Crime Movies

Juke Girl (1942)

Juke Girl (1942)

Juke Girl (1942)
IMDb: N/A
90

During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers and pickers struggle under the buyer who rules…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Falcon Takes Over (1942)

The Falcon Takes Over (1942)

The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
IMDb: N/A
65

While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police inspector Michael O’Hara attempts to track him assuming him to be a prime suspect for a…

Genre: Crime, Mystery
Strangers in the House (1942)

Strangers in the House (1942)

Strangers in the House (1942)
IMDb: N/A
95

Loursat, a lawyer, lives with his daughter Nicole in a sinister and vast bourgeois residence. Abandoned for nearly twenty years by his wife, the brilliant lawyer has sunk into alcoholism…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dr. Broadway (1942)

Dr. Broadway (1942)

Dr. Broadway (1942)
IMDb: N/A
68

A New York doctor saves a chorus girl from a window ledge, twice, and rounds up racketeers.

Grand Central Murder (1942)

Grand Central Murder (1942)

Grand Central Murder (1942)
IMDb: N/A
73

Conniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she’s found murdered at Grand Central Station, Inspector Gunther calls together a slew of suspects for questioning. Mida’s shady…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The Man Who Wouldn’t Die (1942)

The Man Who Wouldn’t Die (1942)

The Man Who Wouldn’t Die (1942)
IMDb: N/A
65

A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime seeking revenge.

Genre: Crime, Mystery
Larceny Inc. (1942)

Larceny Inc. (1942)

Larceny Inc. (1942)
IMDb: N/A
96

Three ex-cons buy a luggage shop to tunnel into the bank vault next door. But despite all they can do, the shop prospers…

Genre: Comedy, Crime
This Gun for Hire (1942)

This Gun for Hire (1942)

This Gun for Hire (1942)
IMDb: N/A
81

Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates’…

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
IMDb: N/A
61

A detective investigates the mysterious death of a young actress.

Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Kid Glove Killer (1942)

Kid Glove Killer (1942)

Kid Glove Killer (1942)
IMDb: N/A
74

Van Heflin stars as the head of a city crime lab who tries to solve the murder of the town mayor by scientifically analyzing evidence.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Lady Gangster (1942)

Lady Gangster (1942)

Lady Gangster (1942)
IMDb: N/A
62

An actress gets involved with a criminal gang and winds up taking the rap for a $40,000 robbery. Before being sent to prison, she steals the money from her partners…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Gang Busters (1942)

Gang Busters (1942)

Gang Busters (1942)
IMDb: N/A
251

Police detectives battle the League of Murdered Men, a gang of resurrected dead criminals.

Genre: Crime
Yokel Boy (1942)

Yokel Boy (1942)

Yokel Boy (1942)
IMDb: N/A
69

A film company hires a gangster to mock himself holding up a bank, but he succeeds too well and makes off with the money. But all ends well.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Nazi Agent (1942)

Nazi Agent (1942)

Nazi Agent (1942)
IMDb: N/A
83

Humble stamp dealer Otto Becker has little to do with international politics, so when he receives a surprise visit from his estranged twin brother and Nazi spy, Baron Hugo von…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Castle in the Desert (1942)

Castle in the Desert (1942)

Castle in the Desert (1942)
IMDb: N/A
62

Charlie Chan, with son Jimmy on a week’s pass from the Army, takes up a request for help at a castle-home, miles from anywhere in the American desert south-west and…

Pardon My Stripes (1942)

Pardon My Stripes (1942)

Pardon My Stripes (1942)
IMDb: N/A
64

Football player Henry Platt (William Henry)mistakes a helmet for the football in his zeal to make a touchdown during a critical game, his error earns him the accolade of “Dope…

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Blue White and Perfect (1942)

Blue White and Perfect (1942)

Blue White and Perfect (1942)
IMDb: N/A
74

In order to win back his girlfriend, Mike Shayne promises to give up his detective practice and get a job as riveter in an aircraft plant. He quickly finds himself…

Among the Living (1941)

Among the Living (1941)

Among the Living (1941)
IMDb: N/A
69

A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Johnny Eager (1941)

Johnny Eager (1941)

Johnny Eager (1941)
IMDb: N/A
107

A charming racketeer seduces the DA’s stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Ball of Fire (1941)

Ball of Fire (1941)

Ball of Fire (1941)
IMDb: N/A
111

A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated,…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
IMDb: N/A
97

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Swamp Water (1941)

Swamp Water (1941)

Swamp Water (1941)
IMDb: N/A
90

A hunter happens upon a fugitive and his daughter living in a Georgia swamp. He falls in love with the girl and persuades the fugitive to return to town.

