
1941-12-09 | en
7.0
The Story of Ebola
The story features a young girl whose grandfather dies from Ebola and puts the rest of her family at risk. The film makes visible the invisible Ebola germs to help people realize how Ebola spreads and how to protect themselves. Critical messages are woven through the story so that people better understand Ebola, see themselves within the context of an outbreak, and learn how to keep themselves safe from the disease and protect their communities.
2015-06-26 | en
7.0
The Big Racket
Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles a criminal gang terrorizing a sleepy Italian town, extorting cash from the local merchants. With the threat of violence, no one dares to act, except for a restaurant owner who is forced by Palmieri to tell the truth.
1976-08-12 | it
6.0
Desert Fury
The daughter of a Nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer, despite everyone's efforts to separate them.
1947-08-15 | en
6.6
'G' Men
James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the Department of Justice to capture the murderer.
1935-05-04 | en
6.1
Under the Gun
A convicted racketeer becomes prison trustee when an inmate whom he persuaded to escape is killed.
1951-02-22 | en
5.2
Violence
Magazine writer Ann Mason infiltrates the United Defenders, a public service organization which is actually a front for racketeers. But a case of amnesia threatens to blow her cover.
1947-05-09 | en