The best Kenneth MacDonald’s crime movies

Kenneth MacDonald

Kenneth MacDonald

08/09/1901- 05/05/1972
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Johnny O'Clock

Johnny O'Clock
6.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 23/01/1947
  • Character: Cop
When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.

Experiment Alcatraz

Experiment Alcatraz
5.6/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 21/11/1950
  • Character: Col. Harris
A doctor testing drugs on convicts gets mixed up in a murder investigation.

Before I Hang

Before I Hang
6.1/10
A physician on death row for a mercy killing is allowed to experiment on a serum using a criminals' blood, but secretly tests it on himself. He gets a pardon, but finds out he's become a Jekyll-&-Hyde.

Island of Doomed Men

Island of Doomed Men
5.8/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 20/05/1940
  • Character: Doctor Rosener
Undercover agent Mark Sheldon gets paroled to a remote tropical island with a diamond mine manned by slave labor run by sadistic Stephen Danel.

Mandrake the Magician

Mandrake the Magician
6.3/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 06/05/1939
  • Character: James Webster
Mandrake and his team attempt to prevent "The Wasp" from stealing and using a new Radium invention.

The Monster and the Ape

The Monster and the Ape
5.5/10
A famous scientist invents a humanoid robot (the titular "monster"), so a greedy rival scientist plans to steal it for use in his criminal plans. His henchmen often kidnap a trained gorilla (the titular "ape") from the zoo, to aid in the schemes.

The Racket Man

The Racket Man
6.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 18/01/1944
  • Character: Draft Board Medical Officer
A gangster is drafted into the Army and, soon realizing how wrong his life of crime has been, agrees to help the FBI break up a black market ring by pretending to have been kicked out of service and to have resumed his old life of crime.

Confessions of Boston Blackie

Confessions of Boston Blackie
6.5/10
A murder is committed during the auction of a valuable statue. The prime suspect is Boston Blackie, whose reputation for living on the edge of the law makes him an easy target for the police. When the body disappears, Blackie must find it to prove his innocence.

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