The best Harry Cheshire’s crime movies

Harry Cheshire

Harry Cheshire

16/08/1891- 16/06/1968
We present our ranking of the best Harry Cheshire’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 Harry Cheshire.

Nightmare Alley

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

The Sniper

The Sniper
7.1/10
Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging them to stop him.

Chicago Deadline

Chicago Deadline
6.3/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 17/10/1949
  • Character: Minister (Uncredited)
On Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Ames finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a host of names of men frightened by her death but claiming never to have known her. Ames comes to know quite a lot, dangerously so.

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
5.9/10
A police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac.

Lonely Heart Bandits

Lonely Heart Bandits
6.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 29/08/1950
  • Character: Sheriff Polk
Two con artists join forces and pose as brother and sister. He then meets rich widows through the "personals" sections of newspapers, marries them, and both kill the widows for their money.

The Flame

The Flame
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 24/11/1947
  • Character: The Minister
George McAllister (John Carroll), the black sheep of a wealthy family who has squandered his share of the family inheritance, and lives in constant jealousy, hatred and resentment of his half-brother Barry (Robert Paige), who has been supporting him. George gets his girl friend, Carlotta Duval (Vera Ralston), a job as Barry's nurse with the plan of eventually marrying him. She does, but instead of going ahead with the original plan or getting rid of Barry, inheriting his money and marrying George, she finds that she is really in love with Barry.

The Family Secret

The Family Secret
6.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 21/10/1951
  • Character: Dr. Black
When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.

Chain Gang

Chain Gang
5.4/10
  • Genre: ActionCrimeDrama
  • Release: 11/01/1950
  • Character: Editor Daniel "Pop" O'Donnell
Crusading newspaperman Cliff Roberts masquerades as a prison guard to document inhuman conditions.

Incident

Incident
6.6/10
  • Genre: CrimeThriller
  • Release: 30/10/1948
  • Character: T.A. Hartley
An innocent man -- due to a case of mistaken identity -- is beaten. Once recovered, the stockbroker tries to find the actual intended target -- a gangster-- and warn him.

Devil's Canyon

Devil's Canyon
5.4/10
An outlaw woman helps one Arizona convict stop another with a Gatling gun.

Smooth as Silk

Smooth as Silk
6.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/02/1946
  • Character: Wolcott
An attorney enraged over the prosecution of two innocent people goes on a killing spree.

The Luckiest Guy in the World

The Luckiest Guy in the World
6.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 25/01/1947
  • Character: Mr. Mossley
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man destroys his life through gambling debts and stealing company funds.

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