Scarlet Street

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Scarlet Street (1945)

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An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.

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The Blue Gardenia

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The Wrong Man

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1959 ★ 6.8

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1956 ★ 6.7

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