Sam McDaniel

Double Indemnity -- Oscar winner Billy Wilder directs Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in this gripping film noir about a calculating wife, a smitten insurance agent and an unsuspecting husband.

All Through the Night -- A criminal gang turns patriotic to track down a Nazi spy ring in this thrilling crime story starring Oscar-winner Humphrey Bogart, Oscar-winner Jane Darwell and Conrad Veidt co-star in this suspenseful tale.

Believing her husband to be dead, a flyer's wife bargains with his former love to adopt the woman's baby in this well-made romance starring Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Bette Davis ("All About Eve," "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"). Oscar-winner Mary Astor ("The Maltese Falcon") and George Brent ("42nd Street") are among the talented cast that make this film so enjoyable. Astor's performance won her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

A neurotic girl, Stanley, (Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Bette Davis -- "All About Eve," "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?") dumps her fiancée, steals her sister's husband, rejects him and manipulates her whole family. Stanley's sister soon falls in love with Stanley's former fiancée, Craig, and they plan to wed. Jealous of this, Stanley leads herself to ruin when she tries to place the blame for a hit and run accident on a young black clerk, who works in Craig's law office. Co-starring Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Olivia de Havilland ("Gone with the Wind," "The Adventures of Robin Hood") and Academy Award-winner Charles Coburn ("Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "The Lady Eve"). Directed by Academy Award-winner John Huston (The Maltese Falcon," "The African Queen," "Prizzi's Honor").

A cinema usher turns to crime, flees to Hollywood, and becomes a movie star.

Stephen Ashe is a hotshot California lawyer from a well-to-do family. When he wins a case for mobster Ace Wilfong, he invites Wilfong to a party being thrown at his parents' house to celebrate. At the party, Wilfong meets Stephen's daughter, Jan, and they run off together. Stephen attempts to lure his wild daughter away from her criminal boyfriend, but she fights him at every turn. Lionel Barrymore ("Key Largo," "You Can't Take It With You") won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Stephen Ashe. Others in the stellar cast include Academy Award-winner Clark Gable ("Gone With the Wind," "It Happened One Night") as Ace Wilfong, and Academy Award-winner Norma Shearer ("The Women, "The Divorcee") as Jan.

Academy Award-winner Joan Crawford ("Mildred Pierce," "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?") stars as a dancer in a traveling circus. Stranded in a corrupt Southern town, she becomes involved with two men, a weakling who betrays her and a corrupt political boss. She is eventually framed for murder by a crooked sheriff, played by Oscar-nominee Sydney Greenstreet ("Casablanca," "The Maltese Falcon"). Co-starring Zachary Scott ("Cass Timberlane") and David Brian ("How the West Was Won"). Directed by Academy Award-winner Michael Curtiz ("Casablanca," "Yankee Doodle Dandy") and produced by Oscar-winner Jerry Wald ("Mildred Pierce," "Peyton Place"). Spawned a TV movie and a CBS series.

Mystery about a powerful attorney who doesn't realize his wife has gotten herself into some trouble. Later remade as Stronger Than Desire.

Richard Todd (Rev. Peter Marshall); Jean Peters (Catherine Marshall); Marjorie Rambeau (Miss Laura Fowler); Jill Esmond (Mrs. Findlay); Les Tramayne (Senator Willis K. Harvey)

The classic ensemble picture about a diverse group of guests at a posh Berlin hotel who struggle through scandal and heartache. Starring Oscar-honoree Greta Garbo ("Ninotchka," "Queen Christina"), Oscar-winner Joan Crawford ("Mildred Pierce"), John Barrymore ("Romeo and Juliet"), and Oscar-winner Lionel Barrymore ("It's A Wonderful Life"). Winner of an Academy Award for Best Picture. Recently selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the greatest American films of all time.

Screen legend Bette Davis ("Dark Victory," "All About Eve") earned an Oscar for her powerful portrayal of a tempestuous Southern belle who loses her fiance (Oscar-winner Henry Fonda -- "The Lady Eve," "The Grapes of Wrath") through her cruel behavior. When he becomes stricken by the plague, she realizes the error of her ways and comes to his aid. Nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Co-star Fay Bainter ("Woman of the Year") also received an Oscar. Directed by Oscar-winner William Wyler ("Ben Hur," "The Best Years of Our Lives"). Written by Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner John Huston ("The Maltese Falcon," "The African Queen," "Prizzi's Honor").

A showgirl and a crooked lawyer try to break with a powerful mob boss.