Sat, Jul 6, 1957
After Stan Trenor offers a full confession, police believe a murder to be a simple open and shut case; however, the incident becomes unexpectedly complex when a trio of unrelated witnesses come forward to exonerate Trenor of the crime. It seems that they all saw him in a completely different location while the murder was being committed.
Sat, Jul 13, 1957
Unable to bear her husband Paul's pathological possessiveness, Helen Lawson decides to bump him off. She finds Daniel Nichols, a man desperately in need of money, to help her carry out the murder; however, she secretly contrives to frame Nichols as the sole perpetrator of the crime.
Sat, Jul 20, 1957
John Emmett, an inveterate and unlucky gambler, collapses in a Saratoga casino after losing his last chip in a poker game. When he awakens he's told by a doctor that he's suffering from a brain tumor and only be saved by a risky, expensive surgery. Emmett turns to crime to pay for the delicate surgery but finds himself only deeper in trouble.
Sat, Aug 10, 1957
While taking in a movie with his girlfriend, a police detective recognizes a fellow patron in the theater as being a dangerous criminal who is a fugitive from justice. After he leaves to phone the authorities and returns, the policeman finds that the killer has gone and also taken his girlfriend as a hostage.
Sat, Aug 3, 1957
Young Tony Roberts appropriates a convertible to take his girlfriend on a joy ride, an impulsive move that lands him in serious trouble after the daughter of the town's police chief becomes the victim of a hit-and-run. Tony finds himself the primary suspect, but there could be more to the crime than meets the eye.
Sat, Aug 17, 1957
A controlling theater director who enjoys pulling people's strings like a Mephistophelian puppeteer learns that one of his actors is searching for the man he believes is responsible for his daughter's death. The director deliberately plants clues that will lead the actor to his prey, but the situation backfires when a scuffle culminates in homicide.
Sat, Aug 24, 1957
Max Behring, a violently possessive art dealer who considers his wife one of his most precious objects discovers that she's seeing another man and concocts a deadly scheme to murder her and frame innocent Frank Nelson for the crime. However, Behring's scheme doesn't go exactly as planned.
Sat, Aug 31, 1957
Thief Pete Boran steals $100,00 and arranges an escape by boat to South America. Waiting for safe passage, he seeks shelter in a strange boarding house operating as a temporary hideout for criminals. There he meets and falls in love with the owner's beautiful sister who sets him on a different course.
Sat, Sep 7, 1957
Ezra, the janitor in a multi-level building, eavesdrops through an air duct that leads to the office of psychiatrist Dr. Ellis. After listening in on confidential sessions between the doctor and patient Harry Stocker, Ezra reveals what he's heard to others and Stocker soon finds himself being blackmailed.
Sat, Sep 14, 1957
A discarded sweepstakes ticket creates chaos when jewelry store owner Eddie learns that the ticket he accidentally threw away was actually worth a fortune. However, his regret quickly dissipates into homicidal anger after he discovers that his partner Midge found the ticket and collected the payout for himself.
Sat, Sep 21, 1957
Chris, a deaf-mute migrant worker, tries to help barmaid Sadie after she gets into an altercation with Chris' abusive boss George Humboldt. During the scuffle, Humboldt is accidentally killed, and Chris charged with his murder. While Sadie remains dead silent about the events that led to Humboldt's death, attorney Lee Bancroft desperately searches for a way to save Chris.