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Jack Bernhard

Directing

Biography

Jack Bernhard was an American film director and producer active during the 1940s and 1950s. He is best known for directing film noir classics such as Decoy (1946) and Blonde Ice (1948). Bernhard's work is characterized by its tight narratives and atmospheric tension, contributing to the film noir genre's development during its classic period.

Known For

Blonde Ice
5.7

A golddigging femme fatale leaves a trail of men behind her, rich and poor, alive and dead.

Blonde Ice

1948
Alaska Patrol
10.0

Spotted after he microfilms secret U.S. Navy documents, foreign agent Rattick is killed when he tries to make a getaway. Naval Intelligence officer Captain Wright and Operative Dale are assigned to investigate and determine who is behind the spy syndicate for which Rattick worked. They bring in the services of Agent Tom Norman, who bears a strong resemblance to Rattick.

Alaska Patrol

1949
Horror Island
5.8

A down-on-his luck businessman organizes an excursion to Sir Henry Morgan's Island for a treasure hunt only to encounter a mysterious phantom and murder.

Horror Island

1941
Decoy
5.9

A fatally shot female gangleader recounts her sordid life of crime to a police officer just before she dies.

Decoy

1946
Man-Made Monster
6.2

Mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.

Man-Made Monster

1941
Unknown Island
5.2

Adventure-seeker Ted Osborne has convinced his finacee Carole to finance his expedition to an uncharted South Pacific island supposedly populated with dinosaurs...

Unknown Island

1948
The Jury's Secret
5.0

A reporter covering a murder trial guesses that the murderer of a ruthless businessman is her ex-fiancé and persuades him to confess and clear the innocent man on trial.

The Jury's Secret

1938
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
5.2

Private eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten acquitted are apparently strangled by a serial killer.

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

1942
Sealed Lips
6.0

There's something very odd about Romano, a notorious gangster serving time in the federal pen. For one thing, Romano doesn't sound much like himself. For another, he always seems to be hiding something. Detective Lee suspects that something's amiss, and he's probably right!

Sealed Lips

1942
Violence
5.5

Magazine writer Ann Mason infiltrates the United Defenders, a public service organization which is actually a front for racketeers. But a case of amnesia threatens to blow her cover.

Violence

1947
The Hunted
5.6

A cop investigating a jewel robbery finds that all trails lead to his girlfriend - but she claims she's being framed.

The Hunted

1948
Perilous Waters
10.0

Because of his virulent crusade against gambling, Dana Ferris has been targeted for extermination by the Mob, and Willie Hunter is the hit man who's been hired to do the job.

Perilous Waters

1948
Smooth as Silk
5.0

An attorney enraged over the prosecution of two innocent people goes on a killing spree.

Smooth as Silk

1946
Search for Danger
7.0

The murders of a suspected thief and a rival private eye draw the attention of The Falcon.

Search for Danger

1949
Appointment with Murder
5.8

The second Falcon film to feature actor/magician John Calvert sees the Falcon dealing with art thieves.

Appointment with Murder

1948
The Second Face
7.0

A homely girl is seriously injured in a car crash. When she eventually wakes up in the hospital, she's astounded to see that plastic surgery has transformed her into a world-class beauty. When she finds out that a mysterious "benefactor" has paid for her surgery, she sets out to find out who he is and why he did it.

The Second Face

1950
West of Carson City
5.5

West of Carson City remains one of the best of Johnny Mack Brown's Universal westerns. The story takes place in a gold-rush community where the locals are taken to the cleaners by duplicitious Eastern gamblers. When it becomes obvious that the local constabulary has been "bought off" by the crooks, two-fisted cattleman Jim Bannister (Brown) swings into action. The film's highlight is an outsized fistic brawl between the hero and secondary villain Breed, played by loose-limbed comic stuntman Frank Mitchell.

West of Carson City

1940
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
9.0

A couple of gamblers pressure the local night club owner to rig things so the local college rowing crew will lose their upcoming race.

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

1946