Best Crime Movies of the 1940s

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  Double Indemnity (1944)

  Passed

  Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

  1h47

  8.397%

  An insurance representative lets himself be talked by a seductive housewife into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses the suspicion of an insurance investigator.

  Director

  • Billy Wilder

  Cast

  • Fred MacMurray
  • Barbara Stanwyck
  • Edward G. Robinson
  • Byron Barr

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  Rope (1948)

  PG

  Crime, Drama, Mystery

  1h20

  8.094%

  Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.

  Director

  • Alfred Hitchcock

  Cast

  • James Stewart
  • John Dall
  • Farley Granger
  • Dick Hogan

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  The Maltese Falcon (1941)

  Passed

  Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

  1h40

  8.0100%

  A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

  Director

  • John Huston

  Cast

  • Humphrey Bogart
  • Mary Astor
  • Gladys George
  • Peter Lorre

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  The Big Sleep (1946)

  Passed

  Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

  1h54

  7.997%

  Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.

  Director

  • Howard Hawks

  Cast

  • Humphrey Bogart
  • Lauren Bacall
  • John Ridgely
  • Martha Vickers

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