Top 30 Crime Movies Hits from 1935

A man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information. Check out The 39 Steps / IMDB / YouTube

An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination. Details on The Man Who Knew Too Much / IMDB / YouTube

In 1922, an Irish rebel informs on his friend, then feels doom closing in. Find out about The Informer / IMDB / YouTube

A brilliant surgeon with a morbid obsession for instruments of torture grows dangerously obsessed with a young socialite whose life he's saved. Details on The Raven / IMDB / YouTube

James Cagney helped jump-start the gangster genre as The Public Enemy. Outcries against movies that glorified underworld criminals put Cagney on the side of the law in 'G' Men. Learn about 'G' Men / IMDB / YouTube

A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation. Find out about The Whole Town's Talking / IMDB / YouTube

Ignoring an ancient prophecy, evil brother Gregor seeks to maintain his feudal power on his his Tyrolean estate by murdering and impersonating his benevolent younger twin. More about The Black Room / IMDB / YouTube

While investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb excavation, Charlie discovers the body of the expedition's leader concealed inside the mummy's wrappings. Details on Charlie Chan in Egypt / IMDB / YouTube

In Mexico, a former lawyer becomes the invaluable second-in-command to a casino owner, whose wife begins to fall for him. Details on Bordertown / IMDB / YouTube

Hired to investigate forged bonds, Charlie is thwarted by the murder of his undercover agent, but the arrival of son Lee helps him uncover the true culprits. See more about Charlie Chan in Paris / IMDB / YouTube

When a prominent official is murdered at a banquet honoring Charle Chan, the detective and son Lee team up to expose an opium-smuggling ring. Details on Charlie Chan in Shanghai / IMDB / YouTube

Hard-working, henpecked Ambrose Wolfinger takes off from work to go to a wrestling match with catastrophic consequences. Details on Man on the Flying Trapeze / IMDB / YouTube

Perry interrupts his vacation plans when an ex-girlfriend, now newly married, asks him to help her with murder and bigamy charges. Learn about The Case of the Curious Bride / IMDB / YouTube

When a crooked businessman is fatally shot, a hotshot New York newspaper reporter specializing in murder stories narrows in on the dead man's associate. Read about The Murder Man / IMDB / YouTube

Newspaperman Bill Bradford becomes a special agent for the tax service trying to end the career of racketeer Alexander Carston. Julie Gardner is Carston's bookkeeper. Bradford enters Carston's organization and Julie cooperates with him to land Carston in jail. An informer squeals on them. Julie is kidnapped by Carston's henchmen as she is about to testify. See more about Special Agent / IMDB / YouTube

Jim Branch, a news editor, investigates a socialite's murder. He falls for Sharon Norwood, using her connections to the wealthy to aid his inquiry, but struggles to progress their relationship amid the investigation. Get info on After Office Hours / IMDB / YouTube

An immigrant coal miner finds himself in the middle of a bitter labor dispute between the workers and the mine owners. Explore Black Fury / IMDB / YouTube

Hoping to nab a gang of jewel thieves, a government agent poses as a crook and travels across the country with a female thief. Read about Whipsaw / IMDB / YouTube

A con man who stages phony lucky legs beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason. Find out about The Case of the Lucky Legs / IMDB / YouTube

Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when his arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an American gang to kill one John Douglas, a country gentleman with a mysterious past. Look into The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes / IMDB / YouTube

A G-man goes undercover to infiltrate a gang, helping the group's leader escape from prison to gain his trust. Info on Public Hero Number 1 / IMDB / YouTube

A drug dealer on the run from the law meets an innocent young girl and her brother and turns them into cocaine fiends. Check out The Pace That Kills / IMDB / YouTube

After a roustabout sailer avoids being shanghaied in 1852 San Francisco, his audacity helps him to arise to a position of power in the vice industry of the infamous Barbary Coast. Read about Frisco Kid / IMDB / YouTube

Henry, a homeless artist, is invited in from the cold by Mary. Her kindness is exploited as Henry, his family and friends manipulate their way into living in her home. Mary tries to get rid of them, but they have their own scheme in mind. Look into Kind Lady / IMDB / YouTube

A lighthouse keeper has been murdered in mysterious circumstances and, during the ensuing investigation a Phantom Light keeps appearing at the scene of his death. Look into The Phantom Light / IMDB / YouTube

An opium-addicted choirmaster develops an obsession for a beautiful young girl and will not stop short of murder in order to have her. More about Mystery of Edwin Drood / IMDB / YouTube

Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into another auto. Ann escapes and ends up in the vehicle of Tony Baxter, a lawyer who has eyes for her. Learn about Woman Wanted / IMDB / YouTube

A small-town doctor gets roped into helping a notorious bank robber. Check out Dr. Socrates / IMDB / YouTube

Al Howard may be a star on Broadway, but he is no longer welcomed by any producer. It seems that he just trots off to Mexico any time he wants causing shows to close and producers to lose money. When his sister Molly can no longer find Al work, she teams him up with talented Dorothy for a club date in Chicago. Flush with another success, Al wants to open his own club . Get info on Go Into Your Dance / IMDB / YouTube

A would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder of a song publisher. Get info on The Nitwits / IMDB / YouTube