Best Crime movies from the 1920s

Best Crime movies from the 1920s [Discovery Queue]

Movies like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler, and Pandora's Box, ranked by the ReelsGraph community.
Last updated: October 22, 2026

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920February 1920 by Robert Wiene

Drama, Horror, Thriller

Drama, Horror, Thriller

7.41 Excellent-- 1,850 ratings
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2

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

1922April 1922 by Fritz Lang

Crime, Thriller

Crime, Thriller

6.67 Good 220 ratings
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3

Pandora's Box

1929January 1929 by G.W. Pabst

Drama, Crime, Romance

Drama, Crime, Romance

6.60 Good 275 ratings
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4

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1927February 1927 by Alfred Hitchcock

Crime, Thriller, Mystery

Crime, Thriller, Mystery

6.48 Good- 357 ratings
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5

Greed

1924December 1924 by Erich von Stroheim

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

6.46 Good- 210 ratings
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6

The High Sign

1921April 1921 by Edward F. Cline

Crime, Comedy

Crime, Comedy

6.29 Good-- 130 ratings
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7

Underworld

1927August 1927 by Josef von Sternberg

Drama, Crime, Romance

Drama, Crime, Romance

6.23 Good-- <100 ratings
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8

Beggars of Life

1928September 1928 by William A. Wellman

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

6.16 Good-- <100 ratings
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9

The Penalty

1920August 1920 by Wallace Worsley

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Crime, Drama, Thriller

6.15 Good-- <100 ratings
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10

A Cottage on Dartmoor

1929October 1929 by Anthony Asquith

Thriller, Drama, Crime

Thriller, Drama, Crime

6.15 Good-- <100 ratings
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11

A Strong Man

1929October 1929 by Henryk Szaro

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Crime, Drama, Thriller

6.12 Good-- <100 ratings
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12

The Street

1923November 1923 by Karl Grune

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

6.11 Okay++ <100 ratings
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13

The Unholy Three

1925July 1925 by Tod Browning

Crime, Thriller, Drama

Crime, Thriller, Drama

6.10 Okay++ <100 ratings
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14

The Godless Girl

1928August 1928 by Cecil B. DeMille

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

6.10 Okay++ <100 ratings
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15

Should Men Walk Home?

1927January 1927 by Leo McCarey

Comedy, Crime

Comedy, Crime

6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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16

Variety

1925November 1925 by E.A. Dupont

Drama, Crime, Romance

Drama, Crime, Romance

6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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17

The Flying Scotsman

1929May 1929 by Castleton Knight

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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18

Accident

1928November 1928 by Ernö Metzner

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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19

The Ace of Hearts

1921September 1921 by Wallace Worsley

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Crime, Drama, Mystery

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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20

Piccadilly

1929February 1929 by E.A. Dupont

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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21

The Racket

1928November 1928 by Lewis Milestone

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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22

While the City Sleeps

1928February 1928 by Jack Conway

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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23

The Extra Girl

1923October 1923 by F. Richard Jones

Comedy, Romance, Crime

Comedy, Romance, Crime

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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24

For the Term of His Natural Life

1927June 1927 by Norman Dawn

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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25

The Blackbird

1926February 1926 by Tod Browning

Crime, Drama, Romance

Crime, Drama, Romance

6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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26

Blackmail

1929July 1929 by Alfred Hitchcock

Drama, Thriller, Crime

Drama, Thriller, Crime

6.05 Okay++ 292 ratings
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27

Paths to Paradise

1925June 1925 by Clarence G. Badger

Comedy, Crime, Romance

Comedy, Crime, Romance

6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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28

The Red Lily

1924September 1924 by Fred Niblo

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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29

Fante-Anne

1920September 1920 by Rasmus Breistein

Romance, Crime, Drama

Romance, Crime, Drama

6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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30

Seven Footprints to Satan

1929January 1929 by Benjamin Christensen

Crime, Comedy, Horror

Crime, Comedy, Horror

6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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31

The Flying Ace

1926November 1926 by Richard E. Norman

Crime, Action, Drama

Crime, Action, Drama

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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32

The Bells

1926July 1926 by James Young

Drama, Crime, Horror

Drama, Crime, Horror

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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33

Outside the Law

1921January 1921 by Tod Browning

Crime, Drama, Romance

Crime, Drama, Romance

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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34

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu

1929August 1929 by Rowland V. Lee

Crime, Romance, Thriller

Crime, Romance, Thriller

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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35

The Haunted Castle

1921April 1921 by F. W. Murnau

Drama, Mystery, Crime

Drama, Mystery, Crime

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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36

Tumbleweeds

1925December 1925 by King Baggot

Western, Drama, Romance

Western, Drama, Romance

6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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37

