Crime Movies
No Time to Be Young (1957)
A melodrama about young adults growing up and facing the pressures of life.
The Hypnotist (1957)
Culver is a psychiatrist who uses hypnotism to treat his patients. When Carpenter, a test pilot, comes to see him complaining of blackouts that make his job difficult, Culver tries…
Hell Drivers (1957)
An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.
The Midnight Story (1957)
Beloved priest Father Thomasino is murdered in a San Francisco alley, and the police have few clues. But traffic cop Joe Martini becomes obsessed with finding the killer; he suspects…
The Burglar (1957)
Burglar Nat Harbin and his two associates set their sights on wealthy spiritualist Sister Sarah, who has inherited a fortune — including a renowned emerald necklace — from a Philadelphia…
The Garment Jungle (1957)
Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house that designs and manufactures dresses. To stay non-union, Walter has hired Artie…
Footsteps in the Night (1957)
Two detectives investigate the strangulation murder of a man whom everyone seemed to like.
The River’s Edge (1957)
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…
Man Afraid (1957)
A preacher (George Nader) fears for his family (Phyllis Thaxter, Tim Hovey) after killing a teenage burglar whose father seeks revenge.
Interpol (1957)
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…
Rock All Night (1957)
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…
The Big Caper (1957)
A con artist moves into a small town to spearhead a payroll robbery.
Time Without Pity (1957)
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…
Untamed Youth (1957)
Two sisters are arrested for skinny-dipping on their way to Los Angeles and are sentenced to labor work on a farm.
The Tattered Dress (1957)
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…
Fortune Is a Woman (1957)
An insurance man discovers his ex-girlfriend and her husband’s art-forgery/arson scam.
The Shadow on the Window (1957)
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 –…
You Pay Your Money (1957)
Crime drama in which a couple get involved in a web of intrigue surrounding the husband’s employer.
Town on Trial (1957)
When an attractive young girl is murdered, suspicion falls on several members of the local tennis club. It falls to Police Inspector Halloran to sort out all the red herrings,…
Four Boys and a Gun (1957)
The moving story of four young men struggling against overwhelming odds to remain honest. When their crooked employer shorts their earnings; they turn to crime, their first theft ending in…
Chain of Evidence (1957)
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…
The Counterfeit Plan (1957)
An escaped murderer flees France to England, where he forces an ex-forger, now established as a reputable estate owner, and the forger’s daughter who knew nothing of his past, to…
The Betrayal (1957)
Fourteen years after he was blinded in a WWII concentration camp, a Canadian perfume executive travels to London on business and recognizes the voice of the traitor who betrayed him…
Crime of Passion (1956)
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…
The Unguarded Moment (1956)
A high-school music teacher is the victim of a student who writes indecent notes and assaults women.
The Wrong Man (1956)
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel “Manny” Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
The Green Man (1956)
Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a…
The Wild Party (1956)
An ex-football brute (Anthony Quinn) and his beatnik gang take a rich girl (Carol Ohmart) and her boyfriend hostage (Arthur Franz) at a jazz joint.
Rumble on the Docks (1956)
A Brooklyn-born 17-year-old’s loyalty is torn between his parents’ old-fashion values and a local gangster’s flashy lifestyle.
A Woman’s Devotion (1956)
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)
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.
Nightfall (1956)
An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
A Czech refugee uses women to advance his business interest.
The Cruel Tower (1956)
The story of a bunch of hard-drinking steeplejacks.
House of Secrets (1956)
Police in Paris recruit an English ship’s officer (Michael Craig) to help trap counterfeiters by joining them.
The Boss (1956)
A crusading politician falls prey to the temptations of power.