Crime Movies
The River’s Edge (1957)

The River’s Edge (1957)

The River’s Edge (1957)
IMDb: N/A
87

A murderous thief on the run with stolen loot forces a poor rancher to guide him across the desert into Mexico. Accompanying them is the rancher’s wife, who happens to…

Genre: Adventure, Crime
Man Afraid (1957)

Man Afraid (1957)

Man Afraid (1957)
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84

A preacher (George Nader) fears for his family (Phyllis Thaxter, Tim Hovey) after killing a teenage burglar whose father seeks revenge.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Interpol (1957)

Interpol (1957)

Interpol (1957)
IMDb: N/A
92

Spurred on by the death of his drug-addicted sister at the hands of ruthless narcotics kingpin Frank McNally, U.S. drug enforcement agent Charles Sturgis embarks on an investigation that takes…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Rock All Night (1957)

Rock All Night (1957)

Rock All Night (1957)
IMDb: N/A
62

Cloud Nine, the local teen hangout, has been taken over by a pair of escaped killers, who hold the local teens hostage. The bartender realizes it’s up to him to…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
Time Without Pity (1957)

Time Without Pity (1957)

Time Without Pity (1957)
IMDb: N/A
88

Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend…

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Untamed Youth (1957)

Untamed Youth (1957)

Untamed Youth (1957)
IMDb: N/A
80

Two sisters are arrested for skinny-dipping on their way to Los Angeles and are sentenced to labor work on a farm.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
The Tattered Dress (1957)

The Tattered Dress (1957)

The Tattered Dress (1957)
IMDb: N/A
93

After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston’s adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young body barely concealed by a dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Fortune Is a Woman (1957)

Fortune Is a Woman (1957)

Fortune Is a Woman (1957)
IMDb: N/A
95

An insurance man discovers his ex-girlfriend and her husband’s art-forgery/arson scam.

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Eight Hours of Terror (1957)

Eight Hours of Terror (1957)

Eight Hours of Terror (1957)
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77

A bus making its precarious way across a winding mountain road picks up some unwelcome passengers.

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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
The Shadow on the Window (1957)

The Shadow on the Window (1957)

The Shadow on the Window (1957)
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76

Three delinquents murder a prosperous farmer at an isolated farm house. One witness to the crime – the dead man’s secretary – is then taken hostage. The other witness –…

Genre: Crime, Drama
You Pay Your Money (1957)

You Pay Your Money (1957)

You Pay Your Money (1957)
IMDb: N/A
68

Crime drama in which a couple get involved in a web of intrigue surrounding the husband’s employer.

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Reproduction interdite (1957)

Reproduction interdite (1957)

Reproduction interdite (1957)
IMDb: N/A
92

An art dealer in dire straits, after being ripped off by two crooks, one of whom owns a genuine painting by Gauguin while the other is an expert copyist, finds…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Chain of Evidence (1957)

Chain of Evidence (1957)

Chain of Evidence (1957)
IMDb: N/A
64

A police lieutenant fights to prove a boy’s innocence after he’s accused of murder. The fourth of five Ben Schwab productions that starred Bill Elliott as a detective lieutenant in…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Murder (1957)

Murder (1957)

Murder (1957)
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2

The camera shows us a door handle and the door’s striker plate; from this angle, they form a cross. The door opens and in steps someone in a dark trench…

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Crime of Passion (1956)

Crime of Passion (1956)

Crime of Passion (1956)
IMDb: N/A
83

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Woman’s Devotion (1956)

A Woman’s Devotion (1956)

A Woman’s Devotion (1956)
IMDb: N/A
88

An artist suffering from mental problems from his experiences during the war goes to Acapulco on his honeymoon. Soon young women are turning up dead in the area, and the…

Gun the Man Down (1956)

Gun the Man Down (1956)

Gun the Man Down (1956)
IMDb: N/A
76

An outlaw is left for dead by his gang after being shot. A year later, he is released from jail with one thing on his mind: Revenge.

Genre: Action, Crime, Western
The Cruel Tower (1956)

The Cruel Tower (1956)

The Cruel Tower (1956)
IMDb: N/A
79

The story of a bunch of hard-drinking steeplejacks.

