The best Fred Kelsey’s crime movies

Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

20/08/1884- 02/09/1961
We present our ranking of the best Fred Kelsey’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 Fred Kelsey.
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Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce
7.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 20/10/1945
  • Character: Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
After her unfaithful husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce proves she can become independent and successful. However winning the approval of her spoiled daughter proves a greater challenge.

Bullet Scars

Bullet Scars
5.8/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 07/03/1942
  • Character: Police Chief Hansen
Dr. Steven Bishop is taken to the hideout of Frank Dillon and his gang to treat the wounded Joe Madison. Joe's nurse sister Nora Madison is also taken. Dillon tells Bishop that if Joe dies, he will be killed, but Bishop knows he will be either way. Joe dies, but Nora and Steve conceal it from Dillon and send a plea for help in a prescription that Bishop writes in Latin.

Dragnet

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

Homicide

Homicide
6.3/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 02/04/1949
  • Character: Officer O'Brien
Michael Landers, a police lieutenant, sets out to investigate an intricate murder case. But, the case is closed after the only witness is found dead. Will Michael be able to fathom the mystery?

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaMystery
  • Release: 12/06/1939
  • Character: Policeman at School (uncredited)
A newspaper editor turns a kidnapping into the banner headlines and exclusive story that could save his publication.

The Unfaithful

The Unfaithful
6.8/10
Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defense. It's later revealed that he was actually her lover and she had posed for an incriminating statue he created.

Road To Paradise

Road To Paradise
5.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 20/07/1930
  • Character: Police Officer Casey
Loretta Young plays dual roles in this 1930 crime drama about a young thief planning to steal jewels from a wealthy socialite.

The Golden Fleecing

The Golden Fleecing
6.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 16/08/1940
  • Character: Cop
A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.

She Had to Eat

She Had to Eat
6.6/10
An Arizona gas station owner faces comic adventures after traveling with an eccentric millionaire to New City, where he meets up with a small-time con woman and is repeatedly mistaken for a gangster.

Lady Gangster

Lady Gangster
5.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/04/1942
  • Character: Policeman (uncredited)
An actress gets involved with a criminal gang and winds up taking the rap for a $40,000 robbery. Before being sent to prison, she steals the money from her partners and hides it, she is thinking to use it as a bargaining chip to be released from prison. However, her former partners don't have the same ideas.

Josette

Josette
6/10
Two young men try to wrest their father from the clutches of a gold digger but by mistake think the woman is a young nightclub singer with whom they both fall in love.

Night Spot

Night Spot
5.2/10
A young singer, Marge Dexter, becomes involved in trouble when she works in a nightclub in which two of the band-members are in reality undercover-police officers who believe that the club is the headquarters of a dangerous gang of crooks.

Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet
6.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 31/01/1931
  • Character: Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
Confirming his principle that no one escapes the news, a tabloid editor prints a scathing story about his wife.

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
7.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrimeMystery
  • Release: 08/08/1930
  • Character: Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
The boys think their days of fishing to feed themselves have come to an end, when Stan's rich uncle Ebenezer dies leaving a large estate. But they soon learn that Ebenezer was murdered and all the relatives, including Stan, are suspects.

School for Girls

School for Girls
7.2/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 22/03/1934
  • Character: Detective
After being convicted of stealing some jewels, Annette Eldrige is sent to a reformatory administered by a sadistic and corrupt female warder. However, one of the board of trustees takes an interest in the new arrival and begins to investigate the management of the institution.

Among the Missing

Among the Missing
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 25/09/1934
  • Character: Police Sgt. Murphy
Seeking to avoid arrest while fleeing through a city park at night, two jewel thieves, Gordon and young Tommy, stash some just-stolen jewels on elderly, unknowing Martha Abbott. They then invite Martha to come live with them as their housekeeper, duping her into helping fence their goods. When Martha eventually becomes aware of the criminal activities, she strives to help Tommy reform.

The Lone Wolf Strikes

The Lone Wolf Strikes
6.4/10
Delia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires The Lone Wolf.

Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney
6.2/10
An assistant prosecutor (Dennis O'Keefe) and his spunky friend (Florence Rice) investigate a suddenly hot case.

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
6.1/10
Complicated plot involving missing stamp collection and kidnapped businessman, with the Lone Wolf keeping one step ahead of the police in Havana trying to solve the crime and make a profit.

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
6.6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 11/01/1940
  • Character: Bailiff
A man involved in a crime (Nolan) kills his key witness by mistake and resigns himself to death. He changes his name so as not to harm his family. The law is not content with his explanation, however.

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