The Fire Raisers (1934)
Drama
Jim Bronson is an insurance investigator, but he's unhappy with his work and gets involved with a gang of arsonists. His conscience is troubling him...
Crime movies
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Scotland Yard Investigator (1945)
Crime
When Paris is liberated during World War II, the Louvre administration plans to fetch the Mona Lisa from the safety of the mountain vault in London operated by Britain's National Gallery. Sir James Collison, director of the National Gallery, works closely with his granddaughter Toni. While the National Gallery plans to safely return the painting, infamous art collector Carl Hoffmeyer plans to steal it.
Behind Stone Walls (1932)
Crime, Drama, romance film
Esther Clay, the wife of district attorney John Manson Clay, is carrying on an affair with her husband's friend Jack Keene. When Keene announces he wants to end it, she grabs a gun and shoots him. Her stepson Bob comes upon the scene and helps her escape, but Bob is discovered with the gun and body by Keene's valet, Drugget, who has Bob arrested.
Don't Turn 'Em Loose (1936)
Crime, Drama
Bob Webster, aka Bat Williams, is a career criminal who keeps his parents and siblings in the dark about his chosen career by pretending to be an engineer who is often away in different parts of the world on assignments. He uses this ploy not only to disguise when he is out of town engaged in criminal activities, but also to cover the times he has been sentenced to prison. After receiving a parole from prison, he rejoins his gang, including his gangster girlfriend, Grace Forbes in robbing a creamery.
Free To Love (1925)
Drama
After threatening him with a gun but relenting, Marie Anthony, who was recently released from a reformatory, is adopted by Judge Orr and becomes the fiancée of the young minister James Crawford, who intends to assist former convicts. Gang leader Jack Garner, who threatens to disclose what he knows of her past, succeeds in temporarily separating the lovers. Tony, a hunchback that Marie has befriended, warns her that Crawford's father is a confederate of criminals.
A Gentleman of Paris (1931)
Crime, Drama
Judge Lefevre is a serial philanderer who fails to live up to the standards of his office. He starts an affaire with Paulette Gerard, wife of a junior counsel, and while they are in Montmartre witnesses café proprietor Duvalshot dead by his jealous wife, Lola, who frames Madeleine, Lefevre's ex-mistress. Madeleine is put on trial in Lefevre's court and is found guilty.
Millionaires in Prison (1940)
Crime, prison film
Nick Burton is a convict who wields considerable influence among others behind bars. He befriends the prison doctor, Bill Collins, who is seeking a cure for a deadly virus (referred to as 'Malta fever' during the film) and needs guinea pigs for his experimental drugs. A wealthy physician sentenced for reckless driving, Harry Lindsay, is persuaded to be of help.
The Lad (1935)
Crime
Bill Shane is The Lad, an opportunistic petty criminal mistaken for a private detective. When Shane arrives at a remote country estate, he is offered much money not to delve into the private affairs of the Fandon family. Shane is all for taking the money and duping the family, but on being reunited with ex-girlfriend Pauline, now the Fandons' maid, he decides to turn over a new leaf.
I Cover the Underworld (1955)
Crime, Detective
Sea Racketeers (1937)
Crime, Drama
Stage Struck (1948)
Crime
Docks of San Francisco (1932)
Crime
A café waitress becomes a small-time gangster's mistress and a novelist decides to rescue her from the gangster's clutches.
Full Confession (1939)
Drama
Pat McGinnis (Victor McLaglen) murders a policeman and escapes by committing a more minor crime, for which he is arrested and jailed. An innocent man, Michael O'Keefe (Barry Fitzgerald), is convicted of the murder and sentenced to death. While delirious after an injury, McGinnis confesses to priest Father Loma (Joseph Calleia).
Behind the Green Lights (1935)
Crime
Rose (2012)
Crime, Drama, exploitation film
Set in Hellville, Rose follows a woman who is living on the margins of society. She is struggling with drug addiction and involvement in prostitution under the control of a local crime figure known as Blondie. Rose is attempting to survive while caring for her young daughter, Ellie, both of whom remain dependent on Blondie's protection and resources.
Romance on the Run (1938)
Crime, mystery film, romantic comedy
A very expensive necklace known as the "Czarina's Tears" is stolen from Phelps' jewelry shop. The next morning, Phelps (Granville Bates) goes to see insurance company manager J. W.
Newsboys' Home (1938)
Crime
When his father, a small town sheriff, is slain by a big city gangster, "Rifle" Edwards becomes a homeless vagabond, drifting from town to town. Arriving broke and hungry in a large metropolis, he seeks food and shelter at the Newsboys' Home, where the kids force him to fight an amateur bout with the champ, Danny Shay, before he can eat. When Rifle knocks Danny out, the country boy is accepted into the gang of newsies.
The Antwerp Dolls (2015)
Crime, thriller film
A ruthless businessman's payoff to the Belgian mafia is intercepted by his revenge-seeking former protegees, launching a deadly war of violence and double-dealing.
Northwest Territory (1951)
Crime, Western
Outlaws murder a man for his oil claim. Corporal Webb, who had brought the murdered man’s grandson to the area, tries to find the criminals and ensures that the grandson will receive his inheritance.
Render to Caesar (2014)
Crime, Drama
Crime Unlimited (1935)
Crime
The Maddick commit a diamond robbery and murder a police officer investigating their crimes. A paper with the cryptic writing "AD 1935" is found on the murdered officer's body. Outsmarted by the gang, the police assistant commissioner and Inspector Cardby assign Pete Borden, a new recruit whom the gang would not know, to act undercover and join the gang.
The Ace of Scotland Yard (1929)
mystery film, silent film
Retired CID inspector Angus Blake tries to prevent a female jewel thief named the Queen of Diamonds from stealing a valuable ring which, according to legend, carries a curse.
The Lady and the Mob (1939)
Crime
While New York Sleeps (1938)
Crime