Crime Movies

Two Smart People (1946)

Two Smart People (1946)

Two Smart People (1946)
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93

Con woman Ricki Woodner and detective Bob Simms follow a prison-bound swindler Ace Connors on his five-day gourmet binge.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Dressed to Kill (1946)

Dressed to Kill (1946)

Dressed to Kill (1946)
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72

A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to…

Appointment with Crime (1946)

Appointment with Crime (1946)

Appointment with Crime (1946)
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92

Small-time jewel thief Leo Martin is deserted by his partners-in-crime, club owner Gus Loman and driver Hatchett, when the robbery they are committing goes wrong. After serving his prison sentence,…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
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113

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

The Blue Dahlia (1946)

The Blue Dahlia (1946)

The Blue Dahlia (1946)
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96

Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.

Genre: Crime, Mystery
Mysterious Intruder (1946)

Mysterious Intruder (1946)

Mysterious Intruder (1946)
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61

A private detective is hired to find a young heiress but finds himself accused of murder.

Genre: Crime, Mystery
The Dark Corner (1946)

The Dark Corner (1946)

The Dark Corner (1946)
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99

Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Kathleen Stewart, he dives deep…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Night Editor (1946)

Night Editor (1946)

Night Editor (1946)
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68

A daily news editor recalls a married detective and the deadly woman behind his downfall.

Genre: Crime, Drama
House of Horrors (1946)

House of Horrors (1946)

House of Horrors (1946)
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65

An unsuccessful sculptor saves a madman named “The Creeper” from drowning. Seeing an opportunity for revenge, he tricks the psycho into murdering his critics.

Terror by Night (1946)

Terror by Night (1946)

Terror by Night (1946)
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60

Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of…

Smooth as Silk (1946)

Smooth as Silk (1946)

Smooth as Silk (1946)
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64

An attorney enraged over the prosecution of two innocent people goes on a killing spree.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Three Strangers (1946)

Three Strangers (1946)

Three Strangers (1946)
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92

On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief,…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Whistle Stop (1946)

Whistle Stop (1946)

Whistle Stop (1946)
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85

When beautiful Mary returns to her “whistle stop” hometown, long-standing feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and murder.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Live Wires (1946)

Live Wires (1946)

Live Wires (1946)
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65

Slip gets fired from his job at a construction company for decking his boss. His sister, who got him a job at the company, is angry with him. Slip manages…

Scarlet Street (1945)

Scarlet Street (1945)

Scarlet Street (1945)
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103

Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she’s really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Pillow of Death (1945)

Pillow of Death (1945)

Pillow of Death (1945)
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66

Attorney Wayne Fletcher and his secretary have an affair. When Wayne’s wife is found smothered to death, he becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigate the murder, a psychic…

Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Who’s Guilty? (1945)

Who’s Guilty? (1945)

Who’s Guilty? (1945)
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225

Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
The Bellman (1945)

The Bellman (1945)

The Bellman (1945)
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100

The bell ringer at a way station in the French Alps, murders a passing horse trader with a thrown rock and relieves him of his bankroll, in order to bribe…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)

Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)

Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)
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89

Melodrama set in Victorian Brighton. Scheming pub landlady uses the timorous son of a domineering pharmacist to assist in the poisoning of her drunkard husband. (The title is from the…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Danger Signal (1945)

Danger Signal (1945)

Danger Signal (1945)
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78

After robbing and murdering his married lover and then making her death look like suicide, conniving philanderer Ronnie Mason relocates to Los Angeles. Under a new identity and claiming to…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Alone in the Night (1945)

Alone in the Night (1945)

Alone in the Night (1945)
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95

A series of crimes is being perpetrated around a famous singer. Strangely, during each of the crimes, the artist’s voice is heard humming his favorite song. Suspicions lead to a…

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Genre: Crime
Fallen Angel (1945)

Fallen Angel (1945)

Fallen Angel (1945)
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98

An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing…

And Then There Were None (1945)

And Then There Were None (1945)

And Then There Were None (1945)
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98

Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island and while they are waiting for the mysterious host to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at each of the guests. Soon…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Pursuit to Algiers (1945)

Pursuit to Algiers (1945)

Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
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65

After the King of Ruthenia has been assassinated, Holmes and Watson are engaged to escort his son to Europe via Algiers, aboard a transatlantic ocean liner which also carries a…

Johnny Angel (1945)

Johnny Angel (1945)

Johnny Angel (1945)
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79

George Raft plays a sailor who sets out to solve his father’s mysterious death.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Mildred Pierce (1945)

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Mildred Pierce (1945)
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111

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Strange Confession (1945)

Strange Confession (1945)

Strange Confession (1945)
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62

A scientist who is working on a cure for influenza is victimized by his unscrupulous boss, who releases the vaccine before it’s ready, resulting in the death of the scientist’s…

Apology for Murder (1945)

Apology for Murder (1945)

Apology for Murder (1945)
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67

Head over heels in love with a stern and cold older businessman’s young wife, a reporter is seduced into conspiring to murder him so she can inherit his estate, while…

Genre: Crime
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)
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80

George Sanders stars in this engrossing melodrama about a very domineering sister who holds a tight grip on her brother — especially when he shows signs of falling in love.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Lady on a Train (1945)

Lady on a Train (1945)

Lady on a Train (1945)
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94

While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one too many mystery novels….

The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)

The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)

The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
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66

While on vacation, the Falcon is arrested for kidnapping after striking up a friendship with a girl whose nurse has been recently murdered.

Genre: Crime, Mystery
Federal Operator 99 (1945)

Federal Operator 99 (1945)

Federal Operator 99 (1945)
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169

Jerry Blake (aka Federal Operator 99) teams-up with Joyce Kingston to thwart the plans of escaped crime boss Jim Belmont.

Genre: Action, Crime
Bewitched (1945)

Bewitched (1945)

Bewitched (1945)
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65

A girl enlists a psychic to get rid of her murderous alternate personality.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Murder He Says (1945)

Murder He Says (1945)

Murder He Says (1945)
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91

Pete Marshall is sent as a replacement to the mountain district town of Plainville when a public opinion surveyor who went there goes missing. Visiting the hillbilly family of Mamie…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The Woman in Green (1945)

The Woman in Green (1945)

The Woman in Green (1945)
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68

Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of…

The Frozen Ghost (1945)

The Frozen Ghost (1945)

The Frozen Ghost (1945)
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61

When a man dies of a heart attack, a stage and radio mentalist believes he has willed him to die because he was angry with the man. Riddled with guilt,…

Genre: Crime, Mystery
The Lady Confesses (1945)

The Lady Confesses (1945)

The Lady Confesses (1945)
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64

An estranged wife shows up after a nearly 7 years of disappearance — thought to be dead, to prevent her husband from marrying his new love until someone kills her.

The Brighton Strangler (1945)

The Brighton Strangler (1945)

The Brighton Strangler (1945)
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67

After suffering a head injury during the Blitz, John Loder, a theatre actor comes to believe himself to be the Brighton Strangler, the murderer he was playing onstage.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Circumstantial Evidence (1945)

Circumstantial Evidence (1945)

Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
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68

A man waits on death row while his son and friend try to prove that he did not kill a grocer with an ax.

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Power of the Whistler (1945)

The Power of the Whistler (1945)

The Power of the Whistler (1945)
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66

A woman uses a deck of cards to predict death within 24 hours for a stranger sitting at a bar, then tries to help him remember who he is based…

Genre: Crime, Mystery