Crime Movies
Deep Valley (1947)
A shy California farm girl falls head-over-heels in love with Barry Burnett, a fugitive from a chain gang building a road through the wilderness.
Death in High Heels (1947)
Brute Force (1947)
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins’ dreams of escape keep him going, but how can…
Ivy (1947)
When Ivy, an Edwardian belle, begins to like Miles, a wealthy gentleman, she is unsure of what to do with her husband, Jervis, or her lover, Dr. Roger. She then…
Dancing with Crime (1947)
When his best friend is murdered inside a London dancehall, a cab driver and his girlfriend involve themselves in the investigation and discover a major criminal operation hiding behind the…
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
After being framed for a policeman’s murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
The Upturned Glass (1947)
A neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how after the affair was over, the woman fell…
The Web (1947)
A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over…
Dual Alibi (1947)
A French PR man and his girlfriend steal a lottery ticket from twin trapeze artists, prompting murder.
Take My Life (1947)
When her husband is wrongly accused of murder, an opera singer sets out to find the real culprit.
Framed (1947)
Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her…
Repeat Performance (1947)
On New Year’s Eve 1946, Sheila Page kills her husband Barney. She wishes that she could relive 1946 and avoid the mistakes that she made throughout the year. Her wish…
Dishonored Lady (1947)
Art editor Madeleine Damian carries on numerous loveless affairs. After a failed relationship with advertiser Felix Courtland, the increasingly depressed Madeleine attempts suicide. When Jack Garet, her secretary and former…
Violence (1947)
Magazine writer Ann Mason infiltrates the United Defenders, a public service organization which is actually a front for racketeers. But a case of amnesia threatens to blow her cover.
Born to Kill (1947)
A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn’t love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer.
Three on a Ticket (1947)
A private detective, who has been shot, stumbles into the office of Michael Shayne (Hugh Beaumont), and dies before Shayne can question him. Shayne finds a baggage ticket in his…
The Guilty (1947)
Two friends land in hot water when they begin dating twins and one of the women ends up dead.
Fall Guy (1947)
A drugged man covered in blood is picked up by police. Before the cops can get answers the man escapes in search of answers to the mystery himself.
Shoot to Kill (1947)
A gritty crime story involving a newspaper man and crooked politicians.
The Mark of Cain (1947)
An attractive young French girl instigates rivalry between two brothers when she becomes the bride of the younger one. As the situation festers it leads to murder…
Backlash (1947)
In a series of flashbacks, shows that attorney John Morland has given a lift to a hitchhiker who turns out to be a murderer. As a result, Morland himself is…
Undercover Maisie (1947)
Maisie Revere, a showgirl stranded in Los Angeles, decides to join the local police department on the persuasion of Lieutenant Paul Scott who wants to use her as an undercover…
The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)
Steve Morgan kills a man in a holdup and hitches a ride to Los Angeles with Fergie. At a gas station, they pick up two women. Encountering a roadblock, Morgan…
Mr. District Attorney (1947)
An assistant district attorney gets mixed-up with a woman who is working for the group that he is investigating.
The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that belonged in her deceased husband’s collection. Marlowe begins investigating, but quickly finds himself entangled…
The Thirteenth Hour (1947)
In this drama, a trucker’s business is nearly destroyed after he is wrongfully accused of killing a policeman with whom he recently quarreled.
Hue and Cry (1947)
A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip’s wording each week, unknown to writer and printer. The first…
Odd Man Out (1947)
Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.
Johnny O’Clock (1947)
When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O’Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish…
Dead Reckoning (1946)
War heroes Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are sent to Washington, D.C, to receive top honors for their service. Johnny, seemingly terrified by the publicity that awaits him, jumps off…
Send for Paul Temple (1946)
Novelist and amateur sleuth, Paul Temple, meets a newspaper woman called “Steve.” Together they investigate a gang of diamond robbers.
The Locket (1946)
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
Calcutta (1946)
Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate. Neale meets Bill’s fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot while…
Lady in the Lake (1946)
Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he’s called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it’s not to…
The Falcon’s Adventure (1946)
A society sleuth rescues a kidnapped woman, then is framed for murder.
Green for Danger (1946)
In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?
The Trap (1946)
When a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Charlie takes on the case assisted by Number…
The Verdict (1946)
After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.