Genre: Crime, Drama
House of Secrets (1956)

House of Secrets (1956)

House of Secrets (1956)
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97

Police in Paris recruit an English ship’s officer (Michael Craig) to help trap counterfeiters by joining them.

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Assignment Redhead (1956)

Assignment Redhead (1956)

Assignment Redhead (1956)
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79

An American army officer working for British intelligence comes to post-war Berlin to solve a murder. His investigation is compromised when he falls for a nightclub singer, not realising she…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Fighting Trouble (1956)

Fighting Trouble (1956)

Fighting Trouble (1956)
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61

An overambitious shutterbug almost gets his lights put out permanently when he decides to snap a picture of a mob boss.

A Strange Adventure (1956)

A Strange Adventure (1956)

A Strange Adventure (1956)
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70

A trio of thieves make their getaway by kidnapping a young hot-rodder, and take over a mountain cabin for a hideout after overpowering its occupants.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Nightmare (1956)

Nightmare (1956)

Nightmare (1956)
IMDb: N/A
89

Clarinetist Stan has a nightmare about killing a man in a mirrored room. But when he wakes up and finds blood marks on himself and a key from the dream,…

Genre: Crime
A Cry in the Night (1956)

A Cry in the Night (1956)

A Cry in the Night (1956)
IMDb: N/A
75

A police captain’s emotions get in the way when his daughter is kidnapped.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Behind the High Wall (1956)

Behind the High Wall (1956)

Behind the High Wall (1956)
IMDb: N/A
85

A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang’s dough.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Yield to the Night (1956)

Yield to the Night (1956)

Yield to the Night (1956)
IMDb: N/A
99

Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Outside the Law (1956)

Outside the Law (1956)

Outside the Law (1956)
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81

A government agent’s son wins respect and love when he challenges counterfeiters.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Long Arm (1956)

The Long Arm (1956)

The Long Arm (1956)
IMDb: N/A
96

Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The film is notable for using a…

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23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)

23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)

23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
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103

Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race, to find a kidnapped child. When he gets no…

A Kiss Before Dying (1956)

A Kiss Before Dying (1956)

A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
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94

A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Over-Exposed (1956)

Over-Exposed (1956)

Over-Exposed (1956)
IMDb: N/A
80

This titillating bit of pulp sensationalism was the last in a string of “B” films that Cleo Moore starred in at Columbia. Moore plays Lila Crane, an ambitious clip-joint floozie…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Scarlet Hour (1956)

The Scarlet Hour (1956)

The Scarlet Hour (1956)
IMDb: N/A
95

An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
When Gangland Strikes (1956)

When Gangland Strikes (1956)

When Gangland Strikes (1956)
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70

In this crime drama, mobsters swear to get revenge upon a zealous public prosecutor as he tries to get them put into prison. The desperate mobsters try to stop him…

Genre: Crime
You Can’t Escape (1956)

You Can’t Escape (1956)

You Can’t Escape (1956)
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77

Novelist Peter Darwin is engaged to heiress Kay March. When he accidentally kills Claire, his former mistress, during a quarrel, he persuades a reluctant Kay to help him bury the…

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Genre: Crime
Diamond Machine (1955)

Diamond Machine (1955)

Diamond Machine (1955)
IMDb: N/A
98

A group of bandits conspire to kidnap a scientist who can help them manufacture diamonds.Unbeknownst to them , the FBI is already on their case.

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Genre: Crime, Drama
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
IMDb: N/A
119

When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Storm Fear (1955)

Storm Fear (1955)

Storm Fear (1955)
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88

A wounded bank robber takes over his brother’s home.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Ladykillers (1955)

The Ladykillers (1955)

The Ladykillers (1955)
IMDb: N/A
91

Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.

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Genre: Comedy, Crime
The Wicked Go to Hell (1955)

The Wicked Go to Hell (1955)

The Wicked Go to Hell (1955)
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93

Making his directorial debut, Robert Hossein also assumes the leading role, playing an escaped convict. Hossein and his fellow escapees cross the path of Marina Vlady, with whom they all…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Shack Out on 101 (1955)

Shack Out on 101 (1955)

Shack Out on 101 (1955)
IMDb: N/A
80

A greasy spoon diner provides a base for a spy smuggling nuclear secrets.

Genre: Crime