The best Bert Stevens’s crime movies

Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens

26/02/1905- 14/12/1964
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Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot
8.2/10
Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution
8.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaMystery
  • Release: 17/12/1957
  • Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the lure of the criminal courts is too much for him, especially when the case is so difficult.

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Robin and the 7 Hoods
6.4/10
In prohibition-era Chicago, the corrupt sheriff and Guy Gisborne, a south-side racketeer, knock off the boss Big Jim. Everyone falls in line behind Guy except Robbo, who controls the north side. Although he's out-gunned, Robbo wants to keep his own territory. A pool-playing dude from Indiana and the director of a boys' orphanage join forces with Robbo; and, when he gives some money to the orphanage, he becomes the toast of the town as a hood like Robin Hood. Meanwhile, Guy schemes to get rid of Robbo, and Big Jim's heretofore unknown daughter Marian appears and goes from man to man trying to find an ally in her quest to run the whole show. Can Robbo hold things together?

The Paradine Case

The Paradine Case
6.5/10
The beautiful Mrs. Paradine is accused of poisoning her older, blind husband. She hires married Anthony Keane as her lawyer and when he begins to fall in love with her, she encourages him.

Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux
7.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 26/09/1947
  • Character: Stock Broker (uncredited)
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.

The Prize

The Prize
6.8/10
For some reason, this year's Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the young author Andrew Craig, who seems to be more interested in women and drinking than writing. Another laureate is Dr. Max Stratman, the famous German-American physicist who comes to Stockholm with his young and beautiful niece Emily. The Foreign Department also gives him an assistant during his stay, Miss Andersson. Craig soon notices that Dr. Stratman is acting strangely. The second time they meet, Dr. Stratman does not even recognize him.

I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming
7.2/10
A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley
7.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 09/10/1947
  • Character: Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Stanton Carlisle joins a seedy carnival, working with "Mademoiselle Zeena" and her alcoholic husband, Pete.

Mister 880

Mister 880
7/10
The Skipper is a charming old man loved by all his neighbors. What they don't know is that he is also Mr. 880, an amateurish counterfeiter who has amazingly managed to elude the Secret Service for 20 years.

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends
7.6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 07/07/1950
  • Character: Passerby (uncredited)
A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

Chicago Syndicate

Chicago Syndicate
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/07/1955
  • Character: Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
An ex-military accountant is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate the mob in Chicago in an attempt to break open the rackets. To complicate his job, two women stand in his way, each with their own agenda.

This Woman Is Dangerous

This Woman Is Dangerous
6.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 09/02/1952
  • Character: Gambling House Patron (Uncredited)
A crime gang leader is losing her sight, so while her lover go into hiding, she checks in to the hospital for extensive surgery to recover her eyesight. There she is treated by a handsome young doctor, Ben Hellack. As expected not only the doctor successfully open her eyes, he also opened her heart for him.

Dragnet

Dragnet
6.6/10
Two homicide detectives try to find just the facts behind a mobster's brutal murder.

The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton
6.7/10
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.

Miracles for Sale

Miracles for Sale
6.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 10/08/1939
  • Character: Magic Show Audience Volunteer
A maker of illusions for magicians protects an ingenue likely to be murdered.

I Was a Communist for the FBI

I Was a Communist for the FBI
6.1/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 02/05/1951
  • Character: Communist at Meeting
A fact-based story about a man who posed as an American Communist for years as part of a secret plan to infiltrate their organization.

Johnny O'Clock

Johnny O'Clock
6.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 23/01/1947
  • Character: Passerby
When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.

Duffy of San Quentin

Duffy of San Quentin
6.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 16/03/1954
  • Character: Whitley
San Quentin's new warden crusades for reform and for a framed inmate who loves a nurse.

The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon
6.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 04/11/1949
  • Character: Defense Aide (Uncredited)
Cleve Marshall is an assistant district attorney who falls for the shadowy Thelma Jordon. With her sordid past -- and her relationship with thief Tony Laredo kept secret from the married attorney, Jordon seduces the easily swayed Marshall, and uses him to cover up her misdeeds. When Jordon becomes the prime suspect for the murder of her wealthy aunt, she turns to Marshall, who goes to great lengths to clear her name.

Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo
6.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaRomance
  • Release: 19/04/1940
  • Character: Horse Parlor Patron (uncredited)
Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then turns to crime to raise money for his father's release. As assistant to mobster Mickey Dwyer, then falls for Dwyer's girl Lucky. He winds up in the same prison as his father.

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