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Explore crime, criminals and those pursuing them.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,422 films · Page 318.

False Evidence (1937)

Crime

Judy Endale, secretary to John Massiter, arranges for a job for her cousin Gerald Wickham, which will enable them to get married. She is shocked to discover that he has married someone else: Annabelle Stirling. Then Judy's uncle is found strangled, as is his friend who has left him a fortune.

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The Black Mask (1935)

Crime

"Mr. Blank" is a Robin Hood-like figure who, assisted by sleight-of-hand expert Jimmie Glass, extorts money from his wealthy but mean acquaintances, and gives it to charity. When the host of gala evening is found murdered and his safe robbed, Mr Blank is the prime suspect.

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Soul Diaspora (2009)

The story depicts Saidu (Sadiq Abu), a Nigerian immigrant living in Los Angeles who is forced to overcome sleepless nights of his tormented past in Africa. The audience finds him alone in this modern world, often hearing voices in his head, sometimes not even his, as the film interweaves color and black and white to illustrate this protagonist's conflicted behavior and tortured mental state. Saidu's "life's path" brings him to working less than minimum wage at a mechanic shop, forging little by little a friendship with a sixteen-year-old Afghani-American, Reza (Kristian Steel), the son of the shop's friendly owner.

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Phantom Justice (1924)

Crime, silent film

As described in a film magazine review, Kingsley, a criminal lawyer who often defends those he knows are guilty, visits a dentist. He is summoned thence by a gangster to where Goldie Harper has killed a man. The body is removed under Kingsley's instructions, but unknown to him it is buried in his yard.

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Member of the Jury (1937)

Crime

After a long spell of unemployment Walter Maitland gets a job with Sir John Sloane. On Maitland's first day work of, Sir John is arrested on for murder, and – coincidentally – Maitland is picked for jury service at his trial. Since he knows that his job depends on Sir John's acquittal, Maitland refuses to convict him, until he is finally able to reconstruct the case so that Sir John's innocence is demonstrated.

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You Only Loved Me Twice (2008)

Crime, Drama

You Only Loved Me Twice is a silent film that shows the way deception can be deadly. Wife Amy Miller (Michelle Evans) is preparing a romantic meal for her husband, and the table will be set with flowers and wine. Amy has a perturbed look on her face, which the audience realizes is because she has recently stumbled upon photos of her husband Ray Miller (Matt Bolton) with a young sassy blonde Lisa Hewitt (Jennifer Bonior).

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The Rasp (1932)

Crime

Cabinet Minister John Hoode has been mordered, and young newspaper reporter Anthony Gethryn is seeking an exclusive story. Scotland Yard plans to arrest Alan Deacon, Hoode's secretary, but Gethryn believes Deacon to be innocent. He is able to prove that the murderer is Hoode's business rival Sir Arthur Digby-Coates.

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