One Hour to Live (1939)
Crime
Crime movies
Explore crime, criminals and those pursuing them.
Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,422 films · Page 302.
Children of Chance (1930)
Crime
Binnie, a struggling young actress, is mistaken for her doppelganger the model Lia Monta. Unfortunately Monta, a woman with a shady past has that very same day stolen some precious pearls and fled to the Continent. Binnie, delighted to have won a film contract with a leading producer who be believes her to be Monta, is forced to face the consequences of the other woman's theft.
Cross-Examination (1932)
Crime, Drama
A defense attorney tries to prove the innocence of his client on a murder charge, despite witness after witness testifying against him. However, during a cross examination of a crucial witness, the lawyer is able to establish the real truth.
Main Street Lawyer (1939)
Crime
48 Hours to Live (1959)
Crime
A New York reporter, Mike Gibson, is sent to a Swedish island, Gotland, to interview a nuclear scientist. He discovers that foreign agents have kidnapped the scientist and his daughter.
The Girl Who Came Back (1935)
Crime
New York City jewel thief Gilda Gillespie is determined to go straight, much against the wishes of her male gang who bully and goad her by calling her a coward into doing one last robbery. She sets up the robbery, but returns the jewels to the victim, then heads to Hollywood where she becomes a bank president's secretary with the president eyeing her romantically. Her gang tracks her down and coerces her to use her position to facilitate a bank robbery.
Racketeers in Exile (1937)
Crime
Midnight Lady (1932)
Crime, Drama
Judy's Little No-No (1969)
Crime, Drama
Lies We Tell (2017)
crime thriller film, thriller film
A trusted driver must deal with his dead boss' Muslim mistress, her dark past pulling him into a life-and-death showdown with her notorious gangster cousin/ex-husband.
Young Fugitives (1938)
Crime
Joel Bentham is given 50,000 dollars for being the last surviving civil war veteran in his part of the country, he decides to give a house to homeless woman Meg and takes in the grandson of a war comrade Ray Riggins. Ray, along with some criminal friends, is planning to rob Joel, but has a change of heart.
Danger Tomorrow (1960)
Crime
A doctor and his wife move into an old house in an English village where he is to start a new job, but over the next few days his wife, who has second sight, begins to experience strange visions, in which she foresees a murder, and starts feeling frightened that her life is in danger.
According to Mrs. Hoyle (1951)
Crime
Retired schoolteacher Mrs. Hoyle, recognized for her reformation of young men, has lived at a second-rate hotel for 25 years when gang leader Morganti buys the hotel. Morganti, who wants to abandon his life of crime, evicts many residents, but Mrs.
Clipped Wings (1937)
Crime
In World War I, Captain Jerry Broun (Lloyd Hughes) feels he has to fight even though the United States has not yet entered the conflict. He enrols in Canada to fly as a pilot, with his adoring young half-brother Mickey (Delmar Watson) wanting to follow in his footsteps by becoming a pilot. Twenty years later, an older Michael (William Janney) attempts to enter the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC), but cannot overcome his boyhood fear of thunderstorms and is "washed out".
Sisters (1930)
Crime
I Am a Criminal (1938)
Crime
Meet Mr. Malcolm (1954)
Crime
Crime writer Colin Knowles is called in by his estranged wife Louie to solve a real-life murder when her employer's body is found at the bottom of a cliff.
77 Park Lane (1931)
Crime, Drama
At an upmarket gambling house in Park Lane, a woman tries to save her brother from ruin.
Strange People (1933)
Crime, mystery film
Brooding Eyes (1926)
Crime, silent film
As described in a film magazine review, Slim Jim Carey, a titled nobleman who is also the leader of a band of crooks, is reported dead and leaves proof of his daughter’s claim to the estate with his henchmen. Not trusting them, he spies on them from behind his own portrait. With the aid of the man who loves his daughter, he frustrates their plots to get the money in the estate, and is caught by the police just as he is shot.
The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde (1968)
Crime, documentary film, Drama
Wings Over Africa (1936)
Adventure, Crime
Explorer Tony Cooper and homesick trader Norton find a skeleton in the African jungle with a package intended to be delivered to Victor Wilkins in London. Cooper takes it there and it proves to be from Wilkins' brother – the skeleton was his – with a map showing where he left £100,000 in diamonds for Victor. Cooper agrees to accompany him to Africa and they hire pilots John Trevor and Carol Reed, who all agree to a cut of the profits.
Hard Guy (1941)
Crime
Vic Monroe is the proprietor of the Tropical Inn nightclub. He also runs a special racket involving the women working at the club. The female employees catch eligible bachelors, marry them and then gets the marriage annulled immediately, making quite a profit from the settlement.
Forgotten Girls (1940)
Crime
Factory worker Judy Wingate financially supports her stepmother Frances, who is keeping company with Eddie Nolan, a gangster. Eddie makes a pass at Judy, who knocks him cold with a skillet. A furious Frances finds Eddie recovering, strikes him again and kills him.