List of crime films of the 1940s


A list of crime films released in the 1940s.
TitleDirectorCastCountryNotes
1940----
The Bank DickEdward F. ClineW. C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una MerkelUnited StatesCrime comedy
The Fatal HourWilliam NighBoris Karloff, Grant Withers, Marjorie ReynoldsUnited States
The House Across the BayArchie MayoGeorge Raft, Joan Bennett, Lloyd NolanUnited States
1941----
High SierraRaoul WalshHumphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, Arthur KennedyUnited States
Invisible GhostJoseph H. LewisBela Lugosi, Polly Ann Young, John McGuireUnited States
1942----
Gang BustersNoel Smith, Ray TaylorRobert Armstrong, Joseph CrehanUnited StatesFilm serial
Larceny, Inc.Lloyd BaconEdward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick CrawfordUnited States
MoontideFritz Lang, Archie MayoJean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas MitchellUnited StatesCrime drama
This Gun for HireFrank TuttleVeronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird CregarUnited States
1943----
The Chance of a LifetimeWilliam CastleChester Morris, Erik Rolf, Jeanne BatesUnited States
G-Men vs The Black DragonWilliam WitneyHooper Atchley, Harry Burns, Rod CameronUnited States
It Happened at the InnJacques BeckerFernand Ledoux, Georges Rollin, Blanchette BrunoyFranceCrime drama
OssessioneLuchino ViscontiClara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, Juan de LandaItalyCrime drama
1944----
BluebeardEdgar G. UlmerJohn Carradine, Jean Parker, Nils AstherUnited States
Delinquent DaughtersAlbert HermanFifi D'Orsay, Teala Loring, Mary BovardUnited States
Double IndemnityBilly WilderFred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. RobinsonUnited States
The Woman in the WindowFritz LangEdward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond MasseyUnited StatesCrime drama
1945----
Crime, Inc.Lew LandersLeo Carrillo, Tom Neal, Martha TiltonUnited States
DetourEdgar G. UlmerTom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia DrakeUnited States
Federal Operator 99Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, Wallace A. GrissellUnited States
Mildred PierceMichael CurtizJoan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary ScottUnited StatesCrime drama
Pillow of DeathWallace W. FoxLon Chaney, Jr., Brenda Joyce, Clara BlandickUnited States
Scarlet StreetFritz LangEdward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan DuryeaUnited States
1946----
The Blue DahliaGeorge MarshallAlan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William BendixUnited StatesCrime thriller
Copie conformeJean DrévilleLouis Jouvet, Suzy Delair, Annette PoivreFranceCrime comedy
The Dark MirrorRobert SiodmakOlivia de Havilland, Lew Ayres, Thomas MitchellUnited StatesCrime thriller
Just Before DawnWilliam CastleCharles Arnt, Robert BarratUnited States
The KillersRobert SiodmakBurt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'BrienUnited States
PaniqueJulien DuvivierMichel Simon, Viviane Romance, Paul BernardFranceCrime drama
The Postman Always Rings TwiceTay GarnettLana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil KellawayUnited States
1947----
BoomerangElia KazanDana Andrews, E.J. Ballantine, Jane WyattUnited StatesCrime drama
Born to KillRobert WiseLawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Walter SlezakUnited States
Brute ForceJules DassinBurt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles BickfordUnited StatesPrison film
The Devil Thumbs a RideFelix E. FeistLawrence Tierney, Ted North, Nan LeslieUnited States
Kiss of DeathHenry HathawayVictor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen GrayUnited StatesCrime thriller
The Long NightAnatole LitvakHenry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent PriceUnited StatesCrime drama
Monsieur VerdouxCharles ChaplinCharles Chaplin, Ada-May, Marjorie BennettUnited StatesCrime comedy
Nightmare AlleyEdmund GouldingTyrone Power, Coleen Gray, Joan BlondellUnited StatesCrime drama
Out of the PastJacques TourneurRobert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk DouglasUnited States
Quai des OrfèvresHenri-Georges ClouzotLouis Jouvet, Bernard Blier, Suzy DelairFranceCrime drama
Ride the Pink HorseRobert MontgomeryRobert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix, Rita CondeUnited States
T-MenAnthony MannDennis O'Keefe, Mary Meade, Charles McGrawUnited States
They Won't Believe MeIrving PichelRobert Young, Susan Hayward, Rita JohnsonUnited States
1948----
Au-delà des grillesRené ClémentJean Gabin, Isa Miranda, Andrea ChecchiFrance
Italy		Crime drama
Brass MonkeyThornton FreelandAvril Angers. Henry Edwards, Carroll Levis
Cry of the CityRobert SiodmakVictor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred ClarkUnited States
Dedee d'AnversYves AllégretSimone Signoret, Marcello Pagliero, Bernard BlierFranceCrime drama
Force of EvilAbraham PolonskyJohn Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie WindsorUnited StatesCrime drama
He Walked by NightAlfred L. WerkerRichard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy RobertsUnited StatesCrime thriller
Hollow TriumphSteve SekelyPaul Henreid, Joan Bennett, Eduard FranzUnited States
Key LargoJohn HustonHumphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Monte BlueUnited States
NooseEdmond T. GrévilleCarole Landis, Joseph Calleia, Derek FarrUnited Kingdom
Raw DealAnthony MannDennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha HuntUnited States
Road HouseJean NegulescoIda Lupino, Cornel WildeUnited StatesCrime drama
The Naked CityJules DassinBarry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy HartUnited StatesCrime drama
1949----
The BribeRobert Z. LeonardRobert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles LaughtonUnited States
Criss CrossRobert SiodmakBurt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan DuryeaUnited States
Kind Hearts and CoronetsRobert HamerDennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie HobsonUnited Kingdom
The Devil's HenchmanSeymour FriedmanWarner Baxter, Al Bridge, Ken ChristyUnited States
Entre onze heures et minuitHenri DecoinLouis Jouvet, Madeleine Robinson, Monique MelinandFrance
The File on Thelma JordonRobert SiodmakBarbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul KellyUnited States
Johnny Stool PigeonWilliam CastleHoward Duff, Shelley Winters, Dan DuryeaUnited States
Port of New YorkLaslo BenedekScott Brady, Richard Rober, K.T. StevensUnited States
The Reckless MomentMax OphülsJames Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine BrooksUnited StatesCrime drama
Red LightRoy Del RuthGeorge Raft, Virginia Mayo, Raymond BurrUnited States
They Live by NightNicholas RayCathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da SilvaUnited StatesCrime drama
Too Late for TearsByron HaskinLizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan DuryeaUnited States
Under CapricornAlfred HitchcockIngrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael WildingUnited KingdomCrime drama
Une si jolie petite plageYves AllégretGérard Philipe, Madeleine Robinson, Jean ServaisFranceCrime drama
White HeatRaoul WalshJames Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'BrienUnited States