Crime Movies

Scarface (1932)

Scarface (1932)

Scarface (1932)
IMDb: N/A
93

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio ‘Tony’ Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Hotel Splendide (1932)

Hotel Splendide (1932)

Hotel Splendide (1932)
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53

Jerry Mason inherits the Hotel Splendide at Speymouth but is disappointed when he sees it is a quiet place with few permanent residents. Gentleman Charlie, a jewel thief arrives after…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Are You Listening? (1932)

Are You Listening? (1932)

Are You Listening? (1932)
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73

WBLA is on the air, presenting the live music, the sudsy dramas and the sell-sell-sell of commercial interludes that keep consumers buying and sponsors smiling. But one sponsor, a producer…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Girl from Chicago (1932)

The Girl from Chicago (1932)

The Girl from Chicago (1932)
IMDb: N/A
71

An undercover government agent on a case in Mississippi meets and falls in love with a beautiful young woman who’s being menaced by a local crime boss.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
Behind the Mask (1932)

Behind the Mask (1932)

Behind the Mask (1932)
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68

A Secret Service agent nabs a scalpel-happy doctor who runs drugs in caskets.

The Beast of the City (1932)

The Beast of the City (1932)

The Beast of the City (1932)
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86

Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick is after gangster Sam Belmonte. He uses his own corrupt brother Ed to watch over Daisy who was associated with Belmonte.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Shanghai Express (1932)

Shanghai Express (1932)

Shanghai Express (1932)
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82

A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.

The Hatchet Man (1932)

The Hatchet Man (1932)

The Hatchet Man (1932)
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74

When he’s forced to kill his best friend, a Chinese hit man adopts the man’s daughter.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
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61

In 19th century Paris, a maniac abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship but constantly meets failure as the abducted women…

Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Taxi! (1931)

Taxi! (1931)

Taxi! (1931)
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69

Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Mata Hari (1931)

Mata Hari (1931)

Mata Hari (1931)
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89

A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
The Guilty Generation (1931)

The Guilty Generation (1931)

The Guilty Generation (1931)
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82

The children of feuding gangsters fall in love and fight to escape their parents’ notoriety.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf (1931)

Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf (1931)

Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf (1931)
IMDb: N/A
90

Franz Biberkopf has served four years in prison. His return to normal life is not successful.

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Sidewalks of New York (1931)

Sidewalks of New York (1931)

Sidewalks of New York (1931)
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74

A dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young woman) by transforming their rough neighborhood into a more decent place.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Five Star Final (1931)

Five Star Final (1931)

Five Star Final (1931)
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89

Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Daughter of the Dragon (1931)

Daughter of the Dragon (1931)

Daughter of the Dragon (1931)
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70

At her Chinese father’s bidding, a woman goes to murder an enemy and meets a Scotland Yard detective.

Blonde Crazy (1931)

Blonde Crazy (1931)

Blonde Crazy (1931)
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79

Adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.

An American Tragedy (1931)

An American Tragedy (1931)

An American Tragedy (1931)
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96

A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Guilty Hands (1931)

Guilty Hands (1931)

Guilty Hands (1931)
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69

A district attorney commits the perfect murder when he kills his daughter’s womanizing fiancé and then tries framing the fiancé’s lover.

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Public Defender (1931)

The Public Defender (1931)

The Public Defender (1931)
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69

A mysterious phantom who calls himself The Reckoner vows to expose the crooked bankers who embezzled their company’s funds.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Night Nurse (1931)

Night Nurse (1931)

Night Nurse (1931)
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72

Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Black Camel (1931)

The Black Camel (1931)

The Black Camel (1931)
IMDb: N/A
71

Movie star Shelah Fane is seeing wealthy Alan Jaynes while filming in Honolulu, Hawaii, but won’t marry him without consulting famed psychic Tarneverro first. Enter inspector Charlie Chan of the…

Genre: Crime, Mystery
The Vanishing Legion (1931)

The Vanishing Legion (1931)

The Vanishing Legion (1931)
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220

A mysterious master criminal known as The Voice plots with his gang to sabotage the Milesburg Oil Company, but the rightful heir has a secret army of her own to…

The Maltese Falcon (1931)

The Maltese Falcon (1931)

The Maltese Falcon (1931)
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80

A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese…

Genre: Crime, Mystery
M (1931)

M (1931)

M (1931)
IMDb: N/A
111

In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert’s heinous crimes are so repellant and…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Public Enemy (1931)

The Public Enemy (1931)

The Public Enemy (1931)
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84

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound…

Genre: Crime, Drama
City Streets (1931)

City Streets (1931)

City Streets (1931)
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83

A mobster’s daughter leads her boyfriend from the circus into bootlegging.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
The Secret Six (1931)

The Secret Six (1931)

The Secret Six (1931)
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83

Bootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang, masterminded by crooked criminal defense lawyer Newton. Scorpio eventually takes over Frank’s operation, beats a rival gang,…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Front Page (1931)

The Front Page (1931)

The Front Page (1931)
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101

Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when…

Gentleman’s Fate (1931)

Gentleman’s Fate (1931)

Gentleman’s Fate (1931)
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90

A bootlegger falls apart when his wife leaves him.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Mary (1931)

Mary (1931)

Mary (1931)
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78

A juror in a murder trial, after voting to convict, has second thoughts and begins to investigate on his own before the execution. German version of “Murder.”

The 3 Penny Opera (1931)

The 3 Penny Opera (1931)

The 3 Penny Opera (1931)
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112

In London at the turn of the century, underworld kingpin Mack the Knife marries Polly Peachum without the knowledge of her father, the equally enterprising ‘king of the beggars’.

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Genre: Crime, Music
The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)

The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)

The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
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84

A card cheat is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal enterprise that Sherlock Holmes believes is controlled by Professor Moriarity.

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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Dance Fools Dance (1931)

Dance Fools Dance (1931)

Dance Fools Dance (1931)
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78

When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago’s upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, his naive younger…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Little Caesar (1931)

Little Caesar (1931)

Little Caesar (1931)
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79

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Criminal Code (1931)

The Criminal Code (1931)

The Criminal Code (1931)
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97

After young Robert Graham commits a murder while drunk and defending his girlfriend, he is prosecuted by ambitious Mark Brady and sentenced to 10 years. Six years later, Brady becomes…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Hell-Bound Train (1930)

Hell-Bound Train (1930)

Hell-Bound Train (1930)
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51

A jeremiad against intemperance, jazz music, and abortion, set on a train filled with unrepentant sinners hurtling toward damnation.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Paid (1930)

Paid (1930)

Paid (1930)
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86

Mary Turner gets a three year prison sentence for a crime she didn’t commit. Once released, she plots to get back at the man responsible for her conviction.

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Bat Whispers (1930)

The Bat Whispers (1930)

The Bat Whispers (1930)
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83

Infamous burglar “The Bat” commits a daring jewelry theft despite heavy police presence. Soon after, a bank theft occurs, which may be the work of the criminal as well. Meanwhile,…

The Doorway to Hell (1930)

The Doorway to Hell (1930)

The Doorway to Hell (1930)
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78

A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides to give the business to his second in command and retire…

Genre: Crime, Drama