Sheldon Leonard – MRQE

Rise and Shine

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The college president, the head cheerleader and a gambling gangster try to keep a flunking football star in the game

Tall, Dark and Handsome

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Robin Hoodish gangster in 1929 Chicago is an object of affection, kind to New York hood and bad to a bad crook.

The Gangster

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sullivan as a small-time hood who suffers a mental breakdown as his big plans begin to crumble. Beautiful Belita is the slumming society girlfriend who only fuels his paranoia.

Breakdown

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A boxer (William Bishop) jailed for murder proves his girlfriend’s (Ann Richards) wealthy father and a ward boss framed him.

The Brink’s Job

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In 1950, a group of unlikely criminal masterminds commits the robbery of the century. Led by Tony Pino (Peter Falk), a petty thief fresh out of prison, and Joe McGinnis (Peter Boyle), who specializes in planning lucrative capers, the gang robs Brink’s main office in Boston of more than $2 million. However, things begin to go awry when the FBI gets involved, the cops start cracking down on the gang and McGinnis refuses to hand over the loot…

Money from Home

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Herman owes a lot of gambling debts. To pay them off, he promises the mob he’ll fix a horse, so that it does not run. He intends to trick his animal-loving cousin Virgil, an apprentice veterinarian, into helping him. Of course, he doesn’t tell Virgil what he is really up to. Mistaken identities are assumed, while along the way, Virgil meets a female vet and Herman falls for the owner of the horse.

Stop, You’re Killing Me

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A gangster and his wife attempt to go straight. Comedy. Remake of the 1938 film “A Slight Case of Murder”.

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Boxer Tommy Nelson is accused of killing his manager. While detectives Bud and Lou investigate they come across an invisibility formula with which Tommy injects himself rather than face the police. This sparks an idea for trapping gangster Morgan by having Lou fight champ Rocky Hanlon, with Tommy’s invisible help.

The Iroquois Trail

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An American scout and his Indian friend help the English troops against the French during the French and Indian War.

Take One False Step

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Catherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she’s presumed murdered, his friend Martha convinces him that he’s a prime suspect and should investigate before he’s arrested.