The best Dick Powell’s thriller movies

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

14/11/1904- 02/01/1963
We present our ranking of the best Dick Powell’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Dick Powell.

Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet
7.5/10
Gumshoe Philip Marlowe is hired by the oafish Moose Malloy to track down his former girlfriend. He's also hired to accompany an effeminate playboy buy back some jewels. When the exchange results in the playboy's murder, Marlowe can't leave the case alone, and soon discovers it's related to Malloy's. As he gets drawn deeper into a complex web of intrigue by a mysterious blonde, the detective finds his own life in increasing jeopardy.

Cornered

Cornered
6.6/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 23/11/1945
  • Character: Laurence Gerard
A World War II veteran hunts down the Nazi collaborators who killed his wife.

The Tall Target

The Tall Target
7.2/10
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride in 1861.

To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth
6.8/10
  • Genre: Thriller
  • Release: 07/02/1948
  • Character: Commissioner Michael Barrows
A treasury agent becomes obsessed with exposing an international drug ring.

Cry Danger

Cry Danger
7.3/10
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.

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