Movies and TvShows featuring "taken-for-a-ride" theme.

In the tradition of V for Vendetta, Underworld and X Men, Johnny Virus takes place in the Chicago Underworld of futuristic 1940's.

The editor of a sleazy tabloid newspaper has been borrowing money from his lover, the wife of a rich theatrical producer, and promises to marry her when she gets a divorce. However, the husband refuses to grant her a divorce, and takes back all the money and jewelry he has given her. The editor sees her husband leaving her apartment and, seeing his opportunity, kills her, takes all his IOUs (and the jewelry) and frames the husband for the murder.

Reporter Brenda Starr and her photographer Chuck Allen get involved in a search for the loot from a payroll robbery. Cliffhanging action and adventure and a fair amount of comic relief follow them at every turn.

A blonde woman with long hair dreams of success in Athens, Greece. She gets into a quarrel with a taxi driver and taken for a ride in a cabrio. She seeks a job at a company and becomes a chambermaid, leading to comedic altercations with her boss and misunderstandings with her husband.

Lights of New York is a pre-code crime drama film set in 1920s New York City. It tells the story of a former chorus girl who becomes involved with a gangster and gets caught up in a murder investigation. As she tries to navigate the dangerous world of speakeasies and gangsters, she must also confront her past and decide where her loyalties lie. With twists and turns at every corner, this film explores the dark underbelly of the city during the roaring 20s.

Former police chief Tim Halloran Sr. (Willard Robertson) fully expects his son Tim Jr. (Alan Baxter) to follow in his footsteps, flat though they may be. Instead, the younger Halloran opts for the easy road of crime.

Susan Hart, assistant to private detective Russ Ashton, is given a camera concealed in a hat box and assigned to take a picture of a woman. A gun is accidentally hidden in the box and the woman is killed. Susan is charged with murder, but Russ and his less-than-useful associate, Harvard, get on the case and prove that the fatal shot was fired by the killer from across the street.