Top 18 Crime Movies Editor's Pick Released in 1963

A widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama defends a black man against a false rape charge while teaching his young children about the sad reality of prejudice. Find out about To Kill a Mockingbird / IMDB / YouTube

An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom. Info on High and Low / IMDB / YouTube

Several different motorists witness a single car crash in the California desert and, after the driver's dying words indicate the location of a hidden stash of loot, turn against each other in a mad dash across the state to get to it. Info on It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World / IMDB / YouTube

During a sweltering summer, a rookie homicide detective seeks advice from a seasoned colleague while trying to track down his stolen Colt pistol. Find out about Stray Dog / IMDB / YouTube

A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide. Look into The Bad Sleep Well / IMDB / YouTube

When a wealthy old man appears to have been frightened to death by a cat, Miss Jane Marple suspects one of his four relatives, all heirs to his estate, of his murder. Explore Murder at the Gallop / IMDB / YouTube

A dying mob boss hands over his business to an old friend, Fernand. The boss' assistants want to get rid of the latter. But are the Volfoni brothers and Théo real threats? Ensuing fights and shootouts are more comical than deadly. See more about Crooks in Clover / IMDB / YouTube

A farmer has a violent dispute with his fellow villagers by claiming ownership of the water that comes out of his land. He is as sexually frustrated as he is greedy. Look into Dry Summer / IMDB / YouTube

As the Nobel Prize winners come to Stockholm to receive their awards, their lives are overturned and perturbed in various ways. Look into The Prize / IMDB / YouTube

A career con artist reunites with his wife but has already planned his next move: one daring last heist that will set him up for life. However, there is no such thing as a foolproof plan. Info on Any Number Can Win / IMDB / YouTube

A violent thug plays opposing yakuza bosses against each other. Get info on Youth of the Beast / IMDB / YouTube

A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal 97,000 pounds. Info on Cash on Demand / IMDB / YouTube

After abducting a corrupt banker to make him pay back the people he swindled, a conjuring vigilante must rescue the man's daughter when she is kidnapped by the scheming family governess. Info on Judex / IMDB / YouTube

A young hoodlum decides to work for a criminal organization that is tearing itself apart. Read about Pigs and Battleships / IMDB / YouTube

In London, Australian gangsters disguised as Bobbies rob the local criminals, making the panicked British mobsters seek an alliance with Scotland Yard in order to eliminate the foreign competition and return things to normal. See more about The Wrong Arm of the Law / IMDB / YouTube

Dr. Thomas Bolton fights for the use of anesthetic in surgery and uses himself as a guinea pig, but soon finds himself addicted. More about Corridors of Blood / IMDB / YouTube

An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death, but is soon pursued by an insurance investigator. Details on The Running Man / IMDB / YouTube

Broke French ex-paratrooper turned amateur boxer Michel Maudet becomes bodyguard for the fugitive corrupt banker Ferchaux. Look into Magnet of Doom / IMDB / YouTube