The best David Bruce’s crime movies

David Bruce

David Bruce

06/01/1916- 03/05/1976
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best David Bruce’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about David Bruce.

The Letter

The Letter
7.5/10
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train
6.7/10
While on a train, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder as they pass a building. When she tells the police, they think she's crazy since she can't tell exactly where the crime happened. She then enlists a popular mystery writer to help with her sleuthing.

Christmas Holiday

Christmas Holiday
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 28/06/1944
  • Character: Gerald Tyler
Don't be fooled by the title. Christmas Holiday is a far, far cry from It's a Wonderful Life. Told in flashback, the story begins as Abigail Martin marries Southern aristocrat Robert Monette. Unfortunately, Robert has inherited his family's streak of violence and instability, and soon drags Abigail into a life of misery.

Flight from Destiny

Flight from Destiny
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 08/02/1941
  • Character: John Saunders
After his doctor informs him he will die in six months, Professor Henry Todhunter decides to spend his last days killing someone who contributes nothing but harm to society. When Henry learns that his friend Betty's husband, Michael, has been painting forgeries of ancient paintings for gallery owner Ketti Moret, he investigates the fraudulent dealer's life. Judging that Ketti is truly evil, Henry prepares to murder her.

East of the River

East of the River
6.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 09/11/1940
  • Character: Student (uncredited)
Two troublesome boys grow into very different men, one becoming a hoodlum and the other embracing college but both are in-love with the same girl.

Money and the Woman

Money and the Woman
6.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 17/08/1940
  • Character: Depositor (uncredited)
An embezzler's wife begs his boss for forgiveness, only to fall in love with him.

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