This is a list of crime films released in the 1940s.
Title Director Cast Country Notes 1940The Bank DickEdward F. ClineW. C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una MerkelUnited StatesCrime comedyThe Fatal HourWilliam NighBoris Karloff, Grant Withers, Marjorie ReynoldsUnited StatesThe House Across the BayArchie MayoGeorge Raft, Joan Bennett, Lloyd NolanUnited States 1941High SierraRaoul WalshHumphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, Arthur KennedyUnited StatesInvisible GhostJoseph H. LewisBela Lugosi, Polly Ann Young, John McGuireUnited States 1942Gang BustersNoel Smith, Ray TaylorRobert Armstrong, Joseph CrehanUnited StatesFilm serialLarceny, Inc.Lloyd BaconEdward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick CrawfordUnited StatesMoontideFritz Lang, Archie MayoJean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas MitchellUnited StatesCrime dramaThis Gun for HireFrank TuttleVeronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird CregarUnited States 1943The Chance of a LifetimeWilliam CastleChester Morris, Erik Rolf, Jeanne BatesUnited StatesG-Men vs The Black DragonWilliam WitneyHooper Atchley, Harry Burns, Rod CameronUnited StatesIt Happened at the InnJacques BeckerFernand Ledoux, Georges Rollin, Blanchette BrunoyFranceCrime dramaOssessioneLuchino ViscontiClara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, Juan de LandaItalyCrime drama 1944BluebeardEdgar G. UlmerJohn Carradine, Jean Parker, Nils Asther United StatesDelinquent DaughtersAlbert HermanFifi D'Orsay, Teala Loring, Mary BovardUnited StatesDouble IndemnityBilly WilderFred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. RobinsonUnited StatesThe Woman in the WindowFritz LangEdward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond MasseyUnited StatesCrime drama 1945Crime, Inc.Lew LandersLeo Carrillo, Tom Neal, Martha TiltonUnited StatesDetourEdgar G. UlmerTom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake United StatesFederal Operator 99Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, Wallace A. Grissell United StatesMildred PierceMichael CurtizJoan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary ScottUnited StatesCrime dramaPillow of DeathWallace W. FoxLon Chaney Jr., Brenda Joyce, Clara BlandickUnited StatesScarlet StreetFritz LangEdward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan DuryeaUnited States 1946The Blue DahliaGeorge MarshallAlan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix United StatesCrime thrillerCopie conformeJean DrévilleLouis Jouvet, Suzy Delair, Annette PoivreFranceCrime comedyThe Dark MirrorRobert SiodmakOlivia de Havilland, Lew Ayres, Thomas MitchellUnited StatesCrime thrillerJust Before DawnWilliam CastleCharles Arnt, Robert BarratUnited StatesThe KillersRobert SiodmakBurt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'BrienUnited StatesPanic (Panique)Julien DuvivierMichel Simon, Viviane Romance, Paul BernardFranceCrime dramaThe Postman Always Rings TwiceTay GarnettLana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil KellawayUnited States 1947BoomerangElia KazanDana Andrews, E.J. Ballantine, Jane WyattUnited StatesCrime dramaBorn to KillRobert WiseLawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Walter SlezakUnited StatesBrute ForceJules DassinBurt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles BickfordUnited StatesPrison filmThe Devil Thumbs a RideFelix E. FeistLawrence Tierney, Ted North, Nan LeslieUnited StatesKiss of DeathHenry HathawayVictor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen GrayUnited StatesCrime thrillerThe Long NightAnatole LitvakHenry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price United StatesCrime dramaMonsieur VerdouxCharles ChaplinCharles Chaplin, Ada-May, Marjorie BennettUnited StatesCrime comedyNightmare AlleyEdmund GouldingTyrone Power, Coleen Gray, Joan BlondellUnited StatesCrime dramaOut of the PastJacques TourneurRobert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk DouglasUnited StatesQuai des OrfèvresHenri-Georges ClouzotLouis Jouvet, Bernard Blier, Suzy DelairFranceCrime dramaRide the Pink HorseRobert MontgomeryRobert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix, Rita CondeUnited StatesT-MenAnthony MannDennis O'Keefe, Mary Meade, Charles McGrawUnited StatesThey Won't Believe MeIrving PichelRobert Young, Susan Hayward, Rita JohnsonUnited StatesThe WebMichael GordonVincent Price, Ella Raines, Edmond O'BrienUnited States 1948Au-delà des grillesRené ClémentJean Gabin, Isa Miranda, Andrea ChecchiFranceItalyCrime dramaBrass MonkeyThornton FreelandAvril Angers. Henry Edwards, Carroll LevisCry of the CityRobert SiodmakVictor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred ClarkUnited StatesDedee d'AnversYves AllégretSimone Signoret, Marcello Pagliero, Bernard BlierFranceCrime dramaDrunken AngelAkira KurosawaToshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Reizaburo YamamotoJapanCrime dramaForce of EvilAbraham PolonskyJohn Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie WindsorUnited StatesCrime dramaHe Walked by NightAlfred L. WerkerRichard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy RobertsUnited StatesCrime thrillerHollow TriumphSteve SekelyPaul Henreid, Joan Bennett, Eduard FranzUnited StatesKey LargoJohn HustonHumphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Monte BlueUnited StatesNooseEdmond T. GrévilleCarole Landis, Joseph Calleia, Derek FarrUnited KingdomRaw DealAnthony MannDennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha HuntUnited StatesRoad HouseJean NegulescoIda Lupino, Cornel WildeUnited StatesCrime dramaThe Naked CityJules DassinBarry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy HartUnited StatesCrime dramahttp://www.allmovie.com/dvd/the-naked-city-criterion-collection-153903 1949The BribeRobert Z. LeonardRobert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles LaughtonUnited StatesCriss CrossRobert SiodmakBurt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan DuryeaUnited StatesKind Hearts and CoronetsRobert HamerDennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie HobsonUnited KingdomThe Devil's HenchmanSeymour FriedmanWarner Baxter, Al Bridge, Ken ChristyUnited StatesEntre onze heures et minuitHenri DecoinLouis Jouvet, Madeleine Robinson, Monique MelinandFranceThe File on Thelma JordonRobert SiodmakBarbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul KellyUnited StatesJohnny Stool PigeonWilliam CastleHoward Duff, Shelley Winters, Dan DuryeaUnited StatesPort of New YorkLaslo BenedekScott Brady, Richard Rober, K.T. StevensUnited StatesThe Reckless MomentMax OphülsJames Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine BrooksUnited StatesCrime dramaRed LightRoy Del RuthGeorge Raft, Virginia Mayo, Raymond BurrUnited StatesThey Live by NightNicholas RayCathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da SilvaUnited StatesCrime dramaToo Late for TearsByron HaskinLizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan DuryeaUnited StatesUnder CapricornAlfred HitchcockIngrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael WildingUnited KingdomCrime dramaUne si jolie petite plageYves AllégretGérard Philipe, Madeleine Robinson, Jean ServaisFranceCrime dramaWhite HeatRaoul WalshJames Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'BrienUnited States
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