London Love (1926)
Crime, Drama
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 303.
Amateur Crook (1937)
Action, Crime, romantic comedy
Betsy Cummings takes a job as a secretary, using the alias “Mary Layton”, only to find that her Father is being cheated by his brokers, Crone and Jan Jaffin. She steals the diamond, worth fifty thousand dollars, her Father used as collateral for a loan, which the brokers plan to cheat him out of; and, the chase is on, with the crooked loan sharks and police after her. Jimmy Baxter, an honest but broke artist, hides her as a mannequin, and helps her get away, in a stolen car.
Dirty Work (1934)
A private detective is hired to protect the valuables at a high class jewellers.http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/31380
Shadows of Sing Sing (1933)
Crime
After Many Years (1930)
Crime
A murdered policeman's son tracks down the murderer in Peru.
Speed to Burn (1938)
Crime
The Brown Wallet (1936)
Crime
Publisher John Gillespie faces a financial crisis after his business partner skips town with all the firm's assets. Facing ruin, he reluctantly approaches a wealthy aunt for assistance but is met with a stony-faced refusal. Returning home in a taxi, he finds a wallet containing £2,000 left behind by a previous passenger.
The Officer and the Lady (1941)
Crime
Helen Regan's father was a police officer who was badly injured in the line of duty. This makes her hesitant towards a young policeman Bob Conlon despite her feelings towards him. However Bob proves his worth by rescuing her and her father from an escaped convict after revenge against the ex-cop.
Man from Headquarters (1942)
Crime
Killer at Large (1947)
Crime
Paul Kimberly, a newspaper reporter, quits his job to investigate crooked dealings at a local veterans' housing administration. The newspaper editor assigns reporter Anne Arnold to lure him back to the paper. The two reporters expose an embezzling ring.
Federal Fugitives (1941)
Crime
Government agent Captain James Madison (Neil Hamilton) spots a man in Washington D.C. that he thinks is Otto Lieberman (Victor Varconi), a fugitive that caused an aircraft crash that killed eight people. Without Lieberman's knowledge, Madison manages to identify him by his fingerprints on a water glass.
On Such a Night (1937)
Crime, Drama
Operazione poker (1965)
Crime
Youth on Parole (1937)
Drama
"Bobbie" Blake and Phillip Henderson are complete strangers looking in a jewelry store window, when a hood known as "The Sparkler" smashes the window and steals the jewelry display. He sets the two up to take the rap, stashing some of the loot in their coat pockets as The Sparkler and his accomplices makes their getaway. The two innocent bystanders are immediately arrested.
Men of San Quentin (1942)
Crime, Drama, prison film, thriller film
The Hawk's Nest (1928)
Crime, Drama, silent film
The title of The Hawk's Nest comes from the speakeasy around which most of the action revolves. Two bootleggers quarrel over a dancer while a political assassination plot.
Double Deal (1939)
Comedy drama
Two men, Tommy McCoy and Dude Markey, are in love with Nita, a beautiful nightclub singer/dancer. Markey robs a jewelry store and gives the haul to a local gangster. Later, he steals the jewelry from the gangster's safe and frames McCoy for the robbery in the hope that the gangster will kill him, thereby getting rid of his rival for the lovely Nita.
Sky Raiders (1931)
Crime
Bob, a daredevil aviator, is in love with Grace. His reckless behavior and addiction to alcohol causes the death of Grace's brother, and Bob subsequently loses his job and Grace's love. Bob puts his life back together and catches a gang of hijackers who were robbing gold shipments from mid-air flights.
Tough to Handle (1937)
Crime
A reporter's grandfather wins a sweepstake, but later discovers that that is ticket was not legal. The police are looking for the con-artists that is responsible for fake tickets, so the reporter and his brother try to expose the gang.
Bobby Ware Is Missing (1955)
Crime
Fangs of the Arctic (1953)
Crime, Western
Corporal Rod Webb and rookie Mountie Constable Mike Kelly are ordered to a remote trading post to investigate the murder of a French Canadian trapper. The Mounties are also told to track down the person or persons trapping beavers illegally.
Larceny on the Air (1937)
Crime
Dr. Lawrence Baxter runs a medical-themed radio show and frequently denounces the phony radium-based "medicine" being sold by Ronald Kennedy. After one of his patients is kidnapped by Kennedy's thugs, Baxter teams up with the police, and pretends to join Kennedy's business to gain evidence of criminal activity.
Secrets of Monte Carlo (1951)
Crime
In Hong Kong, a British insurance investigator and an American businessman join forces to recover the jewels of a raja that had been recently stolen by a gang on the French Riviera.
Destination Big House (1950)
Crime