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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 [1]
The Asphalt Jungle John Huston Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, James Whitmore United States [2]
The Blue Lamp Basil Dearden Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley, Dirk Bogarde United Kingdom [3]
The File on Thelma Jordon Robert Siodmak Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly United States Crime drama[4]
Gunman in the Streets Frank Tuttle, Boris Lewin Simone Signoret, Dane Clark, Fernand Gravey France [5]
House by the River Fritz Lang Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman, Jane Wyatt United States Crime drama[6]
Black Hand Richard Thorpe Gene Kelly, J. Carrol Naish, Teresa Celli, United States Crime drama[7]
In a Lonely Place Nicholas Ray Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy United States Crime drama[8]
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Gordon Douglas James Cagney, Barbara Payton, Helena Carter United States [9]
Night and the City Jules Dassin Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers United Kingdom [10]
No Way Out Joseph L. Mankiewicz Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally United States Crime drama[11]
Los Olvidados Luis Buñuel Alfonso Mejía, Roberto Cobo, Estela Inda Mexico Juvenile delinquency film[12]
Side Street Anthony Mann Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell, James Craig United States [13]
Where the Sidewalk Ends Otto Preminger Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill United States Crime drama[14]
1951
Another Man's Poison Irving Rapper Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Emlyn Williams United Kingdom [15]
La Città si difende Pietro Germi Gina Lollobrigida, Renato Baldini, Cosetta Greco Italy [16]
Detective Story William Wyler Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix United States Crime drama[17]
The Enforcer Bretaigne Windust, Raoul Walsh Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel, Ted de Corsia United States [18]
The Family Secret Henry Levin John Derek, Lee J. Cobb, Jody Lawrance United States [19]
Green Grow the Rushes Derek N. Twist Roger Livesey, Honor Blackman, Richard Burton United Kingdom [20]
He Ran All the Way John Berry John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford United States [21]
His Kind of Woman John Farrow Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Vincent Price United States [22]
The Lavender Hill Mob Charles Crichton Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James United Kingdom [23]
Rashomon Akira Kurosawa Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyō Japan Crime drama[24]
Roadblock Harold Daniels Charles McGraw, Joan Dixon, Lowell Gilmore United States [25]
Strangers on a Train Alfred Hitchcock Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman United States Crime thriller[26]
1952
Angel Face Otto Preminger Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman United States [27]
Casque d'or Jacques Becker Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Claude Dauphin France Crime drama[28]
Rancho Notorious Fritz Lang Arthur Kennedy, Marlene Dietrich, Mel Ferrer United States Crime thriller[29]
We Are All Murderers André Cayatte Marcel Mouloudji, Raymond Pellegrin, Claude Laydu France
Italy		 Prison film[30]
1953
The Big Heat Fritz Lang Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando United States [31]
The Blue Gardenia Fritz Lang Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern United States Crime drama[32]
The Hitch-Hiker Ida Lupino Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman United States Crime thriller[33]
I Confess Alfred Hitchcock Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden United States Crime drama[34]
Man in the Dark Lew Landers Edmond O'Brien, Audrey Totter, Ted de Corsia United States [35]
1954
Dial M for Murder Alfred Hitchcock Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings United States Crime thriller[36]
Human Desire Fritz Lang Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford United States Crime drama[37]
Jail Bait Edward D. Wood, Jr. Dolores Fuller, Lyle Talbot, Herbert Rawlinson United States [38]
Naked Alibi Jerry Hopper Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, Gene Barry United States [39]
Private Hell 36 Don Siegel Ida Lupino, Steve Cochran, Howard Duff United States Crime drama[40]
Rogue Cop Roy Rowland Robert Taylor, Janet Leigh, George Raft United States [41]
The Runaway Bus Val Guest Margaret Rutherford, Petula Clark, George Coulouris United Kingdom Caper film[42]
Suddenly Lewis Allen Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason United States [43]
Touchez pas au grisbi Jacques Becker Jean Gabin, René Dary, Paul Frankeur France
