The best Martin Boddey’s crime movies

Martin Boddey

Martin Boddey

16/04/1907- 24/10/1975
We present our ranking of the best Martin Boddey’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 Martin Boddey.

The Wrong Arm of the Law

The Wrong Arm of the Law
6.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 17/03/1963
  • Character: Superintendent J.S. Forest
The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upset's the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police and the crooks join forces to catch the IPOs (Impersonating Police Officers), including an armoured car robbery in which the police must help the gangs to set a trap.

Cage of Gold

Cage of Gold
6.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 21/09/1950
  • Character: Adams
A young woman, Judith Moray, deserts her prospective fiance, the nice doctor Alan Kearn, for an old flame, the dashing but roguish former wing commander Bill Glennan. Glennan makes her pregnant and marries her, but leaves her on the morning after the wedding when he learns that her father can't offer him financial support. Two years later she - having been told that Glennan is dead - has married Kearn and borne him a son. But then Glennan suddenly reappears and begins to blackmail her.

Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle
5.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/12/1960
  • Character: Mr. Arpels
A French reporter working on a steamy story about the secret strip joints found in London's Soho district becomes involved in the lives of the owner and star of a famous club.

Personal Affair

Personal Affair
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaThriller
  • Release: 20/10/1953
  • Character: Police Inspector Fred Garland (uncredited)
A British girl (Glynis Johns) disappears for three days after a frank talk with the wife (Gene Tierney) of a Latin teacher (Leo Genn) she loves.

Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeThriller
  • Release: 04/05/1954
  • Character: Sub-Director Holt
Kenyon is a narcotics agent who, with the aid of a titled bird-watcher attempts to trap a brother and sister drug smuggling team.

The Siege of Pinchgut

The Siege of Pinchgut
6.3/10
An escaped prisoner is trying to clear his name.

The Last Man to Hang

The Last Man to Hang
5.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/08/1956
  • Character: Detective Sgt. Horne
A man is tried for the murder of his neurotic wife by means of a sedative overdose.

Cairo Road

Cairo Road
5.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 21/06/1950
  • Character: Maj. Ahmed Mustafa
A police chief stationed in Egypt sets out to crack down on drug traffickers along the frontiers. With his assistant, he attempts to block the smugglers' passage along the notorious Cairo Road route into the country.

These Dangerous Years

These Dangerous Years
6/10
A Liverpool gang member wins a singing contest is then called up for National Service where he clashes with another soldier.

Girl in the Headlines

Girl in the Headlines
6.4/10
Called in to investigate the murder of a model, Chief Inspector Birkett and Sergeant Saunders soon discover that the victim had been leading somewhat of an immoral life.

The Franchise Affair

The Franchise Affair
7.2/10
An English country lawyer weighs the case of a schoolgirl who claims she was kidnapped by two women.

Moment of Danger

Moment of Danger
6.6/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 26/01/1960
  • Character: Sir John Middleburgh
Having been coerced unto helping a criminal pull off a jewellery theft, a locksmith is double crossed by the crook and heads off to Spain with an eye to getting even.

You Can't Escape

You Can't Escape
6.5/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 01/01/1956
  • Character: Inspector Crane
Novelist Peter Darwin is engaged to heiress Kay March. When he accidentally kills Claire, his former mistress, during a quarrel, he persuades a reluctant Kay to help him bury the body in a wood. When the body is found and with the truth close to being uncovered, Darwin resorts to desperate actions to cover his crime.

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