Strictly Confidential

Strictly Confidential

1959 · 62 min · ★ 5.3 · Comedy

Two con-men just released from prison get straight back to their old tricks.

Directed by Charles Saunders · Written by Brock Williams

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Streaming

Philo

Cast

Make it a double feature

2h 7m together

Strictly Confidential

A Time to Kill

Both from Charles Saunders.

More from Charles SaundersSee all →

Murder ReportedMurder Reported · 1957
Murder Reported
10.01957
Movie
Ace reporter Jeff Holly is assigned to investigate the murder of a politician whose body was found stashed in a trunk. Holly's enthusiasm soon wanes when his editor insists that he take his daughter Amanda North with him to investigate. Fortunately, the girl has a real knack for investigative reporting and they make a good team. They even fall in love. They discover that the killer was the politician's rival.
Fly Away PeterFly Away Peter · 1948
Fly Away Peter
9.01948
MovieDrama
Director Charles Saunders' low-key domestic comedy, adapted from A.P. Dearsley's play, centers on a middle-aged London couple who react in different ways as their four children grow up, fall in love and make career choices.
A Time to KillA Time to Kill · 1955
A Time to Kill
7.71955
MovieThrillerCrime
A man and a woman are poisoned. The woman dies, but the man survives. The finger of blame begins to point at the man. A policeman and a newspaper journalist pursue the truth.
The Gaunt StrangerThe Gaunt Stranger · 1938
The Gaunt Stranger
7.31938
MovieMysteryCrime
A lawyer receives a note telling him that he'll be dead in 48 hours - and Scotland Yard must work fast to uncover the serial killer known as 'The Ringer'.
Love in PawnLove in Pawn · 1953
Love in Pawn
7.21953
MovieComedy
A British comedy about a struggling artist and his wife living on a houseboat. To raise money she pawns him! His new family takes a liking to him particularly the daughter! The wife tries to redeem her husband but finds she has lost the pawn ticket. In a short matter of time, the whole incident becomes a national sensation.
The Gentle SexThe Gentle Sex · 1943
The Gentle Sex
7.01943
MovieComedyDrama
During the War seven women from very different backgrounds find themselves together in the Auxiliary Territorial Services. They are soon drilling, driving lorries, and manning ack-ack batteries.
Naked FuryNaked Fury · 1959
Naked Fury
7.01959
MovieCrimeDrama
A gang of thieves led by American Eddy (Reed de Rouen) kill a security guard during a botched safe robbery and flee with his daughter (Leigh Madison) as a hostage. They hide out in a dangerously unstable old warehouse for a couple of days awaiting their getaway ship to sail, but Johnny (Kenneth Cope) falls for the girl - provoking a serious falling-out and a violent conclusion to the disastrous heist.
Jungle StreetJungle Street · 1960
Jungle Street
7.01960
MovieCrimeDrama
In this crime drama, a mugger accidently kills a man during a robbery and finds himself blackmailed into cracking a nightclub safe. The mugger escapes by double crossing the blackmailer by stealing the money and his girlfriend to boot. Unfortunately the police are in hot pursuit.
There's Always a ThursdayThere's Always a Thursday · 1957
There's Always a Thursday
7.01957
MovieComedy
A meek, lowly employee at a London brokerage firm sees his life change when he's suspected of being a notorious womanizer.
Return to YesterdayReturn to Yesterday · 1940
Return to Yesterday
6.71940
MovieComedyDrama
Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.
The Four Just MenThe Four Just Men · 1939
The Four Just Men
6.71939
MovieThrillerMystery
The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't above a bit of murder or sabotage to serve their ends, but they consider themselves to be true patriots.
Back-Room BoyBack-Room Boy · 1942
Back-Room Boy
6.61942
MovieComedy
Jilted by his fiancee, Arthur Pilbeam gets a job as far away from women as possible. Alone in a lighthouse, he soon finds that 12 other people end up living on the tiny island. Thirteen is an unlucky number; and one-by-one they disappear ...
Meet Mr. CallaghanMeet Mr. Callaghan · 1954
Meet Mr. Callaghan
6.51954
MovieCrimeDrama
A young woman is framed for the murder of a wealthy man who met his death at the hands of his heirs.
Your WitnessYour Witness · 1950
Your Witness
6.21950
MovieDramaCrime
Adam Hayward is a successful New York City defense lawyer. One day he receives a cable that the British war buddy who saved his life at Anzio Beach is now in trouble with the law in England. Taking the advice of his secretary to go to England rather than wire money, Adam arrives in his friend's village to find him about to stand trial for the murder of the hired stable-hand, Lawrence.
The End of the LineThe End of the Line · 1957
The End of the Line
6.21957
MovieCrimeDrama
The wife of a night club owner frames an American writer for his murder.
Date with DisasterDate with Disaster · 1958
Date with Disaster
5.91958
MovieCrime
A car salesman and suspected safecracker Miles saves his fiancee Sue from those who would kidnap her.

More Like This

Mo' MoneyMo' Money · 1992
Mo' Money
5.61992
MovieActionComedy
Trying to get his act together, a con artist gets a job in a credit card company. He falls in love with a fellow employee, he steals a couple of cards, everything is going great. But soon, the chief of security drags him into the big leagues of criminals...
MaverickMaverick · 1994
Maverick
6.91994
MovieActionAdventure
Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a marvelous Southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.
ZootopiaZootopia · 2016
Zootopia
7.82016
MovieAnimationAdventure
Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
The Brothers GrimmThe Brothers Grimm · 2005
The Brothers Grimm
5.92005
MovieAdventureFantasy
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.
The Lady EveThe Lady Eve · 1941
The Lady Eve
7.31941
MovieComedyRomance
It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.
The HustleThe Hustle · 2019
The Hustle
6.22019
MovieComedyCrime
Two female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, compete to swindle a naïve tech prodigy out of his fortune. A remake of the 1988 comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."
The Road to El DoradoThe Road to El Dorado · 2000
The Road to El Dorado
7.32000
MovieFamilyAdventure
Stowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold", where they quickly get in over their heads when they are mistaken as gods by the inhabitants.
CriminalCriminal · 2004
Criminal
6.22004
MovieActionComedy
Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new associate, but needs money to help out his ill father. The situation becomes more complicated when Rodrigo falls for Gaddis' sister, Valerie, drawing another player into the game.
Happy New YearHappy New Year · 2014
Happy New Year
6.12014
MovieCrimeComedy
Six would-be thieves enter a prestigious dance competition as a cover for their larger goal of pulling off a major heist.
Two MuchTwo Much · 1995
Two Much
5.51995
MovieComedyRomance
A struggling Miami art gallerist incurs the wrath of a mobster when he becomes accidentally engaged to his flighty ex-wife, but he falls in love with the woman's sister, so he invents a twin brother and plays both parts to satisfy the women.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter