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This is a list of crime films released in the 1950s.

Title Director Cast Country Notes
1950
Armored Car Robbery Richard Fleischer Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, William Talman United States
The Asphalt Jungle John Huston Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, James Whitmore United States
The Blue Lamp Basil Dearden Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley, Dirk Bogarde United Kingdom
The File on Thelma Jordon Robert Siodmak Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly United States Crime drama
Gunman in the Streets Frank Tuttle, Boris Lewin Simone Signoret, Dane Clark, Fernand Gravey France
House by the River Fritz Lang Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman, Jane Wyatt United States Crime drama
Black Hand Richard Thorpe Gene Kelly, J. Carrol Naish, Teresa Celli, United States Crime drama
In a Lonely Place Nicholas Ray Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy United States Crime drama
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Gordon Douglas James Cagney, Barbara Payton, Helena Carter United States
Night and the City Jules Dassin Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers United Kingdom
No Way Out Joseph L. Mankiewicz Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally United States Crime drama
Los Olvidados Luis Buñuel Alfonso Mejía, Roberto Cobo, Estela Inda Mexico Juvenile delinquency film
Side Street Anthony Mann Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell, James Craig United States
Where the Sidewalk Ends Otto Preminger Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill United States Crime drama
1951
Another Man's Poison Irving Rapper Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Emlyn Williams United Kingdom
La Città si difende Pietro Germi Gina Lollobrigida, Renato Baldini, Cosetta Greco Italy
Detective Story William Wyler Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix United States Crime drama
The Enforcer Bretaigne Windust, Raoul Walsh Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel, Ted de Corsia United States
The Family Secret Henry Levin John Derek, Lee J. Cobb, Jody Lawrance United States
Green Grow the Rushes Derek N. Twist Roger Livesey, Honor Blackman, Richard Burton United Kingdom
He Ran All the Way John Berry John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford United States
His Kind of Woman John Farrow Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Vincent Price United States
The Lavender Hill Mob Charles Crichton Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James United Kingdom
Rashomon Akira Kurosawa Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyō Japan Crime drama
Roadblock Harold Daniels Charles McGraw, Joan Dixon, Lowell Gilmore United States
Strangers on a Train Alfred Hitchcock Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman United States Crime thriller
1952
Angel Face Otto Preminger Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman United States
Casque d'or Jacques Becker Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Claude Dauphin France Crime drama
Rancho Notorious Fritz Lang Arthur Kennedy, Marlene Dietrich, Mel Ferrer United States Crime thriller
We Are All Murderers André Cayatte Marcel Mouloudji, Raymond Pellegrin, Claude Laydu France
Italy		 Prison film
1953
The Big Heat Fritz Lang Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando United States
The Blue Gardenia Fritz Lang Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern United States Crime drama
The Hitch-Hiker Ida Lupino Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman United States Crime thriller
I Confess Alfred Hitchcock Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden United States Crime drama
Man in the Dark Lew Landers Edmond O'Brien, Audrey Totter, Ted de Corsia United States
1954
Dial M for Murder Alfred Hitchcock Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings United States Crime thriller
Human Desire Fritz Lang Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford United States Crime drama
Jail Bait Edward D. Wood, Jr. Dolores Fuller, Lyle Talbot, Herbert Rawlinson United States
Naked Alibi Jerry Hopper Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, Gene Barry United States
Private Hell 36 Don Siegel Ida Lupino, Steve Cochran, Howard Duff United States Crime drama
Rogue Cop Roy Rowland Robert Taylor, Janet Leigh, George Raft United States
The Runaway Bus Val Guest Margaret Rutherford, Petula Clark, George Coulouris United Kingdom Caper film
Suddenly Lewis Allen Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason United States
Touchez pas au grisbi Jacques Becker Jean Gabin, René Dary, Paul Frankeur France
Italy
1955
The Big Combo Joseph H. Lewis Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy United States Gangster film
Bob le flambeur Jean-Pierre Melville Roger Duchesne, Isabelle Corey, Daniel Cauchy France
The Desperate Hours William Wyler Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy United States
King of the Carnival Franklin Adreon Fran Bennett, Robert Clarke, George de Normand United States
The Ladykillers Alexander MacKendrick Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom United Kingdom
The Night of the Hunter Charles Laughton Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish United States Crime thriller
The Phenix City Story Phil Karlson John McIntire, Richard Kiley, Kathryn Grant United States
Razzia sur la chnouf Henri Decoin Jean Gabin, Marcel Dalio, Magali Noël France
Rififi Jules Dassin Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel France
1956
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Fritz Lang Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer United States Crime drama
The Harder They Fall Mark Robson Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling United States Crime drama
The Killing Stanley Kubrick Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Marie Windsor United States
Ransom! Alex Segal Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, Leslie Nielsen United States
Slightly Scarlet Allan Dwan John Payne, Arlene Dahl, Rhonda Fleming United States
The Wrong Man Alfred Hitchcock Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle United States Crime drama
Yield to the Night J. Lee Thompson Diana Dors, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig United Kingdom
1957
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin Jacques Becker Robert Lamoureux, Liselotte Pulver, Daniel Ceccaldi France
Italy
The Brothers Rico Phil Karlson Richard Conte, Dianne Foster, Kathryn Grant United States
The Burglar Paul Wendkos Dan Duryea, Jayne Mansfield, Martha Vickers United States
Crime of Passion Gerd Oswald Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr United States
The Devil Strikes at Night Robert Siodmak Mario Adorf, Claus Holm, Hannes Messemer West Germany
Porte des Lilas René Clair Pierre Brasseur, Georges Brassens, Henri Vidal France
Italy		 Crime drama
The River's Edge Allan Dwan Ray Milland, Anthony Quinn, Debra Paget United States
Speaking of Murder Gilles Grangier Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot, Lino Ventura France
Time Without Pity Joseph Losey Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo McKern United Kingdom Crime thriller
1958
Big Deal on Madonna Street Mario Monicelli Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale Italy
The Cry Baby Killer Jus Addiss Harry Lauter, Jack Nicholson, Carolyn Mitchell United States
Elevator to the Gallows Louis Malle Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly France
I Want to Live! Robert Wise Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent United States Crime drama
I, Mobster Roger Corman Steve Cochran, Lita Milan, Robert Strauss United States
The Lineup Don Siegel Eli Wallach, Robert Keith, Warner Anderson United States
Machine-Gun Kelly Roger Corman Charles Bronson, Susan Cabot, Morey Amsterdam United States
Stakeout on Dope Street Irvin Kershner Herschel Bernardi United States
Thunder Road Arthur Ripley Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Keely Smith United States
Touch of Evil Orson Welles Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles United States
Underworld Beauty Seijun Suzuki Rajo To Kenju Japan
1959
Al Capone Richard Wilson Rod Steiger, Fay Spain, James Gregory United States
Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti Nanni Loy Vittorio Gassman, Renato Salvatori, Claudia Cardinale France
Italy
Beast from Haunted Cave Monte Hellman Michael Forest, Sheila Carol, Frank Wolff United States Crime thriller
Compulsion Richard Fleischer Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman United States Crime drama
Crime & Punishment, USA Denis Sanders George Hamilton, Mary Murphy, Frank Silvera, Eve McVeagh United States
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England John Guillermin Aldo Ray, Elizabeth Sellars, Hugh Griffith United Kingdom
Odds Against Tomorrow Robert Wise Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters United States
Pickpocket Robert Bresson Martin Lasalle, Marika Green, Pierre Leymarie France Crime drama

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