Blues in the Night (1941)

Blues in the Night (1941)

Blues in the Night (1941)
IMDb: N/A
88

A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find musical success.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
Unholy Partners (1941)

Unholy Partners (1941)

Unholy Partners (1941)
IMDb: N/A
94

A crusading newsman starts up a tabloid with a gangster as his 50-50 partner.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
IMDb: N/A
82

A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he “discovered” as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.

Genre: Crime, Mystery
The Tell-Tale Heart (1941)

The Tell-Tale Heart (1941)

The Tell-Tale Heart (1941)
IMDb: N/A
20

In this classic Edgar Allan Poe story, a man commits a murder, but afterward the victim’s beating heart torments the murderer’s mind.

Genre: Crime, Horror
The Maltese Falcon (1941)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)
IMDb: N/A
100

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941)

Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941)

Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941)
IMDb: N/A
105

A village in the French Alps is rocked by a series of crimes, including the theft of a sacred ring and the murder of a man dressed as Père Noël…

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Genre: Crime
Honky Tonk (1941)

Honky Tonk (1941)

Honky Tonk (1941)
IMDb: N/A
105

Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife’s alcoholic father tries to set things right.

Doctors Don’t Tell (1941)

Doctors Don’t Tell (1941)

Doctors Don’t Tell (1941)
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65

Dr. Ralph Snyder and Dr. Frank Blake open an office together but soon split over a rivalry for nightclub singer Diana Wayne and a difference over ethics.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)

Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)

Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
IMDb: N/A
60

In Rio de Janiero to arrest a nightclub singer on suspicion of a murder in Hawaii, Charlie Chan becomes involved with the Rio police in solving the singer’s own murder.

Reg’lar Fellers (1941)

Reg’lar Fellers (1941)

Reg’lar Fellers (1941)
IMDb: N/A
60

Based on the comic strip by Gene Byrnes, the “Reg’lar Fellers”, and one girl-feller, tinker with building a land/water machine, form a kid-band and go on the radio, celebrate a…

Manpower (1941)

Manpower (1941)

Manpower (1941)
IMDb: N/A
104

Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident and subsequently promoted to foreman of the gang. Tensions start to show in the…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Whistling in the Dark (1941)

Whistling in the Dark (1941)

Whistling in the Dark (1941)
IMDb: N/A
78

Radio crime show host ‘The Fox’ along with his fiancée and ex-girlfriend are kidnapped by a larcenous cult who demand that he help them plan a perfect murder.

Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)

Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)

Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)
IMDb: N/A
62

The East Side Kids discover that one of their own, Danny, is torn between staying in school and becoming a boxer, and is getting mixed up with gangsters.

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Murder by Invitation (1941)

Murder by Invitation (1941)

Murder by Invitation (1941)
IMDb: N/A
67

The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane, so they can divide up her money. To show them that there are no hard feelings,…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Out of the Fog (1941)

Out of the Fog (1941)

Out of the Fog (1941)
IMDb: N/A
85

A Brooklyn pier racketeer bullies boat-owners into paying protection money but two fed-up fishermen decide to eliminate the gangster themselves rather than complain to the police.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Big Boss (1941)

The Big Boss (1941)

The Big Boss (1941)
IMDb: N/A
70

Why did the Governor want to resign?

Genre: Crime, Drama
Invisible Ghost (1941)

Invisible Ghost (1941)

Invisible Ghost (1941)
IMDb: N/A
64

The town’s leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him.

Dead Men Tell (1941)

Dead Men Tell (1941)

Dead Men Tell (1941)
IMDb: N/A
61

When the elderly woman sponsoring a treasure hunt is murdered on board her docked ship, Charlie Chan must deal with a treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a…