List of crime films of the 1930s


A list of crime films released in the 1930s.
TitleDirectorCastCountryNotes
1930----
The Big HouseGeorge W. HillChester Morris, Wallace Beery, Robert MontgomeryUnited StatesPrison film
Born RecklessJohn Ford, Andrew BennisonEdmund Lowe, Catherine Dale Owen, Lee TracyUnited States
The Cat CreepsRupert Julian, John WillardHelen Twelvetrees, Raymond Hackett, Neil HamiltonUnited States
The Doorway to HellArchie MayoCharles Judels, Lew Ayres, James CagneyUnited States
ManslaughterGeorge AbbottClaudette Colbert, Fredric March, Emma DunnUnited StatesCrime drama, prison film
Night OwlsJames ParrottOliver Hardy, Stan LaurelUnited StatesCrime comedy
RafflesHarry D'Abbadie D'Arrast, George FitzmauriceRonald Colman, Kay Francis, David TorrenceUnited States
The Return of Dr. Fu ManchuRowland V. LeeWarner Oland, Neil Hamilton, Jean ArthurUnited States
The Unholy ThreeJack ConwayLila Lee, Elliott Nugent, Harry EarlesUnited States
1931----
Blonde CrazyRoy Del RuthJames Cagney, Joan Blondell, Louis CalhernUnited StatesGangster film
City StreetsRouben MamoulianGary Cooper, Sylvia Sidney, Paul LukasUnited States
Daughter of the DragonLloyd CorriganAnna May Wong, Warner Oland, Sessue HayakawaUnited States
Little CaesarMervyn LeRoyEdward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Glenda FarrellUnited States
Night NurseIgor Auzins, William WellmanBarbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan BlondellUnited States
The Public EnemyWilliam WellmanJames Cagney, Edward Woods, Donald CookUnited States
Smart MoneyAlfred E. GreenEdward G. Robinson, Evelyn Knapp, James Cagney, Ralf HaroldeUnited States
1932----
Arsene LupinJack ConwayJohn Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Karen MorleyUnited States
The Beast of the CityCharles J. BrabinWalter Huston, Jean Harlow, Wallace FordUnited States
FantômasPaul FejosJean Galland, Thomy Bourdelle, Tania FédorFrance
The Girl From ChicagoOscar MicheauxEunice Brooks, Starr Calloway, Minta CatoUnited States
Love Is a RacketWilliam WellmanDouglas Fairbanks, Jr., Ann Dvorak, Frances DeeUnited StatesCrime drama
The Mask of Fu ManchuCharles J. Brabin, Charles Vidor, King VidorBoris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Karen MorleyUnited States
The MouthpieceJames Flood, Elliott NugentWarren William, Aline MacMahon, William JanneyUnited States
Night at the Cross RoadsJean RenoirPierre Renoir, Winna Winifred, Jean GehretFrance
ScarfaceHoward HawksPaul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Karen MorleyUnited States
1933----
Lady KillerRoy Del RuthJames Cagney, Mae Clarke, Leslie FentonUnited StatesGangster film
The Little GiantRoy Del RuthEdward G. Robinson, Mary Astor, Helen VinsonUnited States
The Mayor of HellArchie MayoJames Cagney, Madge Evans, Allen JenkinsUnited States
The Midnight ClubGeorge Somnes, Alexander HallClive Brook, George Raft, Helen VinsonUnited States
'Murders in the ZooEdward SutherlandCharlie Ruggles, Lionell Atwill, Gail PatrickUnited States
PenthouseW. S. Van DykeWarner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Charles ButterworthUnited States
Pick-UpMarion GeringSylvia Sidney, George Raft, William HarriganUnited States
The Sin of Nora MoranPhilip GoldstoneZita Johann, Alan Dinehart, Paul CavanaghUnited States
The Testament of Dr. MabuseFritz LangRudolf Klein-Rogge, Otto Wernicke, Gustav DiesslGermany
La tête d'un hommeJulien DuvivierGina Manès, Harry Baur, Valery InkijinoffFrance
1934----
Fog Over FriscoWilliam Dieterle, Daniel ReedBette Davis, Donald Woods, Margaret LindsayUnited States
Limehouse BluesAlexander HallGeorge Raft, Jean Parker, Anna May WongUnited States
Manhattan MelodramaW. S. Van DykeClark Gable, William Powell, Myrna LoyUnited StatesCrime drama
Search for BeautyErle C. KentonLarry "Buster" Crabbe, Ida Lupino, Toby WingUnited States
