Crime Movies
The Bat (1959)
Mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder has rented a country house called “The Oaks”, which not long ago was the scene of some murders committed by a strange and violent criminal…
The Scapegoat (1959)
An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.
The Siege of Pinchgut (1959)
An escaped prisoner is trying to clear his name.
The Big Operator (1959)
A power-mad union boss resorts to murder to eliminate witnesses scheduled to testify against him. The eclectic cast includes Mickey Rooney, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Jay North, Vampira, Charles…
The Treasure of San Teresa (1959)
After World War II, an ex-spy returns to Germany to search for a cache of jewels he hid in a Czechoslovakian convent.
The Beat Generation (1959)
A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is attacked.
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an…
Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)
A young alien falls for a pretty teenage Earth girl and they team up to try to stop the plans of his invading cohorts, who intend to use Earth as…
Jack the Ripper (1959)
A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.
The Scarface Mob (1959)
Story of how a group of incorruptible federal lawmen helped put 1920s’ Chicago gangster Al Capone in prison.
Compulsion (1959)
Two close friends’ plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
Innocent Meeting (1959)
The daughter of a textile company owner falls in love with a young illustrator with a secret criminal past.
Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959)
When the shootings of two juvenile inmates bring public protest, a psychologist is brought in to see if he can do anything to control the problems peacefully.
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an…
No Trees in the Street (1959)
Based on the play by Ted Willis, the film is set in the years just before World War II, when England hadn’t completely dug itself out of the worldwide depression….
Breakout (1959)
A local government official leads a double life when organising a breakout from a prison.
Whirlpool (1959)
The ex-girlfriend of a German fugitive hides with the captain and crew of a ship on the Rhine.
Tiger Bay (1959)
In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting…
The Last Mile (1959)
Jail house tensions mount as a killer’s execution approaches.
I Mobster (1959)
The rise and fall of gang lord Joe Sante. A crime boss appears before a Senate subcommittee. A flashbacks tell his story.
The Trap (1959)
Lawyer Ralph Anderson arrives in Tula, an amazingly remote town in the desert, as reluctant emissary of mob chief Victor Massonetti, who wants the airstrip clear for his unofficial exit…
The Big Boss (1959)
Guns Girls and Gangsters (1959)
Chuck Wheeler gets out of the Pen and sets up an elaborate heist of Vegas casino money travelling by armored truck. He enlists the help of shady club owner Joe…
Revolt in the Big House (1958)
A crime boss tries to cause a riot and prison break while behind bars.
Murder by Contract (1958)
Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer. His next target, a woman, is the most difficult.
Passport to Shame (1958)
British melodrama about a cabbie befriending a girl caught up in the white slave trade.
Corridors of Blood (1958)
Dr. Thomas Bolton fights for the use of anesthetic in surgery and uses himself as a guinea pig, but soon finds himself addicted.
I Want to Live! (1958)
Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.
Party Girl (1958)
Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It’s not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there’s…
The Decks Ran Red (1958)
A band of dishonest seamen plans a murderous mutiny aboard the S.S. Berwind.
Raw Wind in Eden (1958)
Passengers struggle to survive after their plane crashes on a remote island. Director Richard Wilson’s 1958 drama stars Esther Williams, Jeff Chandler and Rosanna Podesta.
The Man Inside (1958)
A detective tracking a stolen gem begins to suspect there’s more to the case than just theft.
Step Down to Terror (1958)
Pursued by detectives, Johnny Walters leaves the city to visit his family in a small California town. Among the household: his dead brother’s luscious widow Helen, who soon is attracted…
Tread Softly Stranger (1958)
Unable to pay his bookie, a man returns to his hometown where his embezzler brother and girlfriend plot a robbery that ends in tragedy.