The Soul of Youth

1920August 1920 by William Desmond Taylor

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

6.02 Okay++ <100 ratings
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38

From Morning to Midnight

1920January 1920 by Karlheinz Martin

Crime, Comedy

Crime, Comedy

6.02 Okay++ <100 ratings
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39

Broadway

1929May 1929 by Pál Fejős

Music, Crime

Music, Crime

6.01 Okay++ <100 ratings
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40

Alibi

1929April 1929 by Roland West

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

6.01 Okay++ <100 ratings
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41

Chicago

1927December 1927 by Frank Urson

Comedy, Drama, Crime

Comedy, Drama, Crime

6.01 Okay++ <100 ratings
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42

White Tiger

1923December 1923 by Tod Browning

Drama, Crime, Thriller

Drama, Crime, Thriller

6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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43

The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship

1920February 1920 by Fritz Lang

Adventure, Crime

Adventure, Crime

6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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44

Parisian Love

1925August 1925 by Louis J. Gasnier

Drama, Romance, Crime

Drama, Romance, Crime

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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45

Lights of New York

1928July 1928 by Bryan Foy

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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46

The Racketeer

1929November 1929 by Howard Higgin

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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47

A Straightforward Boy

1929November 1929 by Yasujirō Ozu

Comedy, Crime

Comedy, Crime

5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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48

The Canary Murder Case

1929February 1929 by Malcolm St. Clair

Crime, Mystery

Crime, Mystery

5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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49

Thunderbolt

1929June 1929 by Josef von Sternberg

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

5.96 Okay++ <100 ratings
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50

Within Our Gates

1920January 1920 by Oscar Micheaux

Drama, Romance, Crime

Drama, Romance, Crime

5.92 Okay++ 114 ratings
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51

Behind That Curtain

1929June 1929 by Irving Cummings

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

5.91 Okay++ <100 ratings
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52

Nice and Friendly

1922January 1922 by Charlie Chaplin

Crime, Comedy

Crime, Comedy

5.88 Okay+ <100 ratings
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53

Cafe Electric

1927November 1927 by Gustav Ucicky

Romance, Crime, Drama

Romance, Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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54

The Spieler

1928December 1928 by Tay Garnett

Crime

Crime

Needs more reviews
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55

Belphégor

1927January 1927 by Henri Desfontaines

Adventure, Mystery, Crime

Adventure, Mystery, Crime

Needs more reviews
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56

The Way of the Strong

1928June 1928 by Frank Capra

Crime, Drama, Romance

Crime, Drama, Romance

Needs more reviews
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57

Interference

1929January 1929 by Lothar Mendes

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

Needs more reviews
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58

April Folly

1920March 1920 by Robert Z. Leonard

Crime

Crime

Needs more reviews
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59

Silence

1926April 1926 by Rupert Julian

Crime, Drama, Romance

Crime, Drama, Romance

Needs more reviews
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60

The Chinese Parrot

1927October 1927 by Paul Leni

Mystery, Crime

Mystery, Crime

Needs more reviews
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61

The Ghost Train

1927September 1927 by Géza von Bolváry

Crime, Horror

Crime, Horror

Needs more reviews
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62

A Daughter of the Law

1921February 1921 by Grace Cunard

Western, Crime, Action

Western, Crime, Action

Needs more reviews
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63

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1929August 1929 by Richard Oswald

Crime, Horror, Mystery

Crime, Horror, Mystery

Needs more reviews
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64

The Street of Forgotten Men

1925July 1925 by Herbert Brenon

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

Needs more reviews
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65

Die Mitternachts-Taxe

1929March 1929 by Harry Piel

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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66

The Man with the Limp

1923November 1923 by A.E. Coleby

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Needs more reviews
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67

The Norwood Builder

1922March 1922 by George Ridgwell

Mystery, Crime, Drama

Mystery, Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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68

The Red Circle

1922March 1922 by George Ridgwell

Mystery, Crime, Drama

Mystery, Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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69

Let 'Er Go Gallegher

1928January 1928 by Elmer Clifton

Comedy, Crime

Comedy, Crime

Needs more reviews
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70

The Hill Park Mystery

1923February 1923 by A.W. Sandberg

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Needs more reviews
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71

The Return of Boston Blackie

1927August 1927 by Harry O. Hoyt

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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72

The Poisoned Light

1921October 1921 by Jan S. Kolár

Crime, Adventure

Crime, Adventure

Needs more reviews
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73

Love's Boomerang

1922February 1922 by John S. Robertson

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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74

The Return of the Rat

1929May 1929 by Graham Cutts

Crime, Romance

Crime, Romance

Needs more reviews
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75

Trapped by the Mormons

1922January 1922 by Harry B. Parkinson

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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76

The False Road

1920April 1920 by Fred Niblo

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

Needs more reviews
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77

Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman

1925May 1925 by King Baggot

Romance, Adventure, Drama

Romance, Adventure, Drama

Needs more reviews
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78

The Dying Detective

1921April 1921 by Maurice Elvey

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Needs more reviews
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79

The Trial of Mary Dugan

1929June 1929 by Bayard Veiller

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

Needs more reviews
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80

The Family Secret

1924September 1924 by William A. Seiter

Drama, Comedy, Crime

Drama, Comedy, Crime

Needs more reviews
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81

Les Misérables

1925November 1925 by Henri Fescourt

History, Crime, Drama

History, Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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82

