Crime Movies
The Steel Trap (1952)
Joseph Cotten plays an assistant bank manager who steals $1,000,000 from the safe late on a Friday and then plans to flee to Brazil over the weekend.
Miss Robin Hood (1952)
In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls finds himself presented with an intriguing proposition from an elderly fan. She suggests that they conspire to…
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.
The Gentle Gunman (1952)
The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.
The Thief (1952)
A chance accident causes a nuclear physicist, who’s selling top secret material to the Russians, to fall under FBI scrutiny and go on the run.
The Night Won’t Talk (1952)
When a beautiful young artist’s model is strangled in her bed, Scotland Yard find themselves with three suspects — her sinister ex-husband (Elwyn Brook-Jones), a sexually disturbed artist (Ballard Berkeley)…
Beware My Lovely (1952)
A psychopath on the run takes a job as a handyman at the house of a lonely widow.
Breakdown (1952)
A boxer (William Bishop) jailed for murder proves his girlfriend’s (Ann Richards) wealthy father and a ward boss framed him.
The Turning Point (1952)
Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn’t understand why Matt is reluctant, but cynical…
I’m A Stranger (1952)
When his grandfather dies, George Westcott (Patrick Doonan) returns home from India to collect his inheritance — only to find that the will has mysteriously gone missing. As his greedy…
Here Come the Marines (1952)
After Slip is drafted into the Marines, the rest of the gang volunteers so they can be with him. Sach discovers that the colonel knew his father and he is…
Derby Day (1952)
Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby day. It cleverly blends dramatic, romantic and comic elements, including the woman and…
The Sellout (1952)
A small-town newspaper editor risks everything to expose a corrupt sheriff.
Loan Shark (1952)
A vicious loan shark ring has been preying on factory workers. When several workers at a tire factory suffer violence at the hands of the loan sharkers, a union leader…
The Sniper (1952)
Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he’s especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far…
Without Warning! (1952)
Los Angeles is paralysed with terror when a lovesick murderer takes to the streets with a pair of garden shears
The Narrow Margin (1952)
A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster’s widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Stolen Face (1952)
A plastic surgeon changes the face of a female convict to match that of the beautiful woman who broke his heart and left him. He marries the convict but trouble…
Carbine Williams (1952)
David Marshall Williams is sent to a prison farm where he works in the tool shop and eventually develops the precursor of the famous M-1 Carbine automatic rifle used in…
Hammer the Toff (1952)
A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula.
Hoodlum Empire (1952)
It’s a deadly play for power when a Mafia chieftain’s top gun goes straight and threatens to testify against the big boss and his cruel, nationwide network of crime. The…
Macao (1952)
Nick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and…
Wide Boy (1952)
Picking a pocket leads to blackmail and murder for a petty criminal in London.
Wings of Danger (1952)
A former pilot suffering from blackouts discovers that a fellow flyer is suspected of being mixed up with a web of smugglers. While searching for his missing buddy, he unwittingly…
The Captive City (1952)
A small-town newspaper editor defies threats to expose the mob.
Hunted (1952)
An unexpected bond develops between a fugitive killer and a runaway orphan on an odyssey across England.
Home at Seven (1952)
Unable to recall the past 24 hours, a British bank clerk is the prime suspect for a robbery/murder.
Deadline – U.S.A. (1952)
With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.
This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
A crime gang leader is losing her sight, so while her lover goes into hiding, she checks in to the hospital for extensive surgery to recover her eyesight. There she…
Secret People (1952)
This tale of intrigue finds Valentina Cortese involved in an assassination plot. She helps the police apprehend the conspirators after an innocent bystander is accidentally killed.
The Las Vegas Story (1952)
When newlyweds visit Las Vegas, the wife’s shady past comes to the surface.
The Last Page (1952)
A married bookstore owner is blackmailed after he makes a pass at his new sexy blonde clerk.
Scandal Sheet (1952)
A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt…
Another Man’s Poison (1951)
Mystery novelist Janet Frobisher, lives in an isolated house, having been separated for years from her criminal husband. She has fallen in love with her secretary’s fiancé and when her…
The Unknown Man (1951)
A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he’s gotten off was really guilty.
FBI Girl (1951)
G-men grab a gangster and a governor thanks to a clerk in the fingerprints division.
The Raging Tide (1951)
A San Francisco hood is rubbed out by rival Bruno Felkin, who himself reports the crime to Homicide Lt. Kelsey in an alibi scheme which fails. To escape, he stows…