The best Anne Nagel’s crime movies

Anne Nagel

Anne Nagel

29/09/1915- 06/07/1966
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Sealed Lips

Sealed Lips
6.1/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 02/01/1942
  • Character: Mrs. Fred (Mary) Morton
There's something very odd about Romano, a notorious gangster serving time in the federal pen. For one thing, Romano doesn't sound much like himself. For another, he always seems to be hiding something. Detective Lee suspects that something's amiss, and he's probably right!

Black Friday

Black Friday
6.3/10
University professor George Kingsley is struck by gangsters while crossing the street, leaving him with brain damage and one of the gangsters, Cannon, paralyzed. Kingsley's friend Dr. Sovac attends to both men, and when Cannon offers him a reward for aiding his recovery, Kovac transplants part of Cannon's brain into the dying Kingsley's skull, creating a dual personality.

The Trap

The Trap
6/10
When a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Charlie takes on the case assisted by Number Two Son Jimmy and faithful chauffeur Birmingham Brown.

Armored Car Robbery

Armored Car Robbery
6.9/10
The film tells the story of a well-planned robbery of an armored car when it stops at a sports stadium. Yet, the heist goes awry, and a tough Los Angeles cop is in hot pursuit.

Mystery House

Mystery House
5.5/10
When Hubert Kingery, a banker, is found shot dead with a gun in his hand, his daughter refuses to believe it is a suicide. With the help of a detective, she hopes to get to the bottom of the case.

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet
6.5/10
A newspaper publisher and his Korean servant fight crime as vigilantes who pose as a notorious masked gangster and his aide.

Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots
7/10
After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Bugs" Fenner, meanwhile, is certain that Blake is a police agent.

Convict's Code

Convict's Code
5.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 18/01/1939
  • Character: Julie Warren
On parole after three years in prison, a football player (Robert Kent) encounters the man (Sidney Blackmer) who framed him.

Should a Girl Marry?

Should a Girl Marry?
6.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeRomance
  • Release: 07/06/1939
  • Character: Margaret
A young woman and her doctor husband are victims of a blackmail scheme when it is discovered that she was born in prison.

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

Escape by Night

Escape by Night
5.8/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 01/09/1937
  • Character: Linda Adams
Runyonesque crooks on the lam hide out on blind man's pastoral farm and decide to go straight.

Call a Messenger

Call a Messenger
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 03/11/1939
  • Character: Frances O'Neill
A tough street kid attempts to rob a post office and is caught. In order to avoid reform school, he takes a job as a messenger with the post office. He finds that he likes it, and when his brother is released from prison, attempts to help his brother go straight. However, the two of them get mixed up with a local gangster, who has plans to start robbing post office branches and using the messenger and his brother to do it.

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