Paul Kelly
24 titles
Filmography
24 results

Fear in the Night
(1947)A young man has a horrific nightmare wherein he commits a murder, but when he awakes with bruises on his throat and blood on his sleeve, he is convinced it was not a dream!

Guilty of Treason
(1950)A Roman Catholic Cardinal from Hungary is arrested and tortured for speaking out against the Nazi occupation of his country during World War II.

Curfew Breakers
(1957)The murder of an undercover narcotics detective launches an all-out effort to stop the criminal syndicate peddling drugs to the city’s teenagers.

The Painted Hills
(1951)When her gold prospector owner is knocked off by his greedy partner, loyal Rough Collie Lassie takes it upon herself to bring the killer to justice.

The File on Thelma Jordon
(1949)When an assistant D.A. must prosecute a brazen, seductive woman being tried for murder he uses his influence to get her aquitted. A top suspense thriller, based on a novel by Marty Holland.

Gunsmoke
(1953)Gunman Reb Kittridge is hired by the villainous Matt Telford to rid the town of a rival farmer, Dan Saxon. Saxon cleverly turns the tables by arranging for Kittridge to win his ranch with a cut of the cards. When Kittridge drives his newly acquired herd to a buyer, the real showdown begins! As the fires burn and the bullets fly, romance sparks between Kittridge and Saxon's independent daughter.

Star of Midnight
(1935)A dancer disappears from a theather and then William Powell and society beauty Ginger Rogers solve the murder.

The Devil's Party
(1938)This year’s reunion for a group of childhood friends who grew up together in the slums is interrupted by a murder, a coverup and the fallout of both.

Murder with Pictures
(1936)A cameraman for a daily newspaper exposes a gangland killer's method after the suspected crime boss escapes a murder conviction.

Adventure Island
(1947)After boarding a ship with plans to steal its cargo, three drifters find themselves stranded on an island with a maniacal self-made ruler.
Duffy of San Quentin
(1954)
When a Man's a Man
(1935)When a landslide diverts water away from a ranch, and cattle are dying, an aimless man finds purpose by taking a job and hatching an ingenious plan.

Storm Center
(1956)A widowed librarian becomes the center of a censorship controversy during the 1950s when she refuses to remove a book off the shelves.

Flying Tigers
(1942)Jim Gordon is the head of a group of American pilots working for the Chinese government against the invading Japanese two years prior to Pearl Harbour. Hothead Woody Jason joins them but despite being a hotshot flyer, he's also a liability. When he causes the death of veteran pilot Hap Smith, the rest ostracise him and only an ultimate sacrifice will wipe the slate clean.

Springfield Rifle
(1952)A Union officer in the United States Civil War goes undercover — pretending to be court-martialed — to uncover who is stealing army horses and selling them to the South.

Flight Command
(1940)Alan Drake disobeys orders to abandon his aircraft and hit the silk. This doesn’t sit well with the tightly knit squad.
I'll Wait for You
(1941)A remake of Robert Montgomery's 1934 hit Hide-Out, this superb film directed by Robert B. Sinclair (known for his classic Broadway productions of The Philadelphia Story, Dodsworth and Pride and Prejudice) creates a mesmerizing dance between innocence and a life gone wrong. When a gangster's frontman (Sterling) is wounded by police, he escapes to a farm where he's taken in by a kindhearted family. Lying about his identity and hiding out from the law, he soon finds himself in love with the oldest daughter (Marsha Hunt) and even becomes close friends with her younger sister (Virginia Weidler). It's not until the detectives on his trail finally catch up to him that he undergoes a powerful life-transforming shift. This unusual Hollywood love story mixed with a gangster-themed police caper revealed undeniable chemistry between the two leads, Sterling and Hunt, who were again teamed in a 1941 film, The Penalty.

Crossfire
(1947)This gritty film noir made history as the first Hollywood film to confront antisemitism. Three of the era’s most celebrated Roberts—Young, Mitchum, and Ryan—star in the hard-hitting tale of a police detective and an army sergeant whose investigation into the murder of a Jewish veteran leads them to a psychotic soldier consumed by hatred and bigotry. The first B movie to be nominated for the Academy Award for best picture, CROSSFIRE also netted a best supporting actor nomination for Robert Ryan, whose breakthrough performance as the vicious killer established his edgy, tightly wound screen persona.

Man from Music Mountain
(1943)When singing cowboy Roy returns to his hometown, he finds himself smack-dab in the middle of a bitter feud between sheep raisers and cattle ranchers.

Invisible Stripes
(1939)On his release from prison, a criminal tries to stop his brother from following in his footsteps.