The best John Merton’s crime movies

John Merton

John Merton

18/02/1901- 19/09/1959
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The Big Heat

The Big Heat
7.9/10
Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.

Walk Softly, Stranger

Walk Softly, Stranger
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaRomance
  • Release: 14/10/1950
  • Character: Bowen's Henchman (uncredited)
A petty crook (Joseph Cotten) moves to an Ohio town and courts a factory owner's disabled daughter (Valli).

Daredevils of the Red Circle

Daredevils of the Red Circle
7.1/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 10/06/1939
  • Character: Davis--Gas Plant Heavy
Escaped Prisoner 39013 impersonates the rich and influential Horace Granville, allowing him to create a variety of disasters. Fortunately, he is thwarted repeatedly by three daring circus daredevils.

Slaves in Bondage

Slaves in Bondage
4.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 24/07/1937
  • Character: Nick Costello
Mary Lou manages to escape abduction by a prostitution ring. She tells the Chief of Detectives they were planning to take her to the Berrywood road house, a well-known den of iniquity. Jim Murray and beautician Belle Harris are using her beauty shop to recruit floozies for their road house circuit. Dona Lee, who works at the beauty salon, is falling in love with young reporter wanna-be Phillip, but Murray gets jealous and makes life rough for him. Meanwhile Dona begins to figure out the racket, but becomes threatened by Murray's unwanted advances.

Dick Tracy Returns

Dick Tracy Returns
6.3/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 19/08/1938
  • Character: Champ Stark
Dick Tracy battles spies and saboteurs in his efforts to bring to justice the Stark gang, a criminal family led by the vicious Pa Stark.

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