Crime Movies

The System (1953)

The System (1953)

The System (1953)
IMDb: N/A
90

A gambling boss is pressured by the law and press when a crusade is started against him after one of his collectors becomes a killer.

Genre: Crime
House of Wax (1953)

House of Wax (1953)

House of Wax (1953)
IMDb: N/A
88

A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who demands that the exhibits become…

Genre: Crime, Horror
The Flanagan Boy (1953)

The Flanagan Boy (1953)

The Flanagan Boy (1953)
IMDb: N/A
81

Johnny Flanagan did not have the privileges of a good education or wealthy background but the streets developed his natural talent to be a great fighter. His enormous potential to…

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Genre: Crime
Man in the Dark (1953)

Man in the Dark (1953)

Man in the Dark (1953)
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70

Many interested parties are after the loot from a factory payroll heist but the mobster who hid it has amnesia after undergoing experimental brain surgery in the prison hospital.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
One Girl’s Confession (1953)

One Girl’s Confession (1953)

One Girl’s Confession (1953)
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74

Cleo Moore stars as Mary Adams, whose first step on the road to ruin is a $25,000 robbery. Mary hides the money, then confesses to the crime, secure in the…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Stolen Identity (1953)

Stolen Identity (1953)

Stolen Identity (1953)
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88

A jealous musician kills his wife and frames a cab driver.

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Count the Hours! (1953)

Count the Hours! (1953)

Count the Hours! (1953)
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76

A lawyer defends a migrant worker in a sensational murder trial.

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
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71

Roy and Gilbert’s fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He’s killed before,…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jeopardy (1953)

Jeopardy (1953)

Jeopardy (1953)
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69

A woman is kidnapped when she goes to get help for her husband who is trapped on a beach with the tide coming in to surely drown him.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Blue Gardenia (1953)

The Blue Gardenia (1953)

The Blue Gardenia (1953)
IMDb: N/A
89

Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of…

Genre: Crime, Mystery
Deadly Nightshade (1953)

Deadly Nightshade (1953)

Deadly Nightshade (1953)
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61

Escapee switches identities but finds the new one quite a handful.

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Genre: Crime
I Confess (1953)

I Confess (1953)

I Confess (1953)
IMDb: N/A
95

Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a priest becomes the prime suspect.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Yellow Balloon (1953)

The Yellow Balloon (1953)

The Yellow Balloon (1953)
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76

A young boy is blackmailed by a crook who saw him unwittingly cause his friend’s death.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Drayton Case (1953)

The Drayton Case (1953)

The Drayton Case (1953)
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26

During the early years of World War II, a bomb from a German airplane uncovers the corpse of a strangled woman.

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Genre: Crime
Cosh Boy (1953)

Cosh Boy (1953)

Cosh Boy (1953)
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75

Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gang assault and rob people on the street, but things get increasingly dangerous…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Niagara (1953)

Niagara (1953)

Niagara (1953)
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92

Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The couple befriend Polly and Ray Cutler, who are honeymooning in the area….

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Long Memory (1953)

The Long Memory (1953)

The Long Memory (1953)
IMDb: N/A
96

An innocent man is released from prison after 12 years and tracks down the witnesses who lied about him in court.

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Women of Twilight (1953)

Women of Twilight (1953)

Women of Twilight (1953)
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89

When a nightclub singer is arrested for murder, his pregnant girlfriend moves into a boarding house for women, but the mother-to-be soon discovers that her new lodgings harbors a horrific…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Angel Face (1953)

Angel Face (1953)

Angel Face (1953)
IMDb: N/A
91

Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Gambler and the Lady (1952)

The Gambler and the Lady (1952)

The Gambler and the Lady (1952)
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72

A greedy but successful professional gambler wants to join the British Establishment when he falls in love with a blue-blooded lady. But first he must mend his ways and then…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Salute the Toff (1952)

Salute the Toff (1952)

Salute the Toff (1952)
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75

The Toff solves the mystery of a missing employer. One of the BFi’s most wanted films.

