Top Crime Movies of 1956 Online
Dive into the world of mystery and intrigue with the best crime movies of 1956 online. From gripping thrillers to intense investigations, these films showcase compelling stories of justice, betrayal, and suspense. Watch the top crime movies of 1956 online and experience the finest in cinematic storytelling.
The Killing (1956)
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Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.
Bob le Flambeur (1956)
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In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling -- and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town, including police inspector Ledru. However, when Bob's luck turns sour, he begins to lose friends and makes the most desperate gamble of his life: to rob the Deauville casino during Grand Prix weekend, when the vaults are full. Unfortunately, Bob soon learns that the game is rigged and the cops are on to him.
Ransom! (1956)
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A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.
The Wrong Man (1956)
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In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
The Green Man (1956)
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Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake, who determines to stop him.
The Long Arm (1956)
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Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The film is notable for using a police procedural style made popular by Ealing in their 1950 film The Blue Lamp. It is known in the US as The Third Key.
Yield to the Night (1956)
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Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
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A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.
Nightfall (1956)
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An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
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Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation that leads him into a desperate race, to find a kidnapped child. When he gets no help from the police, he along with his butler, and his ex fiancée, attempt to track down the crooks.
The Killer Is Loose (1956)
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A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally kills Poole's young wife, and at his trial Poole swears vengeance against Wagner. Poole begins his plans to get revenge when he escapes his captors.
Flight to Hong Kong (1956)
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On an airliner bound for Hong Kong, Tony, a career crook who deals in stolen diamonds, agonizes over whether he should stick with his girlfriend or pursue Pamela, an intriguing novelist with whom he's instantly infatuated. Viewing Tony's dastardly deeds as great material for her new book, Pamela gladly encourages him to continue his criminal behavior.
Lisbon (1956)
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For Capt. Robert John Evans, smuggling black-market goods is nothing out of the ordinary. But one day he's hired by Aristides Mavros for a more involved assignment -- sneaking an imprisoned American out of communist-controlled territory. The job seems challenging enough, but when he meets the prisoner's sultry wife, Sylvia, he realizes his mission comes with a startling catch: Not only must he rescue this man, he must bring him back from the dead.
The Gelignite Gang (1956)
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A tense thriller that tears the lid off Soho's underworld and reveals the cunning organization behind a gang of safe-breakers who will stop at nothing, not even murder, to achieve their goals.
Gun the Man Down (1956)
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An outlaw is left for dead by his gang after being shot. A year later, he is released from jail with one thing on his mind: Revenge.
A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
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A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.
Crime of Passion (1956)
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Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.
Slightly Scarlet (1956)
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Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison into the custody of her sister June, secretary to "reform" politician Frank Jansen. Ben Grace, associate of crime boss Sol "Solly" Caspar, sees this as a way to smear Jansen's campaign. Seductive Dorothy will do anything to get what she wants, which includes having a good time with Ben-- whom June is now in love with.
Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
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A Czech refugee uses women to advance his business interest.
Crime in the Streets (1956)
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A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.
The Weapon (1956)
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A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.
House of Secrets (1956)
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Police in Paris recruit an English ship's officer (Michael Craig) to help trap counterfeiters by joining them.
Nightmare (1956)
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Clarinetist Stan has a nightmare about killing a man in a mirrored room. But when he wakes up and finds blood marks on himself and a key from the dream, he suspects that it may have truly happened.
Spin a Dark Web (1956)
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A boxer and war-time Telephone Engineer (Lee Patterson) is lured into a murder cover-up plot by a scheming woman ( Faith Domergue).
The Wild Party (1956)
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An ex-football brute (Anthony Quinn) and his beatnik gang take a rich girl (Carol Ohmart) and her boyfriend hostage (Arthur Franz) at a jazz joint.
Rumble on the Docks (1956)
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A Brooklyn-born 17-year-old's loyalty is torn between his parents' old-fashion values and a local gangster's flashy lifestyle.
The Houston Story (1956)
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A Texas oil driller schemes to steal millions of dollars in oil.
The Boss (1956)
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A crusading politician falls prey to the temptations of power.
Female Jungle (1956)
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Alcoholic detective investigating the murder of an actress starts getting worried when all fingers begin to point at him.
A Strange Adventure (1956)
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A trio of thieves make their getaway by kidnapping a young hot-rodder, and take over a mountain cabin for a hideout after overpowering its occupants.
A Cry in the Night (1956)
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A police captain's emotions get in the way when his daughter is kidnapped.
Behind the High Wall (1956)
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A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang's dough.
Who Done It? (1956)
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This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective and investigates a plot to assassinate British scientists.
The Scarlet Hour (1956)
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An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.
Over-Exposed (1956)
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This titillating bit of pulp sensationalism was the last in a string of "B" films that Cleo Moore starred in at Columbia. Moore plays Lila Crane, an ambitious clip-joint floozie turned photographer with flexible morals and a penchant for fast money.
You Can't Escape (1956)
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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.
Assignment Redhead (1956)
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An American army officer working for British intelligence comes to post-war Berlin to solve a murder. His investigation is compromised when he falls for a nightclub singer, not realising she is an agent of the criminal mastermind he is on the trail of.
A Woman's Devotion (1956)
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An artist suffering from mental problems from his experiences during the war goes to Acapulco on his honeymoon. Soon young women are turning up dead in the area, and the ex-GI comes to believe he might be responsible, as he has long stretches where he can't remember anything.
The Violent Years (1956)
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A newspaper publisher's daughter suffers from neglect by her parents. She and her friends turn to crime by dressing up like men, holding up gas stations, raping young men at gunpoint, and having makeout parties when her parents are away. Their "fence" gets them to trash the school on request of sinister un-American clients, and they run afoul of the law, apple pie, and God himself.
Indestructible Man (1956)
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A scientific experiment involving subjecting a corpse to an extreme charge of electricity accidentally revives an executed criminal and makes him impervious to harm, allowing him to seek revenge on his former partners, and deal similarly with anyone else who gets in his way.
When Gangland Strikes (1956)
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In this crime drama, mobsters swear to get revenge upon a zealous public prosecutor as he tries to get them put into prison. The desperate mobsters try to stop him by using his innocent daughter in a blackmail scheme.