Don Downen Movies

After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of car thieves.

A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant celebrity thanks to an ambitious photographer.

James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld....

After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger...

Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.

After a roustabout sailor avoids being shanghaied in 1850s San Francisco, his audacity helps him rise to a position of power in the vice industry of...

Madge Winton, a beautiful secretary, makes herself look homely in order to avoid advances by lecherous bosses. When her new employer, writer Freddy...

A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.

In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief.

Winfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be played in their varsity show. They appeal to a big...

A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed for a crime and sentenced to serve five years at a...

An honest sports columnist's greedy wife persuades him to go easy on a cheat, famous for crooked sports deals.

A PR man talks a swanky hotel into hiring his girlfriend's brother as chef.

A Bishop from Australia comes to Perry to ask him to take a case of a woman wrongly accused of manslaughter 22 years before. The case would involve...

A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.

A construction company foreman's life changes--not necessarily for the better--when he is promoted to an executive position.

A businessman buys trouble when he hires his wife"s best friend as his secretary.

The Jones family is in an uproar when Dad's campaign for mayor appears sabotaged by an anonymous newspaper article.

A star rower is forced to join a good school under a pseudonym because his wealthy dad doesn't like schools that have high academic standards.

Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His first client is Colonel Youngblood who insures his...