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Genre: Crime
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)
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82

A Dutch company’s owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company funds but he is caught in the act by…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Escape Route (1952)

Escape Route (1952)

Escape Route (1952)
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78

When nuclear scientists are kidnapped and smuggled behind the Iron Curtain, an FBI man and a British agent are assigned to catch the kidnappers.

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Ringer (1952)

The Ringer (1952)

The Ringer (1952)
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78

An underhand solicitor receives threatening notes, and the police are called in to protect him.

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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Paul Temple Returns (1952)

Paul Temple Returns (1952)

Paul Temple Returns (1952)
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71

A serial killer terrorizes London. Each victim is found with a telegram signed “The Marquis.” There seems to be no other common thread between the victims, and Scotland Yard is…

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Genre: Crime, Mystery
The Hour of 13 (1952)

The Hour of 13 (1952)

The Hour of 13 (1952)
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79

1890, London, and a serial killer known as The Terror is murdering policemen. When gentleman thief Nicholas Revel unwittingly becomes the chief suspect, he must use his guile and wits…

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Genre: Crime
The Steel Trap (1952)

The Steel Trap (1952)

The Steel Trap (1952)
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85

Joseph Cotten plays an assistant bank manager who steals $1,000,000 from the safe late on a Friday and then plans to flee to Brazil over the weekend.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Miss Robin Hood (1952)

Miss Robin Hood (1952)

Miss Robin Hood (1952)
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76

In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls finds himself presented with an intriguing proposition from an elderly fan. She suggests that they conspire to…

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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Kansas City Confidential (1952)

Kansas City Confidential (1952)

Kansas City Confidential (1952)
IMDb: N/A
100

An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.

Genre: Crime
The Gentle Gunman (1952)

The Gentle Gunman (1952)

The Gentle Gunman (1952)
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86

The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Thief (1952)

The Thief (1952)

The Thief (1952)
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85

A chance accident causes a nuclear physicist, who’s selling top secret material to the Russians, to fall under FBI scrutiny and go on the run.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Night Won’t Talk (1952)

The Night Won’t Talk (1952)

The Night Won’t Talk (1952)
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61

When a beautiful young artist’s model is strangled in her bed, Scotland Yard find themselves with three suspects — her sinister ex-husband (Elwyn Brook-Jones), a sexually disturbed artist (Ballard Berkeley)…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Beware My Lovely (1952)

Beware My Lovely (1952)

Beware My Lovely (1952)
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77

A psychopath on the run takes a job as a handyman at the house of a lonely widow.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Breakdown (1952)

Breakdown (1952)

Breakdown (1952)
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76

A boxer (William Bishop) jailed for murder proves his girlfriend’s (Ann Richards) wealthy father and a ward boss framed him.

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Turning Point (1952)

The Turning Point (1952)

The Turning Point (1952)
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85

Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn’t understand why Matt is reluctant, but cynical…

Genre: Crime, Drama
I’m A Stranger (1952)

I’m A Stranger (1952)

I’m A Stranger (1952)
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60

When his grandfather dies, George Westcott (Patrick Doonan) returns home from India to collect his inheritance — only to find that the will has mysteriously gone missing. As his greedy…

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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Here Come the Marines (1952)

Here Come the Marines (1952)

Here Come the Marines (1952)
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66

After Slip is drafted into the Marines, the rest of the gang volunteers so they can be with him. Sach discovers that the colonel knew his father and he is…

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Derby Day (1952)

Derby Day (1952)

Derby Day (1952)
IMDb: N/A
84

Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby day. It cleverly blends dramatic, romantic and comic elements, including the woman and…

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The Sellout (1952)

The Sellout (1952)

The Sellout (1952)
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83

A small-town newspaper editor risks everything to expose a corrupt sheriff.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Loan Shark (1952)

Loan Shark (1952)

Loan Shark (1952)
IMDb: N/A
79

A vicious loan shark ring has been preying on factory workers. When several workers at a tire factory suffer violence at the hands of the loan sharkers, a union leader…

Genre: Crime, Drama