The best Mary Astor’s crime movies

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

03/05/1906- 25/09/1987
Today we present the best Mary Astor’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 Mary Astor’s movies.

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon
8/10
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying
6.7/10
A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.

The Kennel Murder Case

The Kennel Murder Case
6.8/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 28/10/1933
  • Character: Hilda Lake
Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.

The Man with Two Faces

The Man with Two Faces
6.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 04/08/1934
  • Character: Jessica Wells
Actress Jessica Wells, sister of actor Damon Wells, is on top of her form except when her husband Vance is around. When Vance takes her to the apartment of a theatrical producer she comes home incoherent and Vance is found dead in the vanished producer's hotel suite

The Little Giant

The Little Giant
7/10
Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a house from down-on-her-luck Ruth and hires her as social secretary. He rescues Polly Cass from a horsefall and goes home to meet her dad who sells him some phony stock certificates. When he learns about this he sends to Chicago for mob help.

Desert Fury

Desert Fury
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 15/08/1947
  • Character: Fritzi Haller
The daughter of a Nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer, despite everyone's efforts to separate them.

Ladies Love Brutes

Ladies Love Brutes
5.7/10
The movie stars George Bancroft, Mary Astor and Fredric March who are all excellent in their roles. The story begins as Joe Forziati (Bancroft), an Italian immigrant who has battled his way to success as a New York building contractor, decides to embark on a social career.

Upperworld

Upperworld
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 19/04/1934
  • Character: Hettie Stream
A railroad tycoon, disillusioned with his marriage, starts seeing a showgirl. Things go agreeably until the woman's manager decides to blackmail the millionaire.

The Case of the Howling Dog

The Case of the Howling Dog
6.9/10
A very nervous man named Cartwright comes into Perry's office to have the neighbor arrested for his howling dog. He states that the howling is a sign that there is a death in the neighborhood. He also wants a will written giving his estate to the lady living at the neighbors house. It is all very mysterious and by the next day, his will is changed and Cartwright is missing, as is the lady of the house next door. Perry has a will and a retainer and must find out whether he has a client or a beneficiary.

I Am a Thief

I Am a Thief
6.2/10
A man dodges jewel thieves while carrying a fortune in diamonds on the Orient Express.

Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill
6.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 17/03/1928
  • Character: Jeanne
A mob boss' gang gets suspicious about their boss' new girlfriend, a beautiful young girl who doesn't seem to be the type who'd hang out with gangsters. They're not quite certain if she's actually a police agent or just a "groupie".

Lady from Nowhere

Lady from Nowhere
5.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 23/12/1936
  • Character: Polly Dunlap
A manicurist witnesses a gangland murder. Realizing there was a witness to their crime, the killer tries to track her down and silence her.

Red Hot Tires

Red Hot Tires
5.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 02/02/1935
  • Character: Patricia Sanford
An escaped convict redeems himself by becoming an auto racing champion.

The Bright Shawl

The Bright Shawl
6.4/10
Charles Abbott is implicated in the death of his friend Escobar, brother to the woman he loves.

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