24 Feb 2024
Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea
A tyrannical landlady in Hemet, California lords it over her tenants, pitting them against each other in a web of paranoia spun for deadly results.
Destination Murder
Love Was One Rap He Couldn't Beat!
Laura Mansfield catches a glimpse of mob hit man Jackie Wales after he shoots her businessman father. At the police station, Laura identifies Jackie as the murderer, but the policeman in charge of the case, Lt. Brewster, lets him go, citing a lack of corroborating evidence. Outraged, Laura worms her way into the unsuspecting Jackie's heart, trying to snare him and mob-connected club owner Armitage in her trap.
Top Billed Cast
Joyce Mackenzie Laura Mansfield
Stanley Clements Jackie Wales
Hurd Hatfield Stretch Norton
Albert Dekker Armitage
Myrna Dell Alice Wentworth
James Flavin Police Lt. Brewster
John Dehner Frank Niles
Richard Emory Police Sgt. Mulcahy
Norma Vance Fran, Inebriated Lady
Buddy Swan Arthur, Blue Streak Messenger
Suzette Harbin Harriett, Nightclub Maid
Burt Wenland Dave, Blue Streak Messenger
Franklyn Farnum Arthur Mansfield
Leon Alton Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Harold Miller Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Steven Ritch Waiter (Uncredited)
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