The Lawless (1950)
A newspaper editor in a small agricultural town finds himself going against the people in the town when he gets involved in the plight of the areas fruit pickers, who are mostly Mexican
Touch of Evil (1958)
A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping and police corruption in a Mexican border town
The Gun Runners (1958)
The Cuban misadventures of a Florida smuggler, at the time of the Cuban Revolution
Detective Story (1951)
On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard nosed Detective Jim McLeod
Scarface (1932)
An ambitious and nearly insane violent gangster climbs the ladder of success in the mob, but his weaknesses prove to be his downfall
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
When a crusader against rackets is murdered, a grand jury battles the rackets by promoting McLaren to be in charge of the cleanup He fires NYPD Detective Blake, who punches him and joins the racket
The Docks of New York (1928)
A blue collar worker on New Yorks depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide
A Strange Adventure (1956)
A trio of thieves make their getaway by kidnapping a young hot rodder, and take over a mountain cabin for a hideout after overpowering its occupants
While the City Sleeps (1956)
A serial killer has been killing beautiful women in New York and the new owner of a media company offers a high ranking job to the first of his senior executives who can get the earliest scoops on the case
Dont Bother to Knock (1952)
After being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes shes dangerous
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson travel to Washington D C in order to prevent a secret document from falling into enemy hands
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
When a German saboteur jeeringly predicts to the nation new depredations, via their radio Voice of Terror, the Intelligence Inner Council summons Sherlock Holmes Basil Rathbone to help in the crisis
The Harder They Fall (1956)
An ex sportswriter is hired by a shady fight promoter to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable rising star from Argentina
A Double Life (1947)
A celebrated actor struggles to distinguish his own life from that of his most recent stage role, Othello
Force of Evil (1948)
An unethical lawyer who wants to help his older brother becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Powerful but unethical Broadway columnist J J Hunsecker coerces unscrupulous press agent Sidney Falco into breaking up his sisters romance with a jazz musician
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
Starting with a violent prison break, clever, ruthless Ralph Cotter corrupts everyone around him
Big House, U.S.A. (1955)
Gerry Barker finds a lost boy whose rich father is extorted into paying a ransom for his return but the boy accidentally dies and Gerry goes to prison
The Strange Door (1951)
Noble born cad Denis Stapley has been tricked into a forced stay at the eerie manor of the Sire de Maletroit Laughton, an evil madman who cant get over the death of his beloved, 20 years after she married his brother Cavanag
They Live by Night (1948)
An escaped convict injured during a robbery falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning
The Miami Story (1954)
Fed up with the rising crime rate in Miami, the police chief and leading members of the city council hire a former gangster whos gone straight to help eliminate the biggest crime syndicate in the city
The Enforcer (1951)
A crusading district attorney finally gets a chance to prosecute the organizer and boss of Murder Inc
Pickup on South Street (1953)
A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
A corrupt D A Thurston Hall with political ambitions is angered by news stories implicating him in criminal activity and decides to frame the reporter James Cagney for manslaughter in order to silence him
In a Lonely Place (1950)
A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him However, she soon starts to have her doubts
Laura (1944)
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating
TMen (1947)
Two U S Treasury agents hunt a successful counterfeiting ring
Thunder Road (1958)
A veteran comes home from the Korean War to the mountains and takes over the family moonshining business He has to battle big city gangsters who are trying to take over the business and the police who are trying to put him in pri
The Red House (1947)
An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods
You Only Live Once (1937)
The public defenders secretary and an ex convict get married and try to make a life together, but a series of disasters sends their lives spiraling out of control
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
A man is reunited with his childhood friend and her husband who believes he knows the truth about the death of her rich aunt years earlier
The Fallen Idol (1948)
A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the only witness being an impressionable young boy
Panic in the Streets (1950)
A doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with pneumonic plague
Gilda (1946)
A small time gambler hired to work in a Buenos Aires casino discovers his employers new wife is his former lover
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered
Double Indemnity (1944)
A Los Angeles insurance representative is seduced by an alluring housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator
Zero Hour! (1957)
In 1950s Canada, during a commercial flight, the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing an ex WWII fighter pilot Dana Andrews to try to land the airliner in heavy fog
The Third Man (1949)
Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime
Crime Wave (1953)
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter
The Violent Years (1956)
Paula Parkins is the teenage daughter of wealthy parents who cant seem to make time for her, so she looks for thrills as the leader of her all girl gang who rob and rape young men
Highway Dragnet (1954)
Wrongly accused of killing a bar girl he was seen with earlier, a Korean War vet flees from the police in the company of a woman photographer and her young female model
House of Strangers (1949)
After years in prison, Max promises revenge on his brothers for their betrayal His lover Irene and memories of his past yield him a broader perspective
A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
A ruthless college student resorts to murder in an attempt to marry an heiress
The Midnight Story (1957)
When a San Francisco priest is murdered, a policeman, whos a close friend, starts an investigation
The Wrong Man (1956)
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emanuel Manny Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
An elusive billionaire hires an American smuggler to investigate his past, leading to a dizzying descent into a cold war European landscape