List of crime films of the 1940s
This is a list of crime films released in the 1940s.
Title |
Director |
Cast |
Country |
Notes
|
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, Erik Rolf, Jeanne Bates |
United States |
[10]
|
G-Men vs The Black Dragon |
William Witney |
Hooper Atchley, Harry Burns, 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, Mary Bovard |
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]
|
Copie conforme |
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]
|
Panic (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, E.J. Ballantine, 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, Ada-May, 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, Rita Conde |
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]
|
Drunken Angel |
Akira Kurosawa |
Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Reizaburo Yamamoto |
Japan |
Crime drama[49]
|
Force of Evil |
Abraham Polonsky |
John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor |
United States |
Crime drama[50]
|
He Walked by Night |
Alfred L. Werker |
Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts |
United States |
Crime thriller[51]
|
Hollow Triumph |
Steve Sekely |
Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett, Eduard Franz |
United States |
[52]
|
Key Largo |
John Huston |
Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Monte Blue |
United States |
[53]
|
Noose |
Edmond T. Gréville |
Carole Landis, Joseph Calleia, Derek Farr |
United Kingdom |
[54]
|
Raw Deal |
Anthony Mann |
Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt |
United States |
[55]
|
Road House |
Jean Negulesco |
Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde |
United States |
Crime drama[56]
|
The Naked City |
Jules Dassin |
Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart |
United States |
Crime drama[57]
|
1949
|
The Bribe |
Robert Z. Leonard |
Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton |
United States |
[58]
|
Criss Cross |
Robert Siodmak |
Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea |
United States |
[59]
|
Kind Hearts and Coronets |
Robert Hamer |
Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson |
United Kingdom |
[60]
|
The Devil's Henchman |
Seymour Friedman |
Warner Baxter, Al Bridge, Ken Christy |
United States |
[61]
|
Entre onze heures et minuit |
Henri Decoin |
Louis Jouvet, Madeleine Robinson, Monique Melinand |
France |
[62]
|
The File on Thelma Jordon |
Robert Siodmak |
Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly |
United States |
[63]
|
Johnny Stool Pigeon |
William Castle |
Howard Duff, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea |
United States |
[64]
|
Port of New York |
Laslo Benedek |
Scott Brady, Richard Rober, K.T. Stevens |
United States |
[65]
|
The Reckless Moment |
Max Ophüls |
James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks |
United States |
Crime drama[66]
|
Red Light |
Roy Del Ruth |
George Raft, Virginia Mayo, Raymond Burr |
United States |
[67]
|
They Live by Night |
Nicholas Ray |
Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva |
United States |
Crime drama[68]
|
Too Late for Tears |
Byron Haskin |
Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea |
United States |
[69]
|
Under Capricorn |
Alfred Hitchcock |
Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding |
United Kingdom |
Crime drama[70]
|
Une si jolie petite plage |
Yves Allégret |
Gérard Philipe, Madeleine Robinson, Jean Servais |
France |
Crime drama[71]
|
White Heat |
Raoul Walsh |
James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien |
United States |
[72]
|
Notes
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Drunken Angel (1948) - Akira Kurosawa | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^ 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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