Sheldon Leonard
18 titles
Filmography
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Violence
(1947)Firecracker magazine journalist Ann Mason (Nancy Coleman) is about to take on the most exploitative, albeit dangerous story in her career. While undercover, Ann infiltrates the United Defenders, a public organization acclaimed for its patriotic acts of service to remaining American war veterans. With gumption, guts, and a knack for having keen journalistic instincts, Mason discovers to her dismay that the organization is not a beneficial cause, but is in fact made up of thugs and extortionists who are trying to use propaganda to alter the public's beliefs on a national scale. In the midst of Ann's investigation, she loses her memory due to an injury in a car accident, and falls into the clutches of the villainous United Defenders group. It is up to governmental officials to rescue Ann, and finish what she started by helping her try to piece her memory together and figure out what information she may or may not already know.

Timber Queen
(1944)A WWII veteran checking in on his war buddy's widow discovers that the company she inherited is doing poorly and sets out to help turn it around.

Rainbow Over Texas
(1946)While on a personal appearance tour, Roy returns to his hometown and enters a Pony Express race. To stop him from winning, outlaws frame him for an armed robbery. Roy must clear his name, expose the real culprits, and ride to victory.

My Mummy's Arms
(1934)A dopey assistant on an archeological dig risks being buried alive when he disguises himself as an Egyptian mummy to get closer to his boss’ daughter.

Ouanga
(1935)After rejecting the affections of his Black neighbor for a white woman, a wealthy Haitian plantation owner unwittingly lets loose a zombie plague.

The Fabulous Joe
(1947)This screwball comedy features a henpecked husband who inherits a dog that, after drinking a mystery cocktail, he learns can actually talk back!
Tall, Dark and Handsome
(1941)
Trocadero
(1944)A newspaper columnist and radio host delves into Hollywood's hectic nightlife in search of a captivating story and finds it at the Trocadero.

The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
(2020)Thirty years of film clips, interviews, outtakes, stills and more pay tribute to the lives and work of the comedy legends known as the Bowery Boys.

To Have and Have Not
(1945)Hollywood legend Humphrey Bogart ("The African Queen," "Casablanca") is a Martinique charter boat skipper who gets mixed up with beautiful Lauren Bacall ("The Big Sleep," "Misery") and underground French resistance operatives during WWII. Critics raved over sultry 19 year-old Bacall's powerful screen debut.

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
(1951)Abbott and Costello help an invisible man look for a killer.

Tortilla Flat
(1942)A poor young man inherits two houses, but his dream of a better life is jeopardized by the vagabond friends who quickly move in and take over.

Gambler's Choice
(1944)Ross Hadley, a professional gambler, must go up against his childhood friend, a police lieutenant, who tries to put a stop to the gambling activities at Hadley's casino. Their relationship only becomes more complicated when they fall for the same woman.

The Last Crooked Mile
(1946)A private detective is dispatched to recover stolen money which disappeared after the thieves died in an auto accident.

The Iroquois Trail
(1950)Hawkeye, an American scout, and Sagamore, his Iroquois friend, help the British control this famous trail during the French and Indian War.

Crime, Inc.
(1945)A reporter and a police commissioner join forces to expose the hoods behind a Prohibition Era crime syndicate.

The Brink's Job
(1978)Tony Pino, a petty thief recently released from prison, assembles an unlikely team of small-time criminals to attempt one of the most infamous heists in history: robbing a Brink's armored truck in Boston.

Bowery Bombshell
(1946)When one of the Bowery Boys becomes a suspect in a robbery, the group scrambles to clear his name with the help of a professor's explosive inventions.