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John Russell, a young man nicknamed Hombre by the Apaches who raised him, has a deadly confrontation with a determined gang of stagecoach robbers.

A middle-aged Scot, pursued by the law for a bank robbery, adopts a half-Indian boy.

Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their unexpected common traits. Viewing an apartment normally doesn't turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that: a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage....

Jack and the Lady take the train West to visit a dude ranch. One night, there's a bank robbery next door, and Jack is pegged as the bandit. But thanks to Jack's new rope tricks, the real robber is caught, and Jack leaves the Wild West a free rabbit with a big secret.

A gang of professional criminals who have everything it takes to rob a bank, except their boss, a car, and a plan. The only things they do have going for them are a cop, and his partner, who are dumber than they are! By the time the gang hits the bank vault, it's a safe bet there's going to be organized insanity, and disorganized crime!

After escaping a Michigan prison, a charming career criminal assumes a new identity and goes on to rob a record 59 banks and jewelry stores while being hunted by a police task force.

In this heart-pounding but touchingly romantic thriller, Detective Alex Cross pursues the most complex and brilliant killer he's ever confronted--a mysterious criminal who calls himself the Mastermind. In a series of crimes that has stunned Washington, D.C., bank robbers have been laying out precise demands when they enter the building and then killing the bank employees and their families if those instructions are not followed to the letter. Detective...

"In two western stories involving stagecoach hold-ups, men must make decisions that will determine their futures"--

Three time loser Eddie has had enough of life behand bars. Determined to make good after an early parole from prison Eddie finds devoted sweetheart Joan waiting for him. Fate then deals the young couple a cruel blow when Eddie is convicted of bank robbery and murder all the while proclaiming his innocence.