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List of crime films of the 1930s

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This is a list of crime films released in the 1930s.

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TitleDirectorCastCountryNotes
1930
The Big HouseGeorge W. HillChester Morris, Wallace Beery, Robert MontgomeryUnited StatesPrison film[1]
Born RecklessJohn Ford, Andrew BennisonEdmund Lowe, Catherine Dale Owen, Lee TracyUnited States[2]
The Cat CreepsRupert Julian, John WillardHelen Twelvetrees, Raymond Hackett, Neil HamiltonUnited States[3]
The Doorway to HellArchie MayoCharles Judels, Lew Ayres, James CagneyUnited States[4]
ManslaughterGeorge AbbottClaudette Colbert, Fredric March, Emma DunnUnited StatesCrime drama, prison film[5]
Night OwlsJames ParrottOliver Hardy, Stan LaurelUnited StatesCrime comedy[6]
RafflesHarry D'Abbadie D'Arrast, George FitzmauriceRonald Colman, Kay Francis, David TorrenceUnited States[7]
The Return of Dr. Fu ManchuRowland V. LeeWarner Oland, Neil Hamilton, Jean ArthurUnited States[8]
The Unholy ThreeJack ConwayLila Lee, Elliott Nugent, Harry EarlesUnited States[9]
1931
Blonde CrazyRoy Del RuthJames Cagney, Joan Blondell, Louis CalhernUnited StatesGangster film[10]
City StreetsRouben MamoulianGary Cooper, Sylvia Sidney, Paul LukasUnited States[11]
Daughter of the DragonLloyd CorriganAnna May Wong, Warner Oland, Sessue HayakawaUnited States[12]
Little CaesarMervyn LeRoyEdward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Glenda FarrellUnited States[13]
Night NurseIgor Auzins, William WellmanBarbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan BlondellUnited States[14]
The Public EnemyWilliam WellmanJames Cagney, Edward Woods, Donald CookUnited States[15]
Smart MoneyAlfred E. GreenEdward G. Robinson, Evelyn Knapp, James Cagney, Ralf HaroldeUnited States[16]
1932
Arsene LupinJack ConwayJohn Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Karen MorleyUnited States[17]
The Beast of the CityCharles J. BrabinWalter Huston, Jean Harlow, Wallace FordUnited States[18]
FantômasPaul FejosJean Galland, Thomy Bourdelle, Tania FédorFrance[19]
The Girl From ChicagoOscar MicheauxEunice Brooks, Starr Calloway, Minta CatoUnited States[20]
Love Is a RacketWilliam WellmanDouglas Fairbanks, Jr., Ann Dvorak, Frances DeeUnited StatesCrime drama[21]
The Mask of Fu ManchuCharles J. Brabin, Charles Vidor, King VidorBoris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Karen MorleyUnited States[22]
Me and My GalRaoul WalshSpencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Marion Burns, George WalshUnited States[23]
The MouthpieceJames Flood, Elliott NugentWarren William, Aline MacMahon, William JanneyUnited States[24]
Night at the Cross RoadsJean RenoirPierre Renoir, Winna Winifred, Jean GehretFrance[25]
ScarfaceHoward HawksPaul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Karen MorleyUnited States[26]
1933
Lady KillerRoy Del RuthJames Cagney, Mae Clarke, Leslie FentonUnited StatesGangster film[27]
The Little GiantRoy Del RuthEdward G. Robinson, Mary Astor, Helen VinsonUnited States[28]
The Mayor of HellArchie MayoJames Cagney, Madge Evans, Allen JenkinsUnited States[29]
The Midnight ClubGeorge Somnes, Alexander HallClive Brook, George Raft, Helen VinsonUnited States[30]
Murders in the ZooEdward SutherlandCharlie Ruggles, Lionell Atwill, Gail PatrickUnited States[31]
PenthouseW. S. Van DykeWarner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Charles ButterworthUnited States[32]
Pick-UpMarion GeringSylvia Sidney, George Raft, William HarriganUnited States[33]
The Sin of Nora MoranPhilip GoldstoneZita Johann, Alan Dinehart, Paul CavanaghUnited States[34]
The Testament of Dr. MabuseFritz LangRudolf Klein-Rogge, Otto Wernicke, Gustav DiesslGermany[35]
La tête d'un hommeJulien DuvivierGina Manès, Harry Baur, Valery InkijinoffFrance[36]
1934
Fog Over FriscoWilliam Dieterle, Daniel ReedBette Davis, Donald Woods, Margaret LindsayUnited States[37]
Limehouse BluesAlexander HallGeorge Raft, Jean Parker, Anna May WongUnited States[38]
Manhattan MelodramaW. S. Van DykeClark Gable, William Powell, Myrna LoyUnited StatesCrime drama[39]
