List of crime films of the 1940s
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A list of crime films released in the 1940s.
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Notes | ||
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1940 | ||||||
The Bank Dick | Edward F. Cline | W. C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel | United States | Crime comedy[1] | ||
The Fatal Hour | William Nigh | Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Marjorie Reynolds | United States | [2] | ||
The House Across the Bay | Archie Mayo | George Raft, Joan Bennett, Lloyd Nolan | United States | [3] | ||
1941 | ||||||
High Sierra | Raoul Walsh | Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, Arthur Kennedy | United States | [4] | ||
Invisible Ghost | Joseph H. Lewis | Bela Lugosi, Polly Ann Young, John McGuire | United States | [5] | ||
1942 | ||||||
Gang Busters | Noel Smith, Ray Taylor | Robert Armstrong, Joseph Crehan | United States | Film serial[6] | ||
Larceny, Inc. | Lloyd Bacon | Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford | United States | [7] | ||
Moontide | Fritz Lang, Archie Mayo | Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell | United States | Crime drama[8] | ||
This Gun for Hire | Frank Tuttle | Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar | United States | [9] | ||
1943 | ||||||
The Chance of a Lifetime | William Castle | Chester Morris, , Jeanne Bates | United States | [10] | ||
G-Men vs The Black Dragon | William Witney | Hooper Atchley, , Rod Cameron | United States | [11] | ||
It Happened at the Inn | Jacques Becker | Fernand Ledoux, Georges Rollin, Blanchette Brunoy | France | Crime drama[12] | ||
Ossessione | Luchino Visconti | Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, Juan de Landa | Italy | Crime drama[13] | ||
1944 | ||||||
Bluebeard | Edgar G. Ulmer | John Carradine, Jean Parker, Nils Asther | United States | [14] | ||
Delinquent Daughters | Albert Herman | Fifi D'Orsay, Teala Loring, | United States | [15] | ||
Double Indemnity | Billy Wilder | Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson | United States | [16] | ||
The Woman in the Window | Fritz Lang | Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey | United States | Crime drama[17] | ||
1945 | ||||||
Crime, Inc. | Lew Landers | Leo Carrillo, Tom Neal, Martha Tilton | United States | [18] | ||
Detour | Edgar G. Ulmer | Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake | United States | [19] | ||
Federal Operator 99 | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, Wallace A. Grissell | United States | [20] | |||
Mildred Pierce | Michael Curtiz | Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott | United States | Crime drama[21] | ||
Pillow of Death | Wallace W. Fox | Lon Chaney, Jr., Brenda Joyce, Clara Blandick | United States | [22] | ||
Scarlet Street | Fritz Lang | Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea | United States | [23] | ||
1946 | ||||||
The Blue Dahlia | George Marshall | Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix | United States | Crime thriller[24] | ||
Jean Dréville | Louis Jouvet, Suzy Delair, Annette Poivre | France | Crime comedy[25] | |||
The Dark Mirror | Robert Siodmak | Olivia de Havilland, Lew Ayres, Thomas Mitchell | United States | Crime thriller[26] | ||
Just Before Dawn | William Castle | Charles Arnt, Robert Barrat | United States | [27] | ||
The Killers | Robert Siodmak | Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien | United States | [28] | ||
Panique | Julien Duvivier | Michel Simon, Viviane Romance, Paul Bernard | France | Crime drama[29] | ||
The Postman Always Rings Twice | Tay Garnett | Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway | United States | [30] | ||
1947 | ||||||
Boomerang | Elia Kazan | Dana Andrews, , Jane Wyatt | United States | Crime drama[31] | ||
Born to Kill | Robert Wise | Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Walter Slezak | United States | [32] | ||
Brute Force | Jules Dassin | Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford | United States | Prison film[33] | ||
The Devil Thumbs a Ride | Felix E. Feist | Lawrence Tierney, Ted North, Nan Leslie | United States | [34] | ||
Kiss of Death | Henry Hathaway | Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray | United States | Crime thriller[35] | ||
The Long Night | Anatole Litvak | Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price | United States | Crime drama[36] | ||
Monsieur Verdoux | Charles Chaplin | Charles Chaplin, , Marjorie Bennett | United States | Crime comedy[37] | ||
Nightmare Alley | Edmund Goulding | Tyrone Power, Coleen Gray, Joan Blondell | United States | Crime drama[38] | ||
Out of the Past | Jacques Tourneur | Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas | United States | [39] | ||
Quai des Orfèvres | Henri-Georges Clouzot | Louis Jouvet, Bernard Blier, Suzy Delair | France | Crime drama[40] | ||
Ride the Pink Horse | Robert Montgomery | Robert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix, | United States | [41] | ||
T-Men | Anthony Mann | Dennis O'Keefe, Mary Meade, Charles McGraw | United States | [42] | ||
They Won't Believe Me | Irving Pichel | Robert Young, Susan Hayward, Rita Johnson | United States | [43] | ||
The Web | Michael Gordon | Vincent Price, Ella Raines, Edmond O'Brien | United States | [44] | ||
1948 | ||||||
Au-delà des grilles | René Clément | Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda, Andrea Checchi | France Italy |
Crime drama[45] | ||
Brass Monkey | Thornton Freeland | Avril Angers. Henry Edwards, Carroll Levis | United Kingdom | [46] | ||
Cry of the City | Robert Siodmak | Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark | United States | [47] | ||
Dedee d'Anvers | Yves Allégret | Simone Signoret, Marcello Pagliero, Bernard Blier | France | Crime drama[48] | ||
Force of Evil | Abraham Polonsky | John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor | United States | Crime drama[49] | ||
He Walked by Night | Alfred L. Werker | Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts | United States | Crime thriller[50] | ||
Hollow Triumph | Steve Sekely | Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett, Eduard Franz | United States | [51] | ||
Key Largo | John Huston | Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Monte Blue | United States | [52] | ||
Noose | Edmond T. Gréville | Carole Landis, Joseph Calleia, Derek Farr | United Kingdom | [53] | ||
Raw Deal | Anthony Mann | Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt | United States | [54] | ||
Road House | Jean Negulesco | Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde | United States | Crime drama[55] | ||
The Naked City | Jules Dassin | Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart | United States | Crime drama[56] | ||
1949 | ||||||
The Bribe | Robert Z. Leonard | Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton | United States | [57] | ||
Criss Cross | Robert Siodmak | Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea | United States | [58] | ||
Kind Hearts and Coronets | Robert Hamer | Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson | United Kingdom | [59] | ||
The Devil's Henchman | Seymour Friedman | Warner Baxter, Al Bridge, Ken Christy | United States | [60] | ||
Entre onze heures et minuit | Henri Decoin | Louis Jouvet, Madeleine Robinson, | France | [61] | ||
The File on Thelma Jordon | Robert Siodmak | Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly | United States | [62] | ||
Johnny Stool Pigeon | William Castle | Howard Duff, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea | United States | [63] | ||
