Keith Britton Movies
- 1961
Timid Julie Barton (Carolyn Kearney) is attacked in her home by a masked intruder while her husband is working late. Questioned by the police, Julie can only remember that her assailant wore a torn leather glove (in fact, she tore it herself). Upon fingering the most likely suspect in a lineup, Julie is shocked when her mild-mannered husband, Tom (Dick York), jumps up and viciously beats the suspect. It isn't long before Julie learns that this is isn't the first time that Tom has lost his temper. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1961
Nightclub singer Crystal Coe (Polly Bergen) is less than thrilled when her former husband, Tony (Joe Maross), shows up. It seems that Tony has served a lengthy prison sentence for a crime that Crystal had committed. Now Crystal must find a way to divest herself of Tony for good -- never suspecting that in doing so, she will end up a very, very sorry young lady. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1960
In love with Harry Wade (Walter Matthau), the impressionable Helen (Betty Field) is willing to do anything to protect her man from harm. Thus, when Harry tells her that his lumber business is in deep financial trouble, she dutifully embezzles 8,000 dollars from her realtor employer to help Harry square his debts -- after all, he's promised to give the money back within 48 hours. What Helen doesn't know is that Harry is a crook...and like most crooks, he has some powerful enemies. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1957
An elderly woman tells the police that her life savings, which she has stored in a candy box, has been stolen and replaced with strips of old newspaper. In their efforts to retrieve the money and catch the thief, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) run up against a disturbing number of contradictory clues. This 200th episode of the original black and white Dragnet was written especially for television, with no previous radio version. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1956
"I waited there with a dead head sitting on a dead spine waiting for the crack of doom." This is how young businessman Mason Bridges (Robert Horton) describes his predicament when he is forced to participate in a high-stakes poker game with wealthy client Sam Klinker (Robert Middleton). Though Bridges had intended to play only a few hands, Klinker bullies him into staying in the game, raising the stakes all along the way. Ultimately, the fate of Bridges' business -- and indeed, his future career -- rests in a single poker hand. "Crack of Doom" is based on a story by journalist Don Marquis, best known for his whimsical "Archy and Mehitabel" pieces. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1955
Much of this gripping crime drama takes place in a remote New England farm house owned by the brother of a bank robber. The crook is mortally wounded during his last heist and suddenly shows up seeking shelter. The brother reluctantly harbors the fugitive and his henchmen. Time passes and the henchmen are anxious to move on; unfortunately, their leader is healing. He is also still in love with his brother's wife with whom he had an affair. More trouble ensues when it is revealed that the woman's son was fathered by the crook, not her husband. Meanwhile, a farmhand manages to escape. He tries to alert the cops and this causes the criminals to flee. To help them through the woods the robber takes the boy to guide him. The boy is devastated when his heretofore "decent" uncle shoots his father. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, (more)
