The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
An alien lands in Washington, D C and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets
Night and the City (1950)
A small time grifter and nightclub tout takes advantage of some fortuitous circumstances and tries to become a big time player as a wrestling promoter
Illegal (1955)
After an overly aggressive district attorney unknowingly sends an innocent man to the chair, he resigns, turns to drinking, and acquires a criminal clientele
Last Request (1957)
A man about to be executed for a murder he did not commit, uses a last request to give his version of events
A Man Greatly Beloved (1957)
In a small Massachusetts town, precocious young Hildegarde Fell learns a secret about crusty old John Anderson, who has just moved there