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George Raft

George Raft was an American actor and dancer whose career spanned over three decades, with notable roles in films such as Scarface, Some Like It Hot, and Each Dawn I Die. He was known for his tough-guy persona and his association with the mafia, both on and off-screen. Raft passed away in 1980.

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Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1959 IMDB Rating: 8.2

Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make t...

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Scarface

Scarface

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1932 IMDB Rating: 7.7

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio "Tony" Camonte, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

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They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1940 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying t...

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Palmy Days

Palmy Days

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1931 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Musical comedy antics in an art deco bakery (motto: "Glorifying the American Doughnut") where Eddie Cantor, the overworked assistant to a phony psychic, is mistaken for an efficiency expert and placed...

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The Bowery

The Bowery

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1933 IMDB Rating: 6.8

"In the Gay Nineties New York had grown up into bustles and balloon Sleeves ... but The Bowery had grown younger, louder and more rowdy until it was known as the 'Livest Mile on the face of the globe'...

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Black Widow

Black Widow

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1954 IMDB Rating: 6.7

A young stage hopeful is murdered and suspicion falls on her mentor, a Broadway producer.

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Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1939 IMDB Rating: 6.7

A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.

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Nocturne

Nocturne

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1946 IMDB Rating: 6.5

In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn't so sure.

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The House Across the Bay

The House Across the Bay

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1940 IMDB Rating: 6.5

Nightclub owner Steve Larwitt sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion charges and attacks by rivals. Believing Steve will be safer in prison for one year, his wife, Brenda, tes...

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Background to Danger

Background to Danger

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1943 IMDB Rating: 6.4

An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.

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