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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 319.

Juvenile Court (1938)

Crime, Drama

Gary Franklin is a public defender and is frustrated that isn't able to save Dutch Adams from execution. He tried to blame the environment Adams grew up in as the reason for his criminal activity. Adams's sister, Marcia, tries to get the public funds to provide recreational places for impoverished neighborhood.

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The Public Defender (1931)

Crime, Drama

Rich playboy Pike Winslow dons the mantle of 'The Reckoner', a mysterious avenger, when he learns that his lady friend Barbara Gerry's father has been framed in a bank embezzlement scandal. Using meticulous planning and split-second timing, Pike, along with his associates, the erudite 'Professor' and tough-guy scrapper 'Doc', attempt to find proof that will clear Gerry and identify the real culprits.

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Wanted by Scotland Yard (1937)

Crime

When cracksman Fingers comes out of prison, he intends to go straight, but changes his mind when he learns that his girlfriend Molly has taken her own life. Disbelieving the suicide verdict, he sets out to avenge her death, returning to a life of crime. When he discovers that Standish, whose safe he plans to rob, caused Molly's death, he seeks revenge.

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The Callbox Mystery (1932)

Crime

Inspector Layton of Scotland Yard is investigating the suspicious death of Mr. Banner. Banner's daughter, Iris, tells Layton that her brother David, a musician, had gone missing after becoming a protégé of Leo Mount, a millionaire interested in music, and suspected of being linked to blackmailers.

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Act of Grace (2008)

Crime, Drama

The novel follows two different storylines: the first concerns an Australian tail-gunner flying in a Lancaster bomber over Germany during World War II; the second features his sister who has entered a convent and who is troubled by an overly attentive priest.

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