This is a list of crime films released in the 1930s.
Title Director Cast Country Notes 1930The Big HouseGeorge W. HillChester Morris, Wallace Beery, Robert MontgomeryUnited StatesPrison filmBorn RecklessJohn Ford, Andrew BennisonEdmund Lowe, Catherine Dale Owen, Lee TracyUnited StatesThe Cat CreepsRupert Julian, John WillardHelen Twelvetrees, Raymond Hackett, Neil Hamilton United StatesThe Doorway to HellArchie MayoCharles Judels, Lew Ayres, James CagneyUnited StatesManslaughterGeorge AbbottClaudette Colbert, Fredric March, Emma DunnUnited StatesCrime drama, prison filmNight OwlsJames ParrottOliver Hardy, Stan LaurelUnited StatesCrime comedyRafflesHarry D'Abbadie D'Arrast, George FitzmauriceRonald Colman, Kay Francis, David TorrenceUnited StatesThe Return of Dr. Fu ManchuRowland V. LeeWarner Oland, Neil Hamilton, Jean ArthurUnited StatesThe Unholy ThreeJack ConwayLila Lee, Elliott Nugent, Harry EarlesUnited States 1931Blonde CrazyRoy Del RuthJames Cagney, Joan Blondell, Louis CalhernUnited StatesGangster filmCity StreetsRouben MamoulianGary Cooper, Sylvia Sidney, Paul LukasUnited StatesDaughter of the DragonLloyd CorriganAnna May Wong, Warner Oland, Sessue HayakawaUnited StatesLittle CaesarMervyn LeRoyEdward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Glenda FarrellUnited StatesNight NurseIgor Auzins, William WellmanBarbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan BlondellUnited StatesThe Public EnemyWilliam WellmanJames Cagney, Edward Woods, Donald CookUnited StatesSmart MoneyAlfred E. GreenEdward G. Robinson, Evelyn Knapp, James Cagney, Ralf HaroldeUnited States 1932Arsene LupinJack ConwayJohn Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Karen MorleyUnited StatesThe Beast of the CityCharles J. BrabinWalter Huston, Jean Harlow, Wallace FordUnited StatesFantômasPaul FejosJean Galland, Thomy Bourdelle, Tania Fédor FranceThe Girl From ChicagoOscar MicheauxEunice Brooks, Starr Calloway, Minta CatoUnited StatesLove Is a RacketWilliam WellmanDouglas Fairbanks, Jr., Ann Dvorak, Frances Dee Lyle TalbotUnited StatesCrime dramaThe Mask of Fu ManchuCharles J. Brabin, Charles Vidor, King VidorBoris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Karen MorleyUnited StatesMe and My GalRaoul WalshSpencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Marion Burns, George WalshUnited StatesThe MouthpieceJames Flood, Elliott NugentWarren William, Aline MacMahon, William JanneyUnited StatesNight at the Cross RoadsJean RenoirPierre Renoir, Winna Winifred, Jean GehretFranceThree on a MatchMervyn LeRoyAnn Dvorak, Joan Blondell, Bette Davis, Warren William, Lyle Talbot, Humphrey BogartUnited StatesScarfaceHoward HawksPaul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Karen MorleyUnited States 1933Lady KillerRoy Del RuthJames Cagney, Mae Clarke, Leslie Fenton United StatesGangster filmThe Little GiantRoy Del RuthEdward G. Robinson, Mary Astor, Helen VinsonUnited StatesThe Mayor of HellArchie MayoJames Cagney, Madge Evans, Allen JenkinsUnited StatesThe Midnight ClubGeorge Somnes, Alexander HallClive Brook, George Raft, Helen VinsonUnited StatesMurders in the ZooEdward SutherlandCharlie Ruggles, Lionell Atwill, Gail PatrickUnited StatesPenthouseW. S. Van DykeWarner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Charles ButterworthUnited StatesPick-UpMarion GeringSylvia Sidney, George Raft, William HarriganUnited StatesThe Sin of Nora MoranPhilip GoldstoneZita Johann, Alan Dinehart, Paul CavanaghUnited StatesThe Testament of Dr. MabuseFritz LangRudolf Klein-Rogge, Otto Wernicke, Gustav DiesslGermanyJulien DuvivierGina Manès, Harry Baur, Valery InkijinoffFrance 1934Fog Over FriscoWilliam Dieterle, Daniel ReedBette Davis, Lyle Talbot, Donald Woods, Margaret Lindsay United StatesLimehouse BluesAlexander HallGeorge Raft, Jean Parker, Anna May WongUnited StatesManhattan MelodramaW. S. Van DykeClark Gable, William Powell, Myrna LoyUnited StatesCrime dramaSearch for BeautyErle C. KentonLarry "Buster" Crabbe, Ida