Clifford Odets
Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 – August 14, 1963) was an American playwright, director, screenwriter, and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Clifford Odets, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Wild in the Country
A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.
The Story on Page One
An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman's husband is shot and killed during a scuffle. A high-profile court case tells the story.
Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success is a Film Noir from American director Alexander Mackendrick. This drama tells the defamation of a media mogul against a jazz musician who wants to marry his sister.
Humoresque
A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
Deadline at Dawn
A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout.
None But the Lonely Heart
When an itinerant reluctantly returns home to help his sickly mother run her shop, they're both tempted to turn to crime to help make ends meet.
The General Died at Dawn
China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O'Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr. Wu with the task of buying weapons in Shanghai to help end General Yang's tyranny that keeps an entire province under his ruthless iron boot.