Search for BeautyErle C. KentonLarry "Buster" Crabbe, Ida Lupino, Toby WingUnited States[40]
1935
Bulldog JackWalter FordeJack Hulbert, Fay Wray, Ralph RichardsonUnited Kingdom[41]
Crime and PunishmentPierre ChenalHarry Baur, Pierre Blanchar, Madeleine OzerayFranceCrime drama[42]
Crime and PunishmentJosef von SternbergEdward Arnold, Peter Lorre, Marian MarshUnited StatesCrime drama[43]
G MenWilliam KeighleyJames Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, Lloyd NolanUnited States[44]
ToniJean RenoirCharles Blavette, Celia Montalván, Jenny HéliaFranceCrime drama[45]
The Whole Town's TalkingJohn FordEdward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Wallace FordUnited StatesCrime comedy[46]
1936
15 Maiden LaneAllan DwanClaire Trevor, Cesar Romero, Douglas FowleyUnited States[47]
Big Brown EyesRaoul WalshJoan Bennett, Cary Grant, Walter PidgeonUnited States[48]
The Crime of Monsieur LangeJean RenoirJules Berry, René Lefèvre, Sylvia BatailleFranceCrime drama[49]
FuryFritz LangSpencer Tracy, Sylvia Sidney, Walter AbelUnited StatesCrime drama[50]
The Petrified ForestArchie MayoLeslie Howard, Bette Davis, Humphrey BogartUnited StatesCrime drama[51]
Reefer MadnessLouis J. GasnierDorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian MilesUnited StatesCrime drama[52]
1937
L'alibiPierre ChenalLouis Jouvet, Erich von Stroheim, Albert PréjeanFrance[53]
Black LegionArchie Mayo, Michael CurtizHumphrey Bogart, Dick Foran, Erin O'Brien-MooreUnited States[54]
Charlie Chan at Monte CarloEugene J. FordeWarner Oland, Keye Luke, Virginia FieldUnited States[55]
Dead EndWilliam WylerSylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey BogartUnited States[56]
Jump for GloryRaoul WalshDouglas Fairbanks Jr.
Valerie Hobson
Alan Hale Sr.		United Kingdom
United States		[57]
Marked WomanLloyd Bacon, Michael CurtizBette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Isabel JewellUnited States[58]
Pépé le MokoJulien DuvivierJean Gabin, Mireille Balin, Line NoroFranceGangster film[59]
You Only Live OnceFritz LangSylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, Barton MacLaneUnited StatesCrime drama[60]
1938
AlgiersJohn CromwellCharles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr, Sigrid GurieUnited StatesGangster film[61]
The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseAnatole LitvakEdward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor, Humphrey BogartUnited StatesCrime comedy[62]
Angels with Dirty FacesMichael CurtizJames Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey BogartUnited StatesCrime drama[63]
La Bête HumaineJean RenoirJean Gabin, Simone Simon, Julien CaretteFranceCrime drama[64]
Crime SchoolLewis SeilerBilly Halop, Bobby Jordan, Huntz HallUnited StatesJuvenile delinquency film[65]
Dangerous to KnowRobert FloreyStanley Blystone, Barlowe BorlandUnited States[66]
I Am the LawAlexander HallEdward G. Robinson, Barbara O'Neil, Wendy BarrieUnited States[67]
Port of ShadowsMarcel CarnéMichèle Morgan, Jean Gabin, Michel SimonFranceCrime drama[68]
A Slight Case of MurderLloyd BaconEdward G. Robinson, Jane Bryan, Allen JenkinsUnited StatesCrime comedy[69]
They Drive by NightArthur B. WoodsEmlyn Williams, Ernest Thesiger, Anna KonstamUnited Kingdom[70]
You and MeFritz LangSylvia Sidney, George Raft, Robert CummingsUnited StatesCrime comedy[71]
Young FugitivesJohn RawlinsRobert Wilcox, Dorothea Kent, Harry DavenportUnited StatesCrime
1939
BlackmailH. C. PotterEdward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey, Gene LockhartUnited States[72]
DaybreakMarcel CarnéJean Gabin, Jules Berry, ArlettyFranceCrime drama[73]
Each Dawn I DieWilliam KeighleyJames Cagney, George Raft, Jane BryanUnited States[74]
I Stole a MillionFrank TuttleGeorge Raft, Claire TrevorUnited States[75]
King of the UnderworldLewis SeilerHumphrey Bogart, James Stephenson, John EldredgeUnited States[76]
Let Us LiveJohn BrahmMaureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda, Ralph BellamyUnited States[77]
The Roaring TwentiesRaoul WalshJames Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla LaneUnited States[78]
You Can't Get Away with MurderLewis SeilerHumphrey Bogart, Gale Page, Billy HalopUnited States[79]
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