Top 28 Crime Movies Must-Watch Released in 1959

After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. Find out about Some Like It Hot / IMDB / YouTube

A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime. Explore The 400 Blows / IMDB / YouTube

An upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case? Get info on Anatomy of a Murder / IMDB / YouTube

A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife. Look into House on Haunted Hill / IMDB / YouTube

Michel passes the time by picking pockets, careful to never be caught despite being watched by the police. His friend Jacques may suspect, while both men may have their eyes on Jeanne, the pretty neighbor of Michel's ailing mother. Look into Pickpocket / IMDB / YouTube

A drunken doctor with a hot temper and a violence-prone gangster with tuberculosis form a quicksilver bond. More about Drunken Angel / IMDB / YouTube

A dimwitted busboy at a beatnik cafe passes off a cat he accidentally killed and covered in plaster as a sculpture, prompting a demand for more art that compels him to commit murders. See more about A Bucket of Blood / IMDB / YouTube

Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case. Read about Compulsion / IMDB / YouTube

A crazed killer known as The Bat is on the loose in a mansion full of people. Find out about The Bat / IMDB / YouTube

In need of quick money, a fallen former cop recruits a hard-bitten ex-con and a debt-ridden nightclub singer to pull off a bank job. But as the animosity between them boils over, the entire plan threatens to implode. Explore Odds Against Tomorrow / IMDB / YouTube

A young alien and a teenage earthling fall in love and plot to stop the alien race from using Earth as a food-breeding ground for giant lobsters from their planet. Explore Teenagers from Outer Space / IMDB / YouTube

A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies. See more about The FBI Story / IMDB / YouTube

A twelve-year-old tomboy witnesses the murder of a woman by her Polish merchant marine boyfriend, but bonds with him and thwarts the police in their investigation. See more about Tiger Bay / IMDB / YouTube

A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name. Look into The Wreck of the Mary Deare / IMDB / YouTube

The murder of a young woman in London exposes deep racial tensions and prejudices inherent in the area. Details on Sapphire / IMDB / YouTube

In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets. Info on The 39 Steps / IMDB / YouTube

An English schoolteacher meets his lookalike, a French count; and unwillingly swaps identities with him. Read about The Scapegoat / IMDB / YouTube

A group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spider-like monster. Info on Beast from Haunted Cave / IMDB / YouTube

A French UN delegate has disappeared into thin air, sending reporter Moreau and hard drinking photographer Delmas on an assignment to find him. Their only lead is a picture of three women. Look into Two Men in Manhattan / IMDB / YouTube

A chronicle of the rise and fall of Chicago crime boss Al Capone during the Prohibition era. Info on Al Capone / IMDB / YouTube

A vicious killer escapes from San Quentin with a canister of what he believes to be heroin but is actually a radioactive substance that threatens all Los Angeles. Get info on City of Fear / IMDB / YouTube

A gang's plans for a St. Louis bank robbery are complicated when the sister of one of the thieves starts voicing her well-founded suspicions. Look into The St. Louis Bank Robbery / IMDB / YouTube

When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police question his wife and stake out the nightclub where she works. His disappearance stumps the police - until a young scientist appears who claims that H-Bomb tests in the Pacific, evidenced by a ghost ship that has turned up in the harbor, have created radioactive creature. Read about The H-Man / IMDB / YouTube

The Countess de Saint-Fiacre, having received a terrible anonymous letter predicting her imminent death, summons Commissioner Maigret in the hope that he can protect her and save her from a secret ill-wisher. More about Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case / IMDB / YouTube

In this spoof on crime films, four would-be criminals manage to botch every job they plan. When they try to rob wealthy Billy Gordon (Terry-Thomas) they fail again. But the gang decides to kidnap his daughter. Read about Too Many Crooks / IMDB / YouTube

In the 1950s, Arizona Deputy Sheriff Les Martin is pressured by his community to solve a string of mysterious murders around a mining ghost town in the Grand Canyon. Explore Edge of Eternity / IMDB / YouTube

The usual gang of robbers in engaged by a thief from Milan to steal a suitcase full of money, but troubles will menace the success of the operation. Find out about Fiasco in Milan / IMDB / YouTube

In London, a Canadian serving prison time for grand theft escapes prison and attempts to retrieve his loot, kept in a bank safety deposit box, but his accomplice takes the security key while he only has the pass code. Look into Nowhere to Go / IMDB / YouTube