Greatest 23 Crime Movies Fan Favorite Released in 1950

A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts. Details on In a Lonely Place / IMDB / YouTube

A major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel. Explore The Asphalt Jungle / IMDB / YouTube

Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree. Explore Gun Crazy / IMDB / YouTube

A small-time grifter and nightclub tout takes advantage of some fortuitous circumstances and tries to become a big-time player as a wrestling promoter. Check out Night and the City / IMDB / YouTube

Frank Bigelow, told he's been poisoned and has only a few days to live, tries to find out who killed him and why. Info on D.O.A. / IMDB / YouTube

Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. Will Dixon's vicious nature get the better of him? Explore Where the Sidewalk Ends / IMDB / YouTube

A doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with pneumonic plague. Explore Panic in the Streets / IMDB / YouTube

An unethical lawyer who wants to help his older brother becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket. Details on Force of Evil / IMDB / YouTube

Two hoodlum brothers are brought into a hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies the other accuses their black doctor of murder. Find out about No Way Out / IMDB / YouTube

A gentle, naive, pregnant 19-year-old widow is slowly, inexorably ground down by the hardened criminals, sadistic guards, and matron at a woman's prison. Will she be the same person when her sentence is up? Learn about Caged / IMDB / YouTube

Two criminals on the run end up working in a rice field and decide to recruit other workers for their next robbery. Find out about Bitter Rice / IMDB / YouTube

A woman suffering from kleptomania is hypnotized in an attempt to cure her. Soon afterwards, she's found at the scene of a murder with no memory of how she got there, and seemingly no way to prove her innocence. See more about Whirlpool / IMDB / YouTube

An otherwise moral captain of a charter boat becomes financially strapped and is drawn into illegal activities in order to keep up payments on his boat. Explore The Breaking Point / IMDB / YouTube

A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, causing unexpected problems for both of them. Find out about House by the River / IMDB / YouTube

A New York socialite climbs the ladder of success man by man until a life among rich gangsters gives her what she thought she always wanted. Info on The Damned Don't Cry / IMDB / YouTube

A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman, becomes involved in her husband's death, and must flee with her to the Mexican border. Look into Where Danger Lives / IMDB / YouTube

A small-town policeman is assisted by a Harvard professor after the discovery of a human skeleton on a Massachusetts beach. Find out about Mystery Street / IMDB / YouTube

A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals money from the office of a shady lawyer--with catastrophic consequences. More about Side Street / IMDB / YouTube

Assistant district attorney Cleve Marshall falls for the mysterious Thelma Jordon when she seeks help solving robberies of her aunt's estate. Details on The File on Thelma Jordon / IMDB / YouTube

A well-planned robbery goes awry with tough cop Jim Cordell in pursuit of the thieves. More about Armored Car Robbery / IMDB / YouTube

The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls while thwarting diamond thieves. Read about Love Happy / IMDB / YouTube

A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his newly-minted detective brother assigned to the case alongside him. Details on The Man Who Cheated Himself / IMDB / YouTube

A woman's attempt to appear innocent and sweet clashes with her lover, who sees through her act, and the wealthy man she tries to trick into marrying her. More about Born to Be Bad / IMDB / YouTube