Lupino, Toby WingUnited States 1935Bulldog JackWalter FordeJack Hulbert, Fay Wray, Ralph RichardsonCrime and PunishmentPierre ChenalHarry Baur, Pierre Blanchar, Madeleine OzerayFranceCrime dramaCrime and PunishmentJosef von SternbergEdward Arnold, Peter Lorre, Marian MarshUnited StatesCrime dramaG MenWilliam KeighleyJames Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, Lloyd NolanUnited StatesToniJean RenoirCharles Blavette, Celia Montalván, Jenny HéliaFranceCrime dramaThe Whole Town's TalkingJohn FordEdward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Wallace Ford United StatesCrime comedy 193615 Maiden LaneAllan DwanClaire Trevor, Cesar Romero, Douglas FowleyUnited StatesBig Brown EyesRaoul WalshJoan Bennett, Cary Grant, Walter PidgeonUnited StatesThe Crime of Monsieur LangeJean RenoirJules Berry, René Lefèvre, Sylvia BatailleFranceCrime dramaFuryFritz LangSpencer Tracy, Sylvia Sidney, Walter AbelUnited StatesCrime dramaThe Petrified ForestArchie MayoLeslie Howard, Bette Davis, Humphrey BogartUnited StatesCrime dramaReefer MadnessLouis J. GasnierDorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian MilesUnited StatesCrime drama 1937L'alibiPierre ChenalLouis Jouvet, Erich von Stroheim, Albert PréjeanFranceBlack LegionArchie Mayo, Michael CurtizHumphrey Bogart, Dick Foran, Erin O'Brien-MooreUnited StatesCharlie Chan at Monte CarloEugene J. FordeWarner Oland, Keye Luke, Virginia FieldUnited StatesDead EndWilliam WylerSylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey BogartUnited StatesJump for GloryRaoul WalshDouglas Fairbanks Jr.Valerie HobsonAlan Hale Sr.United KingdomUnited StatesMarked WomanLloyd Bacon, Michael CurtizBette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Isabel JewellUnited StatesPépé le MokoJulien DuvivierJean Gabin, Mireille Balin, Line NoroFranceGangster filmYou Only Live OnceFritz LangSylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, Barton MacLaneUnited StatesCrime drama 1938AlgiersJohn CromwellCharles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr, Sigrid GurieUnited StatesGangster filmThe Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseAnatole LitvakEdward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor, Humphrey Bogart United StatesCrime comedyAngels with Dirty FacesMichael CurtizJames Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey BogartUnited StatesCrime dramaJean RenoirJean Gabin, Simone Simon, Julien Carette FranceCrime dramaCrime SchoolLewis SeilerBilly Halop, Bobby Jordan, Huntz HallUnited StatesJuvenile delinquency filmDangerous to KnowRobert FloreyStanley Blystone, Barlowe BorlandUnited StatesI Am the LawAlexander HallEdward G. Robinson, Barbara O'Neil, Wendy BarrieUnited StatesPort of ShadowsMarcel CarnéMichèle Morgan, Jean Gabin, Michel SimonFranceCrime dramaA Slight Case of MurderLloyd BaconEdward G. Robinson, Jane Bryan, Allen JenkinsUnited StatesCrime comedyThey Drive by NightArthur B. WoodsEmlyn Williams, Ernest Thesiger, Anna KonstamUnited KingdomYou and MeFritz LangSylvia Sidney, George Raft, Robert Cummings United StatesCrime comedyYoung FugitivesJohn RawlinsRobert Wilcox, Dorothea Kent, Harry Davenport United StatesCrime 1939BlackmailH. C. PotterEdward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey, Gene LockhartUnited StatesDaybreakMarcel CarnéJean Gabin, Jules Berry, ArlettyFranceCrime dramaEach Dawn I DieWilliam KeighleyJames Cagney, George Raft, Jane BryanUnited StatesI Stole a MillionFrank TuttleGeorge Raft, Claire TrevorUnited StatesKing of the UnderworldLewis SeilerHumphrey Bogart, James Stephenson, John EldredgeUnited StatesLet Us LiveJohn BrahmMaureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda, Ralph Bellamy United StatesThe Roaring TwentiesRaoul WalshJames Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla LaneUnited StatesYou Can't Get Away with MurderLewis SeilerHumphrey Bogart, Gale Page, Billy HalopUnited States
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