The best Ann Dvorak’s crime movies

Ann Dvorak

Ann Dvorak

02/08/1911- 10/12/1979
Today we present the best Ann Dvorak’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Ann Dvorak’s movies.
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Scarface

Scarface
7.7/10
A murderous thug shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

'G' Men

'G' Men
7.1/10
James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the Department of Justice to capture the murderer.

Three on a Match

Three on a Match
7.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 29/10/1932
  • Character: Vivian Revere
Mary, Vivian and Ruth are former schoolmates who do some catching up after a chance meeting. Of the three women, Vivian, who married successful lawyer Robert, seems to have the most glamorous life. Vivian really isn't satisfied though, and soon deserts Robert and her son for Mike, a mobster. Before long, Vivian is hooked on drugs, and Mike needs cash.

Dr. Socrates

Dr. Socrates
6.5/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 19/10/1935
  • Character: Josephine
Dr. Socrates gave up his brilliant career as surgeon in a prominent hospital because his betrothed died under his knife. He is now a struggling doctor in a small town that has a gangster's hideout.

Dance, Fools, Dance

Dance, Fools, Dance
6.3/10
When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, his naive younger brother Rodney takes a twisted path and gets involved with the wrong people.

The Long Night

The Long Night
6.5/10
City police surround a building attempting to capture a suspected murder. The suspect knows there is no escape but refuses to give in.

Cafe Hostess

Cafe Hostess
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 11/01/1940
  • Character: Jo
A dancehall girl meets a sailor and they fall in love, but the club’s owner doesn’t want the girl to leave.

Blind Alley

Blind Alley
6.3/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 11/05/1939
  • Character: Mary
A gangster takes a doctor and his family hostage.

Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning
7.1/10
A lady gas station attendant gets mixed up with escaped murderers.

Midnight Court

Midnight Court
5.9/10
After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of car thieves.

We Who Are About to Die

We Who Are About to Die
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 08/01/1937
  • Character: Connie Stewart
John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York
6.2/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 23/05/1938
  • Character: Connie Benson
An undercover cop infiltrates a powerful New York based crime syndicate.

Love Is a Racket

Love Is a Racket
6.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 18/06/1932
  • Character: Sally Condon
A gossip columnist helps a Broadway ingenue who's beholden to a penthouse gangster.

Midnight Alibi

Midnight Alibi
6.4/10
An elderly woman provides an alibi to a man she scarcely knows who is on trial for murder of his girlfriend's racketeer father.

Girls of the Road

Girls of the Road
6/10
A story of the great-depression era about women hobos, tramps, job-seekers, fugitives and runaways running from or toward something as they hitch-hiked their way across the United States, dodging the police, do-gooders, lustful men and pursuing-husbands in a bad mood. One of them is a killer, another is a girl hitch-hiking to her wedding in order to afford a wedding gown, and there is also the Governor's daughter who crusades on their behalf, while hitch-hiking along with them.

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
6.2/10
A Bishop from Australia comes to Perry to ask him to take a case of a woman wrongly accused of manslaughter 22 years before. The case would involve the wealthy Mr. Brownley and the fact that his alleged granddaughter may be an imposter. With that, the Bishop leaves and is clubbed in his hotel room. Soon after, he leaves on a boat and Perry meets the woman - Ida Gilbert. Perry goes to see Mr. Brownley, but gets nowhere. Later that night, Brownley is to meet Ida, but he is shot by a woman who drops Ida's gun. Ida is arrested for the murder of Mr. Brownley and Perry gets involved. Written by Tony Fontana

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
6.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 28/05/1932
  • Character: Madeleine Maude 'Molly' Louvain
A fast-talking reporter befriends a young woman and her male companion who are wanted for a policeman's shooting.

The Woman Racket

The Woman Racket
6.1/10
During a raid, a cop lets a pretty speakeasy employee escape and later begins dating her. Although she loves him, his salary and dull life leave her wanting.

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