Phonies Beware! (1956)
• May 25th, 1956 • 0h 8min
Drama
Overview
This Screenliner short shows how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looks at drug claims that may be fraudulent. In this case, a product called Elixirex is advertised as a cure-all for almost any ailment, including arthritis, rheumatism, and diabetes. After a diabetes patient dies following the use of Elixirex, FDA inspectors start their investigation.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Hudsucker Proxy
Released on: 1994-03-11
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock sc...
Magnum Force
Released on: 1973-12-13
Drama, Crime, Action
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who...
The Client
Released on: 1994-07-20
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, who...
Quiz Show
Released on: 1994-08-25
History, Drama
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures vic...
New Police Story
Released on: 2004-09-23
Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgr...
Wild Things 2
Released on: 2004-02-19
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two Florida high school vixens hatch a murderous plan to win an inheritance, but they hadn't bargain...
The Limey
Released on: 1999-10-08
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's...
Buffalo Soldiers
Released on: 2002-10-31
Drama, Comedy, War, Crime, Thriller
A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of...
Brick
Released on: 2006-03-31
Drama, Mystery
A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the di...
Z
Released on: 1969-02-26
Thriller, Crime, Drama
A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to sup...
Untraceable
Released on: 2008-01-22
Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama, Horror
Special Agent Jennifer Marsh works in an elite division of the FBI dedicated to fighting cybercrime....
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Released on: 2007-09-26
Crime, Drama, Thriller
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong,...
End Game
Released on: 2006-07-27
Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Alex Thomas was the man in charge of protecting the president but, when the time came to fulfill his...
Flatfoot in Egypt
Released on: 1980-03-01
Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Inspector Rizzo and Marshal Caputo go to Egypt and look for Professor Cerullo, who is missing.
Mulholland Falls
Released on: 1996-04-26
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.
Narc
Released on: 2002-01-14
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
When the trail goes cold on a murder investigation of a policeman, an undercover narcotics officer i...
The Big Easy
Released on: 1986-11-27
Drama, Action, Crime, Mystery
Remy McSwain is a New Orleans police lieutenant who investigates the murder of a local mobster. His ...
City Hall
Released on: 1996-02-16
Drama, Thriller
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York City leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and...
Shutter Island
Released on: 2010-02-14
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient f...
Memories of Murder
Released on: 2003-04-25
Crime, Drama, Thriller
During the late 1980s, two detectives in rural South Korea attempt to solve a series of gruesome rap...