Genre Crime

Love’s Whirlpool

Toughened criminal Jim Reagan tries to persuade his brother, Larry, to go straight, but Larry attempts to rob a banker, Richard Milton, and is arrested. Milton refuses to be lenient, and when Larry is killed trying to escape from prison,…

Jack O’Clubs

A tough policeman who patrols the city’s worst beat loses his nerve when he believes he has hurt the girl he loves.

Grit

Two former childhood gang members, “Kid” Hart and Orchid McGonigle, attempt to go straight, despite pressure to continue their lives of lawlessness.

Cornered

A pair of professional thieves discover that their accomplice, Mary Brennan, is a dead-ringer for wealthy heiress Margaret Waring. They wait until Margaret is absent from the house, then place Mary there to make their heist easier. Unfortunately, Margaret returns…

Behind the Curtain

When a brutal murder occurs, all the evidence points to a phony spiritualist, who is eventually convicted of the crime–but he may not have done it. This film is lost.

Torment

Torment is a 1924 American silent film crime drama produced and directed by Maurice Tourneur and distributed by Associated First National. This film stars Bessie Love, Owen Moore, and Jean Hersholt.

Those Who Dance

A federal agent assigned to stop a bootlegging gang joins forces with the gang leader’s wife and the sister of one of the ring’s truck drivers to break up the gang.

The Uneasy Three

Often hysterical spoof of Tod Browning’s THE UNHOLY THREE (and several others of his crime movies) has Charley Chase playing the mastermind of a dimwitted trio of thieves who plan on stealing a priceless jewel.

The Unwritten Law

The Unwritten Law is an extant 1925 silent film crime melodrama directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Elaine Hammerstein. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures Corporation. In the UK distribution was handled by Film Booking Offices of America.

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