Movies and TvShows featuring "lure-of-the-city" theme.

A foreword warns against the peril of yellow journalism, and the story illustrates it by following events in the upstate New York town of Cornwall after prominant financier George Ferguson is killed. Two types of New York City journalists descend on Cornwall, one interested in facts, the other in getting sensational "news". Mrs. Ferguson is known to have been friendly with a local banker. The Fergusons quarrel the evening he is killed (by "burglars", his wife tells the police later), and she is arrested, spurred on by the "bad" journalists, who also manage to badger the banker's wife into the hospital. Meanwhile, young Bruce Foster runs the Cornwall Courier, and shows the big city reporters how to dig out real news while they attempt to subvert justice for their own ends.

Juha is a farmer who lives a simple life in the countryside with his wife. One day, a city woman named Marja comes to their village and Juha is tempted by her beauty and the excitement of the city. He begins an affair with Marja, leading to a triangle drama between the three characters. As Juha succumbs to the lure of the city, he faces regret and loss of innocence, ultimately realizing that the grass is not always greener.

The daughter of a lighthouse keeper runs away with a shipwrecked businessman to the city. But instead of her dreams, she ends up selling herself in the streets, until a painter finds her as an ideal model for his next painting.

Possessed (1931) tells the story of Marian, a factory worker who becomes involved with a wealthy lawyer, Mark. Their cross-cultural relationship faces challenges as Mark runs for governor, and Marian must make sacrifices to protect him. The film explores themes of ambition, social class, and love in 1930s New York City.

If you remember Shelley Winters from "The Poseidon Adventure" or "Bloody Mama," you might tend to forget what a knockout she was early in her career. This film will give you the chance to see her as a sexy nightclub singer teaching her just-in-from-the-sticks friend Colleen Miller the ropes in New York City. When Winters finds out that her married boyfriend Barry Sullivan has fallen for Miller, the recriminations...and bullets...start to fly!