Port of New York | Laslo Benedek | Scott Brady, Richard Rober, K.T. Stevens | United States | [64] | ||
The Reckless Moment | Max Ophüls | James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks | United States | Crime drama[65] | ||
Red Light | Roy Del Ruth | George Raft, Virginia Mayo, Raymond Burr | United States | [66] | ||
They Live by Night | Nicholas Ray | Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva | United States | Crime drama[67] | ||
Too Late for Tears | Byron Haskin | Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea | United States | [68] | ||
Under Capricorn | Alfred Hitchcock | Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding | United Kingdom | Crime drama[69] | ||
Une si jolie petite plage | Yves Allégret | Gérard Philipe, Madeleine Robinson, Jean Servais | France | Crime drama[70] | ||
White Heat | Raoul Walsh | James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien | United States | [71] |
Notes[]
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "The Bank Dick: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "The Fatal Hour: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 16, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "The House Across the Bay: Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "High Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Invisible Ghost: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 14, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Wollstein, Hans J. "Gang Busters: Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Larceny, Inc.: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Moontide: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "This Gun for Hire: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "The Chance of a Lifetime: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Wollstein, Hans J. "G-Men vs The Black Dragon: Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Goupi Mains Rouges". Allmovie. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "Ossessione: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Bluebeard: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 12, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Delinquent Daughters: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Rasmussen, Linda. "Double Indemnity: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Rasmussen, Linda. "The Woman in the Window: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on April 3, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Crime Inc.: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Detour: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 7, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Wollstein, Hans J. "Federal Operator 99: Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Federal Operator 99: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on April 15, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Pillow of Death: Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Rasmussen, Linda. "Scarlet Street: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Rasmussen, Linda. "Scarlet Street: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ "Copie Conforme: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on November 11, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "The Dark Mirror: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 11, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Just Before Dawn: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "The Killers: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Panique: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "The Postman Always Rings Twice: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Rasmussen, Linda. "Boomerang: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Born to Kill: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Brute Force: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 7, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "The Devil Thumbs a Ride: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on December 28, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Kiss of Death: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Butler, Craig. "The Long Night: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Monsieur Verdoux: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 16, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Nightmare Alley: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 12, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Out of the Past: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Williams, Karl. "Quai des Orfèvres: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Ride the Pink Horse: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "T-Men: Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Press, Steve. "They Won't Believe Me: Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ "The Web (1947) – Michael Gordon | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". Archived from the original on 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Au-Dela Des Grilles: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ "Brass Monkey: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Press, Steve. "Cry of the City: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Dedee d'Anvers: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Force of Evil: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 5, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "He Walked By Night: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Press, Steve. "The Scar: Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Key Largo: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "The Silk Noose: Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "The Raw Deal: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Road House: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on April 3, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ http://www.allmovie.com/dvd/the-naked-city-criterion-collection-153903[dead link]
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "The Bribe: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on August 22, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Press, Steve. "Criss Cross: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 7, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Brenner, Paul. "Kind Hearts and Coronets: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "The Devil's Henchman: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Entre Onze Heures Et Minuit: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "The File on Thelma Jordon: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Johnny Stool Pigeon: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on April 12, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Port of New York: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on December 23, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Vick, Tom. "The Reckless Moment: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on April 15, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Red Light: Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "They Live by Night: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Too Late for Tears: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Under Capricorn: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Une Si Jolie Petite Plage: Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "White Heat: Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on March 13, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
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