The best Howard Marion-Crawford’s crime movies

Howard Marion-Crawford

Howard Marion-Crawford

17/01/1914- 24/11/1969
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The Castle of Fu Manchu

The Castle of Fu Manchu
2.9/10
The evil mastermind Fu Manchu plots his latest scheme to basically freeze over the Earth's oceans with his diabolical new device. Opposing him is his arch-nemesis, Interpol's very British Nayland Smith.

The Brides of Fu Manchu

The Brides of Fu Manchu
5.4/10
This time Fu Manchu and his army of henchmen are kidnaping the daughters of prominent scientists and taking them to his remote island headquarters. Instead of asking for ransom, Fu demands that the fathers help him to build a death ray, which he intends to use to take over the world. But Fu's archenemy, Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard, is determined not to let that happen.

The Blood of Fu Manchu

The Blood of Fu Manchu
4.4/10
Fu Manchu inoculates ten women with poison, to kill ten world leaders.

The Vengeance of Fu Manchu

The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
5.1/10
In his remote China hideaway the evil Fu Manchu plots the death and discredit of his arch rival, Inspector Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard.

Five Days

Five Days
6.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeThriller
  • Release: 25/06/1954
  • Character: McGowan (as Howard Marion Crawford)
A man pays a hitman to kill him. Circumstances change and he tries to call off the hit but he has trouble getting the deal killed.

Gideon's Day

Gideon's Day
6.6/10
Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a traffic-violation ticket from a young police officer. From there, his 'typical day" consists in learning that one of his most-trusted detectives has accepted bribes; hunts an escaped maniac who has murdered a girl; tracks a young girl suspected of involvement in a payroll robbery and then helps break up a bank robbery.

The Face of Fu Manchu

The Face of Fu Manchu
5.8/10
Grisly strangulations in London alert Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard to the possibility that fiendish Fu Manchu may not after all be dead, even though Smith witnessed his execution. A killer spray made from Tibetan berries seems to be involved and clues keep leading back to the Thames.

Model for Murder

Model for Murder
5.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/02/1959
  • Character: Inspector Duncan
An American officer scours Britain in search of his dead brother's girlfriend and becomes involved in a jewel heist.

Calling Scotland Yard: Falstaff's Fur Coat

Calling Scotland Yard: Falstaff's Fur Coat
Because of his luxurious fur coat, a hammy actor becomes involved with crooks. His coat resembles the one that a gang's fence wears, and he is continually finding stolen jewelry in his coat pockets. When the gang learns that he is planning to turn the loot over to Scotland Yard, they go gunning for him and wound him while he is on stage performing 'Falstaff.' And, although wounded, he continues with his performance, trouper that he is that believes the show must go on, while the police are apprehending the gunmen.

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