Crime Movies
Count the Hours! (1953)
A lawyer defends a migrant worker in a sensational murder trial.
Jeopardy (1953)
A woman is kidnapped when she goes to get help for her husband who is trapped on a beach with the tide coming in to surely drown him.
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Roy and Gilbert’s fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He’s killed before,…
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of…
Deadly Nightshade (1953)
Escapee switches identities but finds the new one quite a handful.
I Confess (1953)
Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a priest becomes the prime suspect.
The Yellow Balloon (1953)
A young boy is blackmailed by a crook who saw him unwittingly cause his friend’s death.
Cosh Boy (1953)
Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gang assault and rob people on the street, but things get increasingly dangerous…
The Drayton Case (1953)
During the early years of World War II, a bomb from a German airplane uncovers the corpse of a strangled woman.
Niagara (1953)
Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The couple befriend Polly and Ray Cutler, who are honeymooning in the area….
The Long Memory (1953)
An innocent man is released from prison after 12 years and tracks down the witnesses who lied about him in court.
Women of Twilight (1953)
When a nightclub singer is arrested for murder, his pregnant girlfriend moves into a boarding house for women, but the mother-to-be soon discovers that her new lodgings harbors a horrific…
Angel Face (1953)
Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.
The Gambler and the Lady (1952)
A greedy but successful professional gambler wants to join the British Establishment when he falls in love with a blue-blooded lady. But first he must mend his ways and then…
Salute the Toff (1952)
The Toff solves the mystery of a missing employer. One of the BFi’s most wanted films.
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)
A Dutch company’s owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company funds but he is caught in the act by…
Escape Route (1952)
When nuclear scientists are kidnapped and smuggled behind the Iron Curtain, an FBI man and a British agent are assigned to catch the kidnappers.
The Ringer (1952)
An underhand solicitor receives threatening notes, and the police are called in to protect him.
Paul Temple Returns (1952)
A serial killer terrorizes London. Each victim is found with a telegram signed “The Marquis.” There seems to be no other common thread between the victims, and Scotland Yard is…
The Hour of 13 (1952)
1890, London, and a serial killer known as The Terror is murdering policemen. When gentleman thief Nicholas Revel unwittingly becomes the chief suspect, he must use his guile and wits…
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…
We Are All Murderers (1952)
Originally titled Nous Sommes Tout des Assassins, We Are All Murderers was directed by Andre Cayette, a former lawyer who detested France’s execution system. Charles Spaak’s screenplay makes no attempt…
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…