The Big Racket

The Big Racket 1976

6.80

Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles a criminal gang terrorizing a sleepy Italian town, extorting cash from the local merchants. With the threat of violence, no one dares to act, except for a restaurant owner who is forced by Palmieri to tell the truth.

1976

The Bribe

The Bribe 1949

6.30

United States Federal agent Rigby travels to the Central American island Carlotta to investigate a stolen aircraft engines smuggling racket.

1949

The Public Pays

The Public Pays 1936

6.86

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a protection racket preying on milk distribution is broken through the persistence of law enforcement and the courage of a local businessman.

1936

Mass-market retailing: The end of a system?

Mass-market retailing: The end of a system? 2021

7.10

The supermarket chains used to seem unbeatable, capturing the lion’s share of the grocery market. But for some years now they have been in crisis. In the wake of a fierce price war, retailers are resorting to increasingly aggressive commercial negotiation methods at the expense of suppliers, farmers and producers. Further competition is coming from the tech giants as Amazon and Alibaba invest in the food industry. What are the implications of all these changes on working conditions, the quality of our food and the future of our planet?

2021

The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown 1934

5.60

Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.

1934

Susi Susanti: Love All

Susi Susanti: Love All 2019

7.20

Susi Susanti rises to become Indonesia’s beloved athlete. In time of turmoil, she showed her country & the world that heroism is measured by one’s sacrifice.

2019

Private Detective 62

Private Detective 62 1933

5.90

A former government agent in France, who has failed at an assignment and been disavowed, is deported back to the USA, where he can only find work at a low-rent detective agency. He soon gets involved with a woman with ties to a crooked gambling club owner, who is a client of his agency.

1933

City of Missing Girls

City of Missing Girls 1941

4.10

A female reporter goes undercover to investigate the series of mysterious disappearances of young women, who were all linked to a local drama school.

1941

Sucker List

Sucker List 1941

6.00

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man and his racketeer buddies devise a scheme to bilk those already seemingly desperate for money of what little they have.

1941

Glamour for Sale

Glamour for Sale 1940

4.00

A blackmail mob is waiting for you to go out with one of these girls.

1940

Clarence

Clarence 1937

1

The title character is a resourceful young man who knows a whole little about a whole lot of things, and who concentrates by playing his saxophone. Clarence ingratiates himself with the wealthy and eccentric Wheeler family, though daughter Cora can't stand the boy.

1937

Big Town

Big Town 1932

6.00

A newspaper owner discovers that his girlfriend's father is the head of the biggest racket in New York City.

1932