The best John Welsh’s crime movies

John Welsh

John Welsh

07/11/1904- 21/04/1985
Today we present the best John Welsh’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best John Welsh’s movies.

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls
7.5/10
Based on a famous stage play and set in the year 1912, an upper crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them?

The Deadliest Sin

The Deadliest Sin
6.5/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 01/06/1955
  • Character: Father Neil
A confession to a priest from a thief leads to the priest's life being threatened by his gang.

Lost

Lost
6.4/10
U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that their 18-month-old son, Simon, has disappeared in London. He was last seen with their nanny, and the couple seemingly have no leads that might help police Detective Craig in his investigation. The media sensationalizes the incident, causing an unnecessary distraction as the couple prepares to confront the culprit face-to-face.

The Long Haul

The Long Haul
6.7/10
An American ex-GI takes a job as a truck driver to support his British war bride Connie. It isn't long, however, before Harry is blackmailed into joining a smuggling operation run by a conniving criminal.

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

Murder: By Reason of Insanity
6.3/10
A crime drama dircted by Anthony Page.

Contraband Spain

Contraband Spain
5.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 15/03/1955
  • Character: Senior Customs Officer (uncredited)
An FBI agent goes to the French-Spanish border to round up some smugglers and counterfeiters after his brother is murdered.

The Safecracker

The Safecracker
6.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/10/1958
  • Character: Inspector Owing
Safe cracker, Colley Dawson, is recruited to steal a list of Nazi agents from a safe in a Nazi occupied chateau in Belgium.

Johnny Nobody

Johnny Nobody
6.4/10
When the atheistic ranting of Irish-American author James Mulcahy upsets the inhabitants of the Irish village to which he has retired, a mob threatens him. But moments after he has dared God to strike him dead, a stranger appears and does so. The man, dubbed "Johnny Nobody" by the press, claims no knowledge of Mulcahy or even of himself. He asks the help of the village priest, Father Carey, in his upcoming trial for Mulcahy's murder. While the amnesiac Johnny goes to trial, Father Carey mulls questions of belief raised by the case. And then, the good father learns a little more about Johnny Nobody...

The Counterfeit Plan

The Counterfeit Plan
6/10
  • Genre: CrimeThriller
  • Release: 11/05/1957
  • Character: Police Inspector Grant
An escaped murderer flees France to England, where he forces an ex-forger, now established as a reputable estate owner, and the forger's daughter who knew nothing of his past, to counterfeit 5-pound notes for mass distribution around the countryside.

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
6.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 21/01/1958
  • Character: George Fraser (uncredited)
American scientist Dr. Frank Smith is brought to Britain to help the C.I.A. There is a defecting East block scientist they want him to debrief. The commies are less than amused and set Dr. Smith up for a murder. Zsa Zsa Gabor plays one of the CIA agents.

The Man in the Road

The Man in the Road
6.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeThriller
  • Release: 01/03/1956
  • Character: George White - the Gamekeeper
A brilliant scientist who has lost his memory is hunted by Communist agents out to obtain a secret formula.

Man in the Shadow

Man in the Shadow
7.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/09/1957
  • Character: Inspector Hunt
The wife (Faith Domergue) of a condemned man tries to save him in England by finding the real killer (Zachary Scott).

The Surgeon's Knife

The Surgeon's Knife
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/10/1957
  • Character: Inspector Austen
A doctor becomes the victim of extortionists when one of his patients dies under questionable circumstances.

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