Ellis Island (1936)
Crime
Gary Curtis and Kip Andrews are INS deportation officers at the Ellis Island immigrant station.
Crime movies
Explore crime, criminals and those pursuing them.
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Twelve Good Men (1936)
Crime
An ex-convict is trying to take revenge on the members of the jury who convicted him. Despite being put under police protection at the home of juror and famous actor Charles Drew, two jurors are murdered. Aspiring actress Ann Parkes investigates and catches the killer.
I Take This Oath (1940)
Crime, Drama
Police officer Mike Hanagan (Robert Homans) attempts to expose a fraudulent official who works with a gang of racketeers, but the official has Hanagan murdered. Hanagan's son Steve (Gordon Jones) decides to avenge his father, and at the suggestion of his girlfriend Betty Casey (Joyce Compton), he joins the police force. Under the instruction of Daniel Casey (Guy Usher), Betty's father, Steve begins learning how to be an officer.
King for a Night (1933)
boxing film, Crime
A prizefighter is convicted of a murder that was actually committed by his sister.
Busses Roar (1942)
Crime
A bungling saboteur attempts to place a bomb on board a bus so that it will explode as the bus passes by some oil wells. The plot is foiled, but not by the authorities.
The Phantom in the House (1929)
Crime, Drama
Strange Alibi (1941)
Crime
After a witness is shot and a suspect hanged in a jail cell, Police Chief Sprague decides to send Sgt. Joe Geary undercover, looking for a mysterious crime-syndicate boss responsible for ordering these murders. A story is planted by the chief that Geary is being suspended from the force, in order to help him infiltrate the mob.
A Case of Murder (2004)
Action, Crime, thriller film
Two brothers, together with one of their wives, plot to kill the old man they live with and steal his pension. When they try to dispose of the body, things start to go horribly wrong.
Bowery Champs (1944)
Comedy
After she files for divorce from nightclub owner Tom Wilson, former Broadway star Gypsy Carmen demands that he return the securities that she owned before their marriage. When Wilson claims that the securities are missing, Gypsy pulls a gun from her purse and aims it at him. At that moment, a gun is fired through the window of his house.
Reformatory (1938)
Crime
The inmates at a juvenile detention institution plan a mass breakout, despite the attempts of a new superintendent to bring in a more liberal regime.
Wolves (1930)
Crime
The screenplay concerns a woman who is captured by a gang of criminals operating in the Arctic, only for the leader to later help her escape.
From Hollywood to Deadwood (1989)
Crime
A movie studio hires a pair of private detectives to track down an actor that's gone missing.
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc (1949)
Crime
Nila, an Abistahnian criminal, and Spade Gordon, an American gangster, conspire to form a super-mob dubbed Underworld, Incorporated, funded by the treasure of Kurigal I of Abistahn, instructions for the location of which are contained in hieroglyphics written on two golden statues in the shape of hands, found in Kurigal's tomb. When the professor in charge of the tomb's dig disappears under mysterious circumstances while translating the writing on one of the hands back at his American office, a team of special government agents led by David Worth and his aide Steve Evans, assisted by the professor's aide Laura Keith, set out to find the…
S.O.S. Tidal Wave (1939)
Crime
Reporter Jeff Shannon stops trying to expose political corruption after his son and wife are threatened. On election day, corrupt politicians broadcast the 1933 apocalyptic science-fiction film Deluge on the news, hoping to trick voters into believing that New York City has been hit by a tidal wave to discourage them from voting.
Crime Over London (1936)
Crime
With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where they plan a major robbery on a department store.
Men Without Names (1935)
Crime
Down and Dangerous (2013)
crime thriller film
Always one step ahead of the Feds, Paul Boxer is the most inventive and principled smuggler in the trade, and has never needed to carry a gun. When violent mid-level traffickers coerce him into designing a foolproof plan to bring several kilos of cocaine across the México border, he maneuvers to rid himself of their hold over him once and for all. But when a sharp-witted woman from his past enlists his help to escape this rival outfit, Paul must confront the man that is hunting him down, and choose between his livelihood as a smuggler and his integrity as a man.
Seven Times Lucky (2004)
Crime
When a veteran grifter (Pollak) loses $10,000 of his boss's money at the track, his talented young protégé (Balaban) devises a risky scheme to make quick money. A low-budget film noir set in the underbelly of Winnipeg with plenty of twists and turns, 7 Times Lucky spins a fairly clichéd yarn with some sharp dialogue. The film's cast also includes Jonas Chernick, Babz Chula and Gordon Tootoosis.
Invisible Enemy (1938)
Crime
The film takes place in London and Paris, where Jeffrey Clavering is sent to prevent vital oilfields falling into the hands of a villainous industrialist working for a hostile foreign power.
The Women in His Life (1933)
Crime
Famed criminal lawyer Kent “Barry” Barringer (Otto Kruger) is a slick, charming attorney with a cynical view of justice and love. While romancing Molly (Muriel Evans), he takes a quick break to win a case—getting a clearly guilty man acquitted—and dismisses the client’s gratitude to God, insisting he deserves the credit. Barry returns to his playboy lifestyle, juggling women, including nightclub girl Cathy (Isabel Jewell), who finds a photo in his desk of a mysterious woman.
Big Town Scandal (1948)
Crime
After juvenile boys get caught robbing a sporting goods store, reporter Lorelei Kilbourne pleads for leniency in court and her boss and boyfriend, editor Steve Wilson, ends up reluctantly vouching for the boys. He converts an old newspaper building into a recreation center, where he coaches the boys in basketball. Tommy Malone goes for a joy ride in the car of a gangster, Joe Moreley.
The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948)
Crime, Drama
Warner Baxter plays a security guard, wounded in a robbery of furs, who arouses the suspicions of an insurance investigator. The guard may or may not be a chemist who has been missing for seven years, declared dead, and whose widow collected $200,000 on his insurance policy.
The Deep Purple (1920)
Crime, Drama, silent film
As described in a film magazine, country village maiden Doris Moore listens intently to the wooing of Harry Leland, a crook who is in the neighborhood with Pop Clark, another professional crook. Believing in his promise of marriage, Doris goes with Harry and Pop when they return to the city. Kate Fallon, a boarding house keeper, protects Doris from Harry, but she becomes involved in a plot to rob William Lake, a wealthy westerner.
Trail of the Yukon (1950)
Crime, Western
When six men rob a bank of $150,000 Mountie Bob McDonald and his dog Chinook go after them. Two outlaws, a father and son, take all of the stolen money and run out on the other outlaws. The father is killed in a shoot-out, and the son is captured by the other outlaws and tied to a tree.