1935----
Bulldog JackWalter FordeJack Hulbert, Fay Wray, Ralph Richardson
Crime and PunishmentPierre ChenalHarry Baur, Pierre Blanchar, Madeleine OzerayFranceCrime drama
Crime and PunishmentJosef von SternbergEdward Arnold, Peter Lorre, Marian MarshUnited StatesCrime drama
G MenWilliam KeighleyJames Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, Lloyd NolanUnited States
ToniJean RenoirCharles Blavette, Celia Montalván, Jenny HéliaFranceCrime drama
The Whole Town's TalkingJohn FordEdward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Wallace FordUnited StatesCrime comedy
1936----
15 Maiden LaneAllan DwanClaire Trevor, Cesar Romero, Douglas FowleyUnited States
Big Brown EyesRaoul WalshJoan Bennett, Cary Grant, Walter PidgeonUnited States
The Crime of Monsieur LangeJean RenoirJules Berry, René Lefèvre, Sylvia BatailleFranceCrime drama
FuryFritz LangSpencer Tracy, Sylvia Sidney, Walter AbelUnited StatesCrime drama
The Petrified ForestArchie MayoLeslie Howard, Bette Davis, Humphrey BogartUnited StatesCrime drama
Reefer MadnessLouis J. GasnierDorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian MilesUnited StatesCrime drama
1937----
L'alibiPierre ChenalLouis Jouvet, Erich von Stroheim, Albert PréjeanFrance
Black LegionArchie MayoHumphrey Bogart, Dick Foran, Erin O'Brien-MooreUnited States
Charlie Chan at Monte CarloEugene J. FordeWarner Oland, Keye Luke, Virginia FieldUnited States
Dead EndWilliam WylerSylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey BogartUnited States
Marked WomanLloyd BaconBette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Isabel JewellUnited States
Pépé le MokoJulien DuvivierJean Gabin, Mireille Balin, Line NoroFranceGangster film
You Only Live OnceFritz LangSylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, Barton MacLaneUnited StatesCrime drama
1938----
AlgiersJohn CromwellCharles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr, Sigrid GurieUnited StatesGangster film
The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseAnatole LitvakEdward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor, Humphrey BogartUnited StatesCrime comedy
Angels with Dirty FacesMichael CurtizJames Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey BogartUnited StatesCrime drama
La Bête HumaineJean RenoirJean Gabin, Simone Simon, Julien CaretteFranceCrime drama
Crime SchoolLewis SeilerBilly Halop, Bobby Jordan, Huntz HallUnited StatesJuvenile delinquency film
Dangerous to KnowRobert FloreyStanley Blystone, Barlowe BorlandUnited States
I Am the LawAlexander HallEdward G. Robinson, Barbara O'Neil, Wendy BarrieUnited States
Port of ShadowsMarcel CarnéMichèle Morgan, Jean Gabin, Michel SimonFranceCrime drama
A Slight Case of MurderLloyd BaconEdward G. Robinson, Jane Bryan, Allen JenkinsUnited StatesCrime comedy
They Drive by NightArthur B. WoodsEmlyn Williams, Ernest Thesiger, Anna KonstamUnited Kingdom
You and MeFritz LangSylvia Sidney, George Raft, Robert CummingsUnited StatesCrime comedy
Young FugitivesJohn RawlinsRobert Wilcox, Dorothea Kent, Harry DavenportUnited StatesCrime
1939----
BlackmailH. C. PotterEdward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey, Gene LockhartUnited States
DaybreakMarcel CarnéJean Gabin, Jules Berry, ArlettyFranceCrime drama
Each Dawn I DieWilliam KeighleyJames Cagney, George Raft, Jane BryanUnited States
I Stole a MillionFrank TuttleGeorge Raft, Claire TrevorUnited States
King of the UnderworldLewis SeilerHumphrey Bogart, James Stephenson, John EldredgeUnited States
Let Us LiveJohn BrahmMaureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda, Ralph BellamyUnited States
The Roaring TwentiesRaoul WalshJames Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla LaneUnited States
You Can't Get Away with Murder''Lewis SeilerHumphrey Bogart, Gale Page, Billy HalopUnited States