Movies and TvShows featuring "wartime-profiteers" theme.

Spring 1945, Heinrich Zwygart, Swiss ambassador to Germany flees bombed-out Berlin after eight years of service in the capital of the Reich. This is the end of a terrible mandate, during which he had to make fatal compromises to preserve the neutrality and security of his country. He went through the war, but will he survive the peace?

Some dastardly criminals have stolen some top secret plans and tattoo them on the back of a woman so she can sell them to the highest bidder in Lisbon. This woman plans to take the place of a 'Sidney Royce', a legitimate traveler going to Lisbon as a reporter. Crossed signals allows the real Sidney to reach Portugal first, where she is pursued by those trying to obtain the plans and US government agents trying to prevent the sale.

In The Argyle Secrets, a reporter finds himself embroiled in a murder investigation after a hospital visit leads to a shocking discovery. As he delves deeper, he uncovers a web of secrets and blackmail that puts his own life in danger. With evidence mounting against him, he must race against time to clear his name and expose the true culprits. Set against the backdrop of wartime profiteers and espionage, this melodrama is a thrilling tale of treachery and deceit.

Roy Rogers takes on crooked wartime profiteers in the musical western Ridin' Down the Canyon. Posing as solid citizens, the crooks spend their evening hours stealing horses from local ranchers, then selling the steeds to the government at exorbitant prices. The head of the bad guys runs a dude ranch where Rogers and his pals (The Sons of the Pioneers) are employed.