The best David McMahon’s crime movies

David McMahon

David McMahon

11/12/1910- 27/01/1972
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Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz
7.8/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 04/07/1962
  • Character: Inmate (uncredited)
After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.

The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point
7.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 06/10/1950
  • Character: Coast Guardsman (uncredited)
A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.

Where the Sidewalk Ends

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

Roadblock

Roadblock
6.6/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 17/09/1951
  • Character: Police Radio Operator (uncredited)
An insurance agent's greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime.

Cry Danger

Cry Danger
7.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaThriller
  • Release: 23/02/1951
  • Character: Trailer Park Officer (uncredited)
After serving five years of a life sentence, Rocky Mulloy hopes to clear his friend who's still in prison for the same crime.

Pitfall

Pitfall
7.1/10
An insurance man's affair with a blonde leads to guilt, murder and a confession to his wife.

Mystery Street

Mystery Street
7.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 23/06/1950
  • Character: Detective Garrity (uncredited)
When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter Moralas teams with Boston police and uses forensics, with the help of a Harvard professor, to determine the woman's identity, how she died, and who killed her.

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