Italy		 [44]
1955
The Big Combo Joseph H. Lewis Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy United States Gangster film[45]
Bob le flambeur Jean-Pierre Melville Roger Duchesne, Isabelle Corey, Daniel Cauchy France [46]
The Desperate Hours William Wyler Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy United States [47]
King of the Carnival Franklin Adreon Fran Bennett, Robert Clarke, George de Normand United States [48]
The Ladykillers Alexander MacKendrick Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom United Kingdom [49]
The Night of the Hunter Charles Laughton Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish United States Crime thriller[50]
The Phenix City Story Phil Karlson John McIntire, Richard Kiley, Kathryn Grant United States [51]
Razzia sur la chnouf Henri Decoin Jean Gabin, Marcel Dalio, Magali Noël France [52]
Rififi Jules Dassin Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel France [53]
1956
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Fritz Lang Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer United States Crime drama[54]
The Harder They Fall Mark Robson Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling United States Crime drama[55]
The Killing Stanley Kubrick Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Marie Windsor United States [56]
Ransom! Alex Segal Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, Leslie Nielsen United States [57]
Slightly Scarlet Allan Dwan John Payne, Arlene Dahl, Rhonda Fleming United States [58]
The Wrong Man Alfred Hitchcock Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle United States Crime drama[59]
Yield to the Night J. Lee Thompson Diana Dors, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig United Kingdom [60]
1957
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin Jacques Becker Robert Lamoureux, Liselotte Pulver, Daniel Ceccaldi France
Italy		 [61]
The Brothers Rico Phil Karlson Richard Conte, Dianne Foster, Kathryn Grant United States [62]
The Burglar Paul Wendkos Dan Duryea, Jayne Mansfield, Martha Vickers United States [63]
Crime of Passion Gerd Oswald Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr United States [64]
The Devil Strikes at Night Robert Siodmak Mario Adorf, Claus Holm, Hannes Messemer West Germany [65]
Porte des Lilas René Clair Pierre Brasseur, Georges Brassens, Henri Vidal France
Italy		 Crime drama[66]
The River's Edge Allan Dwan Ray Milland, Anthony Quinn, Debra Paget United States [67]
Speaking of Murder Gilles Grangier Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot, Lino Ventura France [68]
Time Without Pity Joseph Losey Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo McKern United Kingdom Crime thriller[69]
1958
Big Deal on Madonna Street Mario Monicelli Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale Italy [70]
The Cry Baby Killer Jus Addiss Harry Lauter, Jack Nicholson, Carolyn Mitchell United States [71]
Elevator to the Gallows Louis Malle Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly France [72]
I Want to Live! Robert Wise Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent United States Crime drama[73]
I, Mobster Roger Corman Steve Cochran, Lita Milan, Robert Strauss United States [74]
The Lineup Don Siegel Eli Wallach, Robert Keith, Warner Anderson United States [75]
Machine-Gun Kelly Roger Corman Charles Bronson, Susan Cabot, Morey Amsterdam United States [76]
Stakeout on Dope Street Irvin Kershner Herschel Bernardi United States [77]
Thunder Road Arthur Ripley Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Keely Smith United States [78]
Touch of Evil Orson Welles Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles United States [79]
Underworld Beauty Seijun Suzuki Rajo To Kenju Japan [80]
1959
Al Capone Richard Wilson Rod Steiger, Fay Spain, James Gregory United States [81]
Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti Nanni Loy Vittorio Gassman, Renato Salvatori, Claudia Cardinale France
Italy		 [81]
Beast from Haunted Cave Monte Hellman Michael Forest, Sheila Carol, Frank Wolff United States Crime thriller[82]
Compulsion Richard Fleischer Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman United States Crime drama[83]
Crime & Punishment, USA Denis Sanders George Hamilton, Mary Murphy, Frank Silvera, Eve McVeagh United States [84]
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England John Guillermin Aldo Ray, Elizabeth Sellars, Hugh Griffith United Kingdom [85]
Odds Against Tomorrow Robert Wise Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters United States [86]
Pickpocket Robert Bresson Martin Lasalle, Marika Green, Pierre Leymarie France Crime drama[87]

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