Crime Movies
Gentleman’s Fate (1931)
A bootlegger falls apart when his wife leaves him.
Mary (1931)
A juror in a murder trial, after voting to convict, has second thoughts and begins to investigate on his own before the execution. German version of “Murder.”
The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
A card cheat is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal enterprise that Sherlock Holmes believes is controlled by Professor Moriarity.
Dance Fools Dance (1931)
When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago’s upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, his naive younger…
Little Caesar (1931)
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
The Criminal Code (1931)
After young Robert Graham commits a murder while drunk and defending his girlfriend, he is prosecuted by ambitious Mark Brady and sentenced to 10 years. Six years later, Brady becomes…
Hell-Bound Train (1930)
A jeremiad against intemperance, jazz music, and abortion, set on a train filled with unrepentant sinners hurtling toward damnation.
Paid (1930)
Mary Turner gets a three year prison sentence for a crime she didn’t commit. Once released, she plots to get back at the man responsible for her conviction.
The Bat Whispers (1930)
Infamous burglar “The Bat” commits a daring jewelry theft despite heavy police presence. Soon after, a bank theft occurs, which may be the work of the criminal as well. Meanwhile,…
The Doorway to Hell (1930)
A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides to give the business to his second in command and retire…
The Pay-Off (1930)
A thug robs a young engaged couple of their last few dollars. When the thug’s gang boss hears of the robbery, he gives them back their money and takes them…
Murder! (1930)
When a woman is convicted of murder, one of the jurors selected to serve on the murder-trial jury believes the accused, an aspiring actress, is innocent of the crime and…
Road to Paradise (1930)
Loretta Young plays dual roles in this 1930 crime drama about a young thief planning to steal jewels from a wealthy socialite.
The Unholy Three (1930)
A trio of former sideshow performers double as the “Unholy Three” in a scam to nab some shiny rocks.
Raffles (1930)
A distinguished English gentleman has a secret life–he is the notorious jewel thief the press has dubbed “The Amateur Cracksman”. When he meets a woman and falls in love he…
The Big House (1930)
Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.
The Benson Murder Case (1930)
A ruthless, crooked stockbroker is murdered at his luxurious country estate, and detective Philo Vance just happens to be there; he decides to find out who killed him.
The Woman Racket (1930)
During a raid, a cop lets a pretty speakeasy employee escape and later begins dating her. Although she loves him, his salary and dull life leave her wanting.
New York Nights (1929)
Show girl Jill Deverne is married to song writer Fred Deverne, and everyone is involved in the Broadway night life and endless parties. Jill is being pursued by a gangster,…
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929)
A Chinese doctor vows revenge against the allied troops who killed his wife and child during the Boxer Rebellion.
Blackmail (1929)
London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to…
Behind That Curtain (1929)
Sir George hires Hillary Gatt to find out more about Eric who wants to marry Lois. Gatt is murdered and the couple, married, run off to India. Old friend John…
Thunderbolt (1929)
A criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed and who is in love…
The Flying Scotsman (1929)
The Flying Scotsman is a 1929 black and white film set on the Flying Scotsman train from London to Edinburgh. Engine driver Bob is due to retire from his job…
Broadway (1929)
A naive young dancer in a Broadway show innocently gets involved in backstage bootlegging and murder.
The Voice of the City (1929)
An escaped convict and the detective tasked with hunting him down end up working in parallel to clear the convict’s name and nab the gangsters that framed him.
The Canary Murder Case (1929)
A beautiful showgirl, name “the Canary” is a scheming nightclub singer. Blackmailing is her game and with that she ends up dead. But who killed “the Canary”. All the suspects…
Piccadilly (1929)
A young Chinese woman, working in the kitchen at a London dance club, is given the chance to become the club’s main act.
The Racket (1928)
A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
Beggars of Life (1928)
After killing her treacherous step-father, a girl tries to escape the country with a young vagabond. She dresses as a boy, they hop freight trains, quarrel with a group of…
13 Washington Square (1928)
In this comedy, a wealthy matron is terribly upset when she learns that her socialite son is planning to marry a blue collar girl.
Chicago (1927)
Based on a true story, two-timing boozing wife Roxie Hart kills her lover in cold blood after he leaves her, and finagles her way out being indicted. The basis for…
The Shield of Honor (1927)
Can Jack MacDowell, the first flying policeman on the force, save his dad from stop-at-nothing jewel thieves?
Underworld (1927)
Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed’s girlfriend.
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan…
Should Men Walk Home? (1927)
Mabel plays an out-and-out crook, a “Girl Bandit,” no less. And she quickly hooks up with a male partner in crime, in this case a Gentleman Crook played by perpetually…
The Flying Ace (1926)
A veteran World War I fighter pilot returns home a war hero and immediately regains his former job as a railroad company detective. His first case: recover a stolen satchel…