Crime Movies

The Mad Magician (1954)

The Mad Magician (1954)

The Mad Magician (1954)
IMDb: N/A
72

Don Gallico is an inventor of stage magic effects who aspires to become a star in his own right. Just before his first performance his act is shut down by…

Jail Bait (1954)

Jail Bait (1954)

Jail Bait (1954)
IMDb: N/A
74

Don Gregor, the son of famous plastic surgeon Dr. Boris Gregor, begins to hang around with young criminal Vic Brady and carry a gun. The pair attempt an armed holdup,…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Miami Story (1954)

The Miami Story (1954)

The Miami Story (1954)
IMDb: N/A
75

Fed up with the raising crime in Miami, the police chief and the leading members of the city council hire a former Miami gangster, gone straight, to help eliminate the…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Witness to Murder (1954)

Witness to Murder (1954)

Witness to Murder (1954)
IMDb: N/A
83

A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Diamond Wizard (1954)

The Diamond Wizard (1954)

The Diamond Wizard (1954)
IMDb: N/A
83

While in London trying to nab several fugitives who stole a million dollars from a U.S. Treasury vault, American federal agent Dennison (Dennis O’Keefe) assists Scotland Yard Insp. McClaren (Philip…

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Loophole (1954)

Loophole (1954)

Loophole (1954)
IMDb: N/A
80

Bank teller Mike Donovan (Barry Sullivan) takes the first step on the road to Perdition when he fails to report a $49,000 shortage. Accused of theft, Donovan is fired from…

Genre: Crime
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)

Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)

Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
IMDb: N/A
83

When several women are found mutilated and murdered, the Paris police are baffled as to who the killer may be. All evidence points to Dupin, but soon it becomes apparent…

Blackout (1954)

Blackout (1954)

Blackout (1954)
IMDb: N/A
87

When a beautiful young woman suddenly offers inebriated Casey Morrow a lot of money for a quick and easy job, he doesn’t ask too many questions. But when the girl’s…

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Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954)

Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954)

Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954)
IMDb: N/A
95

Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the…

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Eight O’Clock Walk (1954)

Eight O’Clock Walk (1954)

Eight O’Clock Walk (1954)
IMDb: N/A
87

Only a British cabdriver’s (Richard Attenborough) wife (Cathy O’Donnell) and lawyer (Derek Farr) believe him innocent of killing a little girl.

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Duffy of San Quentin (1954)

Duffy of San Quentin (1954)

Duffy of San Quentin (1954)
IMDb: N/A
78

San Quentin’s new warden crusades for reform and for a framed inmate who loves a nurse.

Genre: Crime, Drama
An Inspector Calls (1954)

An Inspector Calls (1954)

An Inspector Calls (1954)
IMDb: N/A
80

An upper-crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or…

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Night People (1954)

Night People (1954)

Night People (1954)
IMDb: N/A
93

A US intelligence officer, stationed in Germany, is caught in a political dilemma when the Russians kidnap a young Army private, the son of prominent American businessman. In exchange for…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Drive a Crooked Road (1954)

Drive a Crooked Road (1954)

Drive a Crooked Road (1954)
IMDb: N/A
83

A mechanic gets caught up with the mob when he falls for a gangster’s girlfriend.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Dangerous Mission (1954)

Dangerous Mission (1954)

Dangerous Mission (1954)
IMDb: N/A
75

A policeman tries to protect a young woman against a hit man, when she flees New York after witnessing a mob killing.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Good Die Young (1954)

The Good Die Young (1954)

The Good Die Young (1954)
IMDb: N/A
100

An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van robbery, which goes badly wrong.

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Bait (1954)

Bait (1954)

Bait (1954)
IMDb: N/A
79

A man looking for his fortune in a mine decides to tempt his partner with his much younger wife. The goal? To catch them “in the act” and kill him…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)

Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)

Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
IMDb: N/A
80

A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.

Genre: Crime, Drama
River Beat (1954)

River Beat (1954)

River Beat (1954)
IMDb: N/A
70

British diamond smugglers use the radiowoman (Phyllis Kirk) from a freighter docked on the Thames to unwittingly “mule” their swag, hidden in cigarettes, past customs, not knowing that she has…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)

The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)

The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)
IMDb: N/A
70

Ambrose C. Park, left on a park bench as an infant with an impulsive need to find his parents, is an assistant to a diamond cutter. Shyster lawyer Remlick, in…

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Face the Music (1954)

Face the Music (1954)

Face the Music (1954)
IMDb: N/A
84

A famed trumpet player is suspected of murdering a blues singer. Using only two minor clues, he narrows the suspects to four people, but only after surviving poison placed on…

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Alaska Seas (1954)

Alaska Seas (1954)

Alaska Seas (1954)
IMDb: N/A
78

A crooked salmon fisherman tries to steal his best friend’s fiancée and put him out of business.

Highway Dragnet (1954)

Highway Dragnet (1954)

Highway Dragnet (1954)
IMDb: N/A
70

An ex-Marine, on the lam from a murder charge, hitches a ride with a glamour-magazine photographer, who is travelling cross-country with her principal model. Tensions rise when the women realize…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Island Monster (1954)

The Island Monster (1954)

The Island Monster (1954)
IMDb: N/A
87

An Italian government agent is assigned to break up a drug smuggling ring on the island of Ischia but his daughter is kidnapped by the gang.

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Girl Gang (1954)

Girl Gang (1954)

Girl Gang (1954)
IMDb: N/A
63

A gangster hooks gangs of young women on drugs and has them commit robberies and prostitution.

Impulse (1954)

Impulse (1954)

Impulse (1954)
IMDb: N/A
80

An American realtor living in England is dissatisfied with what he believes to be his humdrum life. One weekend while his wife is out of town, he gives a ride…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Man in the Attic (1953)

Man in the Attic (1953)

Man in the Attic (1953)
IMDb: N/A
82

London, 1888: on the night of the third Jack the Ripper killing, soft-spoken Mr. Slade, a research pathologist, takes lodgings with the Harleys, including a gloomy attic room for “experiments.”…

Girl on the Run (1953)

Girl on the Run (1953)

Girl on the Run (1953)
IMDb: N/A
64

A hootchy-kootchy whodunit set at a small seedy carnival where a reporter tries to discover who killed his boss while his girlfriend inexplicably joins the burlesque show!

Genre: Crime, Mystery
Violated (1953)

Violated (1953)

Violated (1953)
IMDb: N/A
78

A Psycho stalks the streets of Greenwich Village, killing and cutting off their hair!

Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
36 Hours (1953)

36 Hours (1953)

36 Hours (1953)
IMDb: N/A
80

When his wife stops writing to him and his letters are returned unanswered, Dan becomes extremely concerned about her welfare. He returns home but is only able to meet with…

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Large Rope (1953)

The Large Rope (1953)

The Large Rope (1953)
IMDb: N/A
72

After being framed for a murder he didn’t commit, Tom Penney (Donald Houston) serves his time and returns to his rural English home to establish a quiet life. When another…

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Flight to Tangier (1953)

Flight to Tangier (1953)

Flight to Tangier (1953)
IMDb: N/A
90

At the Tangier airport, a group of people await the arrival of a mysterious plane from behind the Iron Curtain. The reception committee includes Susan, an American; Gil Walker, a…

Genre: Action, Crime
The Glass Web (1953)

The Glass Web (1953)

The Glass Web (1953)
IMDb: N/A
81

A manipulative diva blackmails a married man and insults her secret lover, leading to her murder. As the husband tries to cover his tracks, the lover sabotages him and suggests…

Thérèse Raquin (1953)

Thérèse Raquin (1953)

Thérèse Raquin (1953)
IMDb: N/A
106

Star-crossed lovers Thérèse and Laurent think they’ve gotten away with murder after Thérèse’s weakling husband “falls” from a speeding train. But when forced to contend with a blackmailer’s demands and…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Hidden in the Fog (1953)

Hidden in the Fog (1953)

Hidden in the Fog (1953)
IMDb: N/A
88

A wealthy woman is suspected of murder and runs from the police

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Roadhouse Girl (1953)

Roadhouse Girl (1953)

Roadhouse Girl (1953)
IMDb: N/A
70

A middle-aged garage owner’s life is turned upside down when his new mechanics gets it on with his sexy younger wife.

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Crime Wave (1953)

Crime Wave (1953)

Crime Wave (1953)
IMDb: N/A
73

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Intruder (1953)

The Intruder (1953)

The Intruder (1953)
IMDb: N/A
84

When Ex Colonel Merton discovers a burglar ransacking his home, he is shocked to find out that the thief is a former soldier from his tank regiment. When the thief…

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Genre: Crime, War
Street of Shadows (1953)

Street of Shadows (1953)

Street of Shadows (1953)
IMDb: N/A
84

A saloon owner falls in love with the abused wife of a heavy gambler. He is snared into a web of intrigue when an ex-girlfriend is found murdered in his…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Appointment in Honduras (1953)

Appointment in Honduras (1953)

Appointment in Honduras (1953)
IMDb: N/A
79

On a tramp steamer off Central America are Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard, five prisoners en route to a Nicaraguan prison, and Corbett, an American carrying money for a Honduran counter-revolution….