Movies like Ladies They Talk About: 20 to watch next

If you loved Ladies They Talk About (1933) — a crime and drama film directed by Howard Bretherton and William Keighley — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Ladies They Talk About most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like prison, jealousy and revenge. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
The Killer Is Loose 1956★ 6.7
Shares: Crime
A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek 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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
2
Yield to the Night 1956★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Crime
Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
3
I Walk Alone 1947★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Crime
Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.
Stream in India on Plex
4
5 Against the House 1955★ 5.9
Shares: Crime, Drama