The best William Sylvester’s crime movies

William Sylvester

William Sylvester

31/01/1922- 25/01/1995
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best William Sylvester’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about William Sylvester.

Busting

Busting
6.4/10
Two Los Angeles vice squad officers find themselves up against their corrupt superiors when they try to bring a crime boss to justice. During the course of their investigation, the two cops disguise themselves as gay men and raid a gay bar.

Whirlpool

Whirlpool
5.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/03/1959
  • Character: Hermann
The ex-girlfriend (Juliette Greco) of a German fugitive hides with the captain (O.W. Fischer) and crew of a ship on the Rhine.

The Lawyer

The Lawyer
6.7/10
Wilma Harrison had it all. A wealthy doctor for a husband. A big playboy for a lover. A beautiful home. And a horrible death.

Offbeat

Offbeat
6.6/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 01/01/1961
  • Character: Layton / Steve Ross
When Scotland Yard finds themselves up against a brick wall in tracking down a vicious gang of thieves and bank robbers, they call in Layton, a loner from MI5 to work his way into the gang and help bring them down.

The Yellow Balloon

The Yellow Balloon
6.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 10/02/1953
  • Character: Len Turner
A young boy is blackmailed by a crook who saw him unwittingly cause his friend's death.

Ring of Spies

Ring of Spies
6.5/10
The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled Navy Clerk is transferred to a secret research establishment and is subsequently black-mailed/paid by Czech intelligence to procure secrets for them. He seduces the secretary who controls the most secret documents, and they enjoy the fruits of their treachery until the British authorities begin to close in on them.

Portrait of Alison

Portrait of Alison
6.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 29/11/1955
  • Character: Dave Forrester
An actress (Terry Moore) and an artist (Robert Beatty) are linked by his brother (William Sylvester) to deadly smugglers sought by Scotland Yard.

Incident at Midnight

Incident at Midnight
6.1/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 01/01/1963
In a late night chemist a shot bank robber has been taken for treatment, and to rendezvous with the gang leader.

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