Crime Movies
Gideon’s Day (1958)
Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a traffic-violation ticket from a young police officer. From there, his ‘typical day” consists…
Escapement (1958)
An insurance investigator tumbles onto a series of similar deaths, by brain hemorrhage, of patients of a psychiatric clinic in France where therapy involves a device which can implant visual…
Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
Four women were murdered, each was knifed and, though they had their clothes torn, they weren’t molested. As the famed police inspector Jules Maigret pieces the clues together, he comes…
The Man Who Wouldn’t Talk (1958)
American scientist Dr. Frank Smith is brought to Britain to help the C.I.A. There is a defecting East block scientist they want him to debrief. The commies are less than…
The World Was His Jury (1958)
A sea captain stands trial for manslaughter after 162 people are killed in a fire aboard his cruise ship. Director Fred F. Sears’ 1958 drama stars Edmond O’Brien, Robert McQueeney,…
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
An ailing barrister agrees to defend a man in a sensational murder trial where the unconvincing testimony of the defendant’s wife becomes a subject of confusion.
Baby Face Nelson (1957)
Famed Depression-era gangster “Baby Face Nelson” (Mickey Rooney) robs and kills while accompanied by his beautiful moll (Carolyn Jones).
Plunder Road (1957)
A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.
Kill Her Gently (1957)
A motorist picks up to escaped convicts. Instead of turning them over to the police he hires them to kill his wife.
Man on the Prowl (1957)
A neglected wife (Mala Powers) unknowingly places her family in danger when she becomes friends with a psychologically disturbed deliveryman (James Best).
The Dalton Girls (1957)
Female relatives of the infamous Dalton gang carry on the family tradition.
Johnny Gunman (1957)
Set over the course of one night in New York, Johnny Gunman follows a tense battle between two mob boss hopefuls.
The Flying Scot (1957)
A gang of four would-be robbers plans to steal a fortune in currency hidden aboard the “Flying Scotsman” in a railroad stateroom by cutting through the wall of the adjacent…
The Tijuana Story (1957)
Courageous newspaper editor Manuel Acosta Mesa tries to take on the mob in Tijuana through his newspaper, reporting on the violence, prostitution and drug sales in the border town.
The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)
Residents at a posh Utah hotel become suspects when a girl is found murdered during a pool party. Local sheriff Jess Holmes takes charge of the investigation and must discover…
Teenage Doll (1957)
The Black Widows, a teenage girl gang, find one of their number killed; they suspect Barbara, sometime girlfriend of the leader of rival gang The Vandals. As the gangs prepare…
Death in Small Doses (1957)
A government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.
Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957)
Broke and about to divorce his wife, a pilot joins a smuggling scheme in postwar Madrid.
Short Cut to Hell (1957)
A hitman is found out because he was paid off in traceable stolen money. On the run, he kidnaps the girlfriend of the police detective in charge of his pursuit;…
Carnival Rock (1957)
An ocean-side nightclub owner loves a singer who only has eyes for a gambler.
The Brothers Rico (1957)
Eddie Rico, the erstwhile bookkeeper for a big Mafia boss, is now making a living as an honest merchant in Florida with his family. Things go sour when the police…
The Vicious Circle (1957)
When Dr. Howard Latimer finds the German actress whom he had just met at the London Airport murdered in his flat, he is led into a world of murder, blackmail,…
Appointment with a Shadow (1957)
George Nader plays a reporter whose career is ruined by liquor. A comeback opportunity presents itself when Nader is a bystander at the arrest of a well-known criminal.
Escape from San Quentin (1957)
Desmond plays convict Mike Gilbert, who goes on the lam with fellow prisoners Gruber and Graham when he finds out his wife is divorcing him and feels he has nothing…
Chicago Confidential (1957)
In the Windy City, the mob infiltrates a powerful union.
The Long Haul (1957)
An American ex-GI takes a job as a truck driver to support his British war bride Connie. It isn’t long, however, before Harry is blackmailed into joining a smuggling operation…
The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly (1957)
A series of ghastly murders are being committed. The one similarity in each of the murders is that a strange buzzing sound is always heard right before the murder occurs….
Action of the Tiger (1957)
A woman hires soldier-of-fortune Carson to smuggle her into Albania by way of Greece. Their trouble is just beginning when they get there.
Across the Bridge (1957)
In Mexico, a financier on the run poses as a man he just murdered, only to find out that the man was also a murderer.
Portland Exposé (1957)
The owner of a tavern is pressured by the local mob to go into business with them, and figures it’s better all around if he does that rather than cause…
The Flesh Is Weak (1957)
Giani is a pimp who preys on the naïve, ‘just off the bus’ young women who come to post-war London for fortune.
No Time to Be Young (1957)
A melodrama about young adults growing up and facing the pressures of life.
Valerie (1957)
After the American Civil War, former Union Major John Garth marries pretty settler Valerie but tragedy strikes and the two spouses end up in court where they give two different…