The best Sydney Greenstreet’s thriller movies

Sydney Greenstreet

Sydney Greenstreet

27/12/1879- 18/01/1954
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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.

Three Strangers

Three Strangers
7/10
  • Genre: Thriller
  • Release: 28/01/1946
  • Character: Jerome K. Arbutny
On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief, make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. The threesome agree to purchase a sweepstakes ticket and share whatever winnings might accrue.

The Mask of Dimitrios

The Mask of Dimitrios
7.2/10
A meek novelist investigates the mysterious death of a notorious scoundrel.

Conflict

Conflict
7.1/10
  • Genre: Thriller
  • Release: 15/06/1945
  • Character: Mark Hamilton
Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister.

Background to Danger

Background to Danger
6.4/10
An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.

Ruthless

Ruthless
6.8/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 16/04/1948
  • Character: Buck Mansfield
Horace Vendig always gets what he wants. Even as a poor youth, he charmed his way into high society by getting the father of his friend, Martha, to foot the bill for his Harvard education. When Vic, another childhood pal, is invited to Horace's mansion for a party, he brings along Mallory Flagg, who happens to bear a striking resemblance to Martha. As Vic and Horace reunite, old resentments rise to the surface.

The Woman in White

The Woman in White
6.6/10
A young painter stumbles upon an assortment of odd characters at an English estate where he has been hired to give art lessons to beautiful Laura Fairlie. Among them are Anne Catherick, a strange young woman dressed in white whom he meets in the forest and who bears a striking resemblance to Laura; cunning Count Fosco, who hopes to obtain an inheritance for nobleman Sir Percival Glyde, whom he plans to have Laura marry; Mr. Fairlie, a hypochondriac who can't stand to have anyone make the slightest noise; and eccentric Countess Fosco who has her own dark secret. The artist also finds himself drawn to Marion Halcomb, a distant relation to Laura for whom the Count also has plans.

The Velvet Touch

The Velvet Touch
6.8/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 13/07/1948
  • Character: Capt. Danbury
After accidentally killing her lecherous producer, a famous actress tries to hide her guilt.

The Conspirators

The Conspirators
6.5/10
A guerilla leader falls in love with a mysterious woman in World War II Lisbon.

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