Many demonstrations of the art of Jiu Jitsu are given, and as evidence that this is not a passing fad intended only for the amusement of the public there is illustrated in very thrilling manner how several footpads follow two girls and then in a deserted section of the road make an attack, which is successfully foiled and the perpetrators taken into custody. Splendid action and good photographic quality. (Gaumont catalogue)
An exploration of the misery of youth. A student, his friends, and the girl he loves all suffer due to the harsh and unforgiving nature of the adults in their lives.
John Nelson, a well-to-do businessman, is escorting a woman he knows as Ethel Barry to the door of her apartment suite when a man steps out of the shadows and angrily demands to know where she has been. The embarrassed Nelson excuses himself and goes to his rooms in the same hotel. The woman rushes into his apartment followed by the man who met her in the hall. The man threatens her with violence and Nelson comes to her defense. In the ensuing fight, the man is knocked out of the window and falls to his death to the pavement many stories down. He is charged with the killing and his only witness that can prove self-defense for him has disappeared, and can not be found.
To avoid the rigors of the law, Gilda flees New Orleans and hides on a Caribbean island where the worst criminals can ask for asylum. Besieged by the scum of the earth, Gilda will soon find out that she has found refuge in hell.
Katy Devoux runs a gambling-drinking joint in British Columbia. She is a fair-playing business woman, but is ashamed of the source of her income, so she has had her daughter Nona raised in the states. Jeff Bowman, an unprincipled scoundrel and business rival, arranges for her daughter to come to town in hope of bringing shame to the mother. He overplays his hand and is killed by Tim Reed, a faithful retainer of Katy's and in love with Nona. The plea is self defense.
Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.
A boy haunted by nightmares about the night his entire family was murdered is brought up by a neighboring family in the 1880s. He falls for his lovely adoptive sister but his nasty adoptive brother and mysterious uncle want him dead.
A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.
Ray og Polly Cutler er på en forsinket bryllupsrejse til Niagara. Her møder de et andet ægtepar, Rose, en bartender, og George, en deprimeret krigsveteran flere år ældre end sin kone, som de snart opdager begge har noget at skjule.
A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.
A mad bomber holds an innocent family hostage.
Marnie er en forstyrret pige, der lever af at røve fra sine skiftende arbejdsgivere, men da hun ansættes hos Mark Rutland, kompliceres hendes tilværelse yderligere. Han forelsker sig nemlig i hende, og da han griber hende med fingrene i pengeskabet, tvinger han hende til at gifte sig med ham. Hans plan er at tvinge hende til at blive helbredt, og da han har studeret zoologi, mener han, at han er den rette til jobbet (!). Det er mildt sagt en tåbelig historie, og ligesom i Hitchcocks tidligere Spellbound er det fascinationen af den moderne psykoanalyse, der er det gennemgribende tema, men Marnie har slet ikke den samme naive charme, og det er svært at se gennem fingre med den letkøbte lommepsykologi.
A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.
A training film that teaches girls easily-learned methods for defense against attack and injury.
A demented prison doctor performs gruesome shock therapy experiments on inmates.
A man is wrongly convicted for murder and sent to prison, where he is accused of murdering a brutal guard he killed in self-defense.
Den højtdekorerede krigshelt John Rambo har ingen venner eller familie, da han vender hjem fra Vietnam. Han arresteres for løsgængeri, men flygter fra fængslet. Politiet påbegynder en storstilet menneskejagt i de omliggende skove uden at vide, at Rambo er ekspert i guerillakrig.
The action never stops in this stunt-packed karate extravaganza of a black belt instructor who proves that his talents and expertise can be used to defend instead of destroy. The Instructor runs a local karate school and tries to impart to his students a sense of dignity along with the intricacies of the sport. When he is threatened by a rival school’s owner he puts his teachings into action. Through spectacular car chases and gripping hand-to-hand battles he tracks, pursues and corners his adversary
Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in 2016.
A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.