Madame Visits Oslo

1927October 1927 by Harry Ivarson

Drama, Adventure, Crime

Drama, Adventure, Crime

Needs more reviews
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83

The Voice of the City

1929April 1929 by Willard Mack

Crime

Crime

Needs more reviews
84

84

Thin Ice

1928October 1928 by Uwe Jens Krafft

Crime, Drama, Comedy

Crime, Drama, Comedy

Needs more reviews
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85

The Mighty

1929November 1929 by John Cromwell

Action, Drama, Crime

Action, Drama, Crime

Needs more reviews
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86

The Wrecker

1929July 1929 by Géza von Bolváry

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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87

The Arizona Express

1924March 1924 by Tom Buckingham

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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88

Stop at Nothing

1924February 1924 by Charles R. Seeling

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

Needs more reviews
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89

The Devil's Foot

1921April 1921 by Maurice Elvey

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Needs more reviews
90

90

The Man with the Twisted Lip

1921April 1921 by Maurice Elvey

Mystery, Crime, Drama

Mystery, Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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91

The Shield of Honor

1927December 1927 by Emory Johnson

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

Needs more reviews
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92

Flesh and Blood

1922August 1922 by Irving Cummings

Crime

Crime

Needs more reviews
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93

One Exciting Night

1922October 1922 by D.W. Griffith

Mystery, Crime, Comedy

Mystery, Crime, Comedy

Needs more reviews
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94

The Sign of the Claw

1926May 1926 by B. Reeves Eason

Drama, Action, Crime

Drama, Action, Crime

Needs more reviews
95

95

The Red Inn

1923September 1923 by Jean Epstein

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
96

96

While London Sleeps

1926November 1926 by Howard Bretherton

Crime, Action, Adventure

Crime, Action, Adventure

Needs more reviews
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97

The Fly-Cop

1920March 1920 by Larry Semon

Action, Comedy, Crime

Action, Comedy, Crime

Needs more reviews
98

98

13 Washington Square

1928January 1928 by Melville W. Brown

Comedy, Crime

Comedy, Crime

Needs more reviews
99

99

Farende folk

1922November 1922 by Amund Rydland

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
100

100

On Patrol

1922March 1922 by Roy Del Ruth

Crime, Comedy, Action

Crime, Comedy, Action

Needs more reviews
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101

Side Street

1929September 1929 by Malcolm St. Clair

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

Needs more reviews
102

102

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

1921August 1921 by George Beranger

Crime, Adventure

Crime, Adventure

Needs more reviews
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103

Painted Faces

1929November 1929 by Albert S. Rogell

Crime, Mystery, Romance

Crime, Mystery, Romance

Needs more reviews
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104

Nomads of the North

1920September 1920 by David Hartford

Thriller, Romance, Drama

Thriller, Romance, Drama

Needs more reviews
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105

The Light in the Dark

1922September 1922 by Clarence Brown

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

Needs more reviews
106

106

New York Nights

1929December 1929 by Lewis Milestone

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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107

O Táxi Nº 9297

1927June 1927 by Reinaldo Ferreira

Crime, Thriller

Crime, Thriller

Needs more reviews
108

108

The Wonderful Chance

1920September 1920 by George Archainbaud

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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109

The Devil's Wheel

1926March 1926 by Grigori Kozintsev

Action, Crime

Action, Crime

Needs more reviews
110

110

The Branded Man

1928May 1928 by Scott Pembroke

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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111

Woman Trap

1929September 1929 by William A. Wellman

Crime

Crime

Needs more reviews
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112

Gang of Batka Knysh

1924May 1924 by Aleksandr Razumnyj

Crime

Crime

Needs more reviews
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113

The Bakery

1921June 1921 by Larry Semon

Crime, Comedy, Action

Crime, Comedy, Action

Needs more reviews
114

114

Haldane of the Secret Service

1923September 1923 by Harry Houdini

Adventure, Crime, Drama

Adventure, Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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115

Skin Deep

1929September 1929 by Ray Enright

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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116

The Clown

1927September 1927 by William James Craft

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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117

The Drake Case

1929September 1929 by Edward Laemmle

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Needs more reviews
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118

A Dangerous Woman

1929May 1929 by Rowland V. Lee

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

Needs more reviews
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119

The Phantom in the House

1929October 1929 by Phil Rosen

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Needs more reviews
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120

Chinatown Nights

1929March 1929 by William A. Wellman

Drama, Action, Crime

Drama, Action, Crime

Needs more reviews
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121

Big News

1929September 1929 by Gregory La Cava

Mystery, Comedy, Crime

Mystery, Comedy, Crime

Needs more reviews
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122

Her Private Affair

1929September 1929 by Rollo Lloyd

Drama, Crime

Drama, Crime

Needs more reviews
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123

Kutsukake Tokijiro

1929June 1929 by Kichiro Tsuji

History, Drama, Romance

History, Drama, Romance

Needs more reviews