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All short films and feature movies listed here are available for free viewing on Crime and Suspense. Click a title to watch the video.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Sorcerer's Apprentice

An episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents from 1962, written by Robert Bloch. A runaway orphan finds a new home in a traveling carnival. When he develops a crush on the wife of the show's magician, she takes advantage of it for her own devious purposes. Play Now

Lucky - or Not?

Louis Bach is on a lucky streak. Every bet he places at the horse track wins. A mobster learns his secret and forces Louis to make bets on his behalf. Then the police decide to turn Louis into an informant. It looks like the best thing that could happen to him would be to start losing. If only he could be so lucky. Written by Stef Faro and directed by Peter Hebert. Play Now

Detour

This movie is often cited as the first example of film noir. Tom Neal plays Roberts, a musician hitching a ride to California. When the driver dies (supposedly of a heart attack), Roberts takes his car and assumes his identity. The scam works fine until he meets another hitchhiker (Ann Savage) who knows he's not who he claims to be. Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. Play Now

Scarlet Street

A twisted piece of noir starring Edward G. Robinson (Key Largo, Double Indemnity) and directed by Fritz Lang (Metropolis, M, The Big Heat). Robinson plays Cross, a middle-aged bank teller who becomes smitten with a younger woman (Joan Bennett). She and her boyfriend are secretly plotting to bilk him, due to their mistaken belief that he's a famous painter... a misunderstanding that Cross encouraged in his attempts to impress her. An engaging story that takes some surprisingly dark turns. Play Now

Paranoid

A conspiracy nut suspects he's under surveillance. His buddy thinks he needs to get a job and act his age. One of them is right. A short film by Nick Flight. Play Now

Too Late for Tears

A married couple stumbles into lost money. It leads to a crisis of conscience for one and a corruption of morals for the other. Lizabeth Scott shines as the wife who can't stop digging a hole for herself. She turns so ruthless that even the con man who comes to claim the money (Don Duryea) is shocked at how far she's willing to go. Don DeFore does a solid job as an old friend with secrets. Plot twists abound. Kudos to screenwriter Roy Huggins for the tight story and snappy dialogue. Classic noir. Play Now