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Hell's Highway

1932

Hell's Highway

1932
6.1
A prison-camp convict learns that his younger brother will soon be joining him behind bars.
Number Seventeen

1932

Number Seventeen

1932
5.5
A gang of thieves gather at a safe house following a robbery, but a detective is on their trail.
Chinatown After Dark

1931

Chinatown After Dark

1931
3.7
The female head of a criminal gang in Chinatown is after a valuable jewel, and lets nothing stand in her way of finding it.
M

1931

M

1931
8.1
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.
The Front Page

1931

The Front Page

1931
6.6
Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when he finds the criminal, he learns that the man may not be guilty. With the help of his editor, Hildy attempts to hide the convict, uncover the conspiracy and write the scoop of his career.
The Bat Whispers

1930

The Bat Whispers

1930
6.4
Infamous burglar "The Bat" commits a daring jewelry theft despite heavy police presence. Soon after, a bank theft occurs, which may be the work of the criminal as well. Meanwhile, Cornelia Van Gorder has various people arrive at her old mansion, including her niece, Dale, a bank employee, and police detective Anderson. When guests start turning up dead, Cornelia begins to suspect that The Bat may be lurking around the estate.
The Pay-Off

1930

The Pay-Off

1930
5
A thug robs a young engaged couple of their last few dollars. When the thug's gang boss hears of the robbery, he gives them back their money and takes them under his wing. The thug, resentful of the couple, plans to organize a mutiny against the gang's boss, but when he is killed in a botched robbery, the police focus their attention on the young couple.
Murder!

1930

Murder!

1930
5.9
When a woman is convicted of murder, one of the jurors selected to serve on the murder-trial jury believes the accused, an aspiring actress, is innocent of the crime and takes it upon himself to apprehend the real killer.
The Unholy Three

1930

The Unholy Three

1930
5.6
A trio of former sideshow performers double as the "Unholy Three" in a scam to nab some shiny rocks.
Raffles

1930

Raffles

1930
6
A distinguished English gentleman has a secret life--he is the notorious jewel thief the press has dubbed "The Amateur Cracksman". When he meets a woman and falls in love he decides to "retire" from that life, but an old friend comes to him with a predicament that entails him committing one last job.
That Night's Wife

1930

That Night's Wife

1930
6.5
In Depression-era Japan, a man commits a robbery to save his critically ill daughter and escapes with the funds, but complications arise.
The Racketeer

1929

The Racketeer

1929
4.9
A dapper gangster sponsors an alcoholic violinist in order to win the love of a glamorous divorced socialite.
The Phantom in the House

1929

The Phantom in the House

1929
4.6
A man is blamed for a murder that was actually committed by his wife.
The Hound of the Baskervilles

1929

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1929
7
One of the last of the silent Sherlock films.
Blackmail

1929

Blackmail

1929
6.5
London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.
Piccadilly

1929

Piccadilly

1929
6.4
A young Chinese woman, working in the kitchen at a London dance club, is given the chance to become the club's main act.
Pandora's Box

1929

Pandora's Box

1929
7.5
Lulu is a young woman so beautiful and alluring that few can resist her siren charms. The men drawn into her web include respectable newspaper publisher Dr. Ludwig Schön, his musical producer son Alwa, circus performer Rodrigo Quast, and seedy old Schigolch. When Lulu's charms inevitably lead to tragedy, the downward spiral encompasses them all.
Beggars of Life

1928

Beggars of Life

1928
7.1
After killing her treacherous step-father, a girl tries to escape the country with a young vagabond. She dresses as a boy, they hop freight trains, quarrel with a group of hobos, and steal a car in their attempt to escape the police, and reach Canada.
Lights of New York

1928

Lights of New York

1928
5.4
Eddie is conned into fronting a speakeasy for a local gangster who intends to frame him for the murder of a cop.
Chicago

1927

Chicago

1927
5.7
Based on a true story, two-timing boozing wife Roxie Hart kills her lover in cold blood after he leaves her, and finagles her way out being indicted. The basis for Kander/Ebb's 1975 Broadway musical of the same name and its Oscar-winning 2002 film adaptation.