Crime Movies

The Steel Trap (1952)

The Steel Trap (1952)

The Steel Trap (1952)
IMDb: N/A
85

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.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Miss Robin Hood (1952)

Miss Robin Hood (1952)

Miss Robin Hood (1952)
IMDb: N/A
76

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…

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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Kansas City Confidential (1952)

Kansas City Confidential (1952)

Kansas City Confidential (1952)
IMDb: N/A
100

An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.

Genre: Crime
The Gentle Gunman (1952)

The Gentle Gunman (1952)

The Gentle Gunman (1952)
IMDb: N/A
86

The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Thief (1952)

The Thief (1952)

The Thief (1952)
IMDb: N/A
85

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.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Night Won’t Talk (1952)

The Night Won’t Talk (1952)

The Night Won’t Talk (1952)
IMDb: N/A
61

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)…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Beware My Lovely (1952)

Beware My Lovely (1952)

Beware My Lovely (1952)
IMDb: N/A
77

A psychopath on the run takes a job as a handyman at the house of a lonely widow.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Breakdown (1952)

Breakdown (1952)

Breakdown (1952)
IMDb: N/A
76

A boxer (William Bishop) jailed for murder proves his girlfriend’s (Ann Richards) wealthy father and a ward boss framed him.

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Turning Point (1952)

The Turning Point (1952)

The Turning Point (1952)
IMDb: N/A
85

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…

Genre: Crime, Drama
I’m A Stranger (1952)

I’m A Stranger (1952)

I’m A Stranger (1952)
IMDb: N/A
60

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…

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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Here Come the Marines (1952)

Here Come the Marines (1952)

Here Come the Marines (1952)
IMDb: N/A
66

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…

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Derby Day (1952)

Derby Day (1952)

Derby Day (1952)
IMDb: N/A
84

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…

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The Sellout (1952)

The Sellout (1952)

The Sellout (1952)
IMDb: N/A
83

A small-town newspaper editor risks everything to expose a corrupt sheriff.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Loan Shark (1952)

Loan Shark (1952)

Loan Shark (1952)
IMDb: N/A
79

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…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Sniper (1952)

The Sniper (1952)

The Sniper (1952)
IMDb: N/A
88

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…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Without Warning! (1952)

Without Warning! (1952)

Without Warning! (1952)
IMDb: N/A
75

Los Angeles is paralysed with terror when a lovesick murderer takes to the streets with a pair of garden shears

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Narrow Margin (1952)

The Narrow Margin (1952)

The Narrow Margin (1952)
IMDb: N/A
71

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster’s widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Stolen Face (1952)

Stolen Face (1952)

Stolen Face (1952)
IMDb: N/A
72

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…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Carbine Williams (1952)

Carbine Williams (1952)

Carbine Williams (1952)
IMDb: N/A
92

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…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Hammer the Toff (1952)

Hammer the Toff (1952)

Hammer the Toff (1952)
IMDb: N/A
71

A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula.

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Genre: Crime
Night Falls (1952)

Night Falls (1952)

Night Falls (1952)
IMDb: N/A
88

Marcos is an arrogant jai-alai player who seduces and discards women until he himself becomes the object of a cunning revenge.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Hoodlum Empire (1952)

Hoodlum Empire (1952)

Hoodlum Empire (1952)
IMDb: N/A
98

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…

Genre: Crime
Macao (1952)

Macao (1952)

Macao (1952)
IMDb: N/A
81

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)

Wide Boy (1952)

Wide Boy (1952)
IMDb: N/A
67

Picking a pocket leads to blackmail and murder for a petty criminal in London.

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Wings of Danger (1952)

Wings of Danger (1952)

Wings of Danger (1952)
IMDb: N/A
73

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…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Captive City (1952)

The Captive City (1952)

The Captive City (1952)
IMDb: N/A
91

A small-town newspaper editor defies threats to expose the mob.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Hunted (1952)

Hunted (1952)

Hunted (1952)
IMDb: N/A
84

An unexpected bond develops between a fugitive killer and a runaway orphan on an odyssey across England.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Home at Seven (1952)

Home at Seven (1952)

Home at Seven (1952)
IMDb: N/A
85

Unable to recall the past 24 hours, a British bank clerk is the prime suspect for a robbery/murder.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Deadline – U.S.A. (1952)

Deadline – U.S.A. (1952)

Deadline – U.S.A. (1952)
IMDb: N/A
87

With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Stranger on the Prowl (1952)

Stranger on the Prowl (1952)

Stranger on the Prowl (1952)
IMDb: N/A
90

A down-and-out crook on the lam befriends a young street urchin, in an Italian port city. At first amused that the boy is a sneak thief, he tries to deflects…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)

This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)

This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
IMDb: N/A
100

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…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Secret People (1952)

Secret People (1952)

Secret People (1952)
IMDb: N/A
96

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.

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Genre: Crime, Drama
The Las Vegas Story (1952)

The Las Vegas Story (1952)

The Las Vegas Story (1952)
IMDb: N/A
88

When newlyweds visit Las Vegas, the wife’s shady past comes to the surface.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Last Page (1952)

The Last Page (1952)

The Last Page (1952)
IMDb: N/A
84

A married bookstore owner is blackmailed after he makes a pass at his new sexy blonde clerk.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Scandal Sheet (1952)

Scandal Sheet (1952)

Scandal Sheet (1952)
IMDb: N/A
82

A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
On Dangerous Ground (1951)

On Dangerous Ground (1951)

On Dangerous Ground (1951)
IMDb: N/A
82

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…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Another Man’s Poison (1951)

Another Man’s Poison (1951)

Another Man’s Poison (1951)
IMDb: N/A
90

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…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
The Unknown Man (1951)

The Unknown Man (1951)

The Unknown Man (1951)
IMDb: N/A
86

A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he’s gotten off was really guilty.

Genre: Crime, Drama
FBI Girl (1951)

FBI Girl (1951)

FBI Girl (1951)
IMDb: N/A
74

G-men grab a gangster and a governor thanks to a clerk in the fingerprints division.

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Raging Tide (1951)

The Raging Tide (1951)

The Raging Tide (1951)
IMDb: N/A
93

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…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller