Phonies Beware!

Phonies Beware! (1956)

May 25th, 19560h 8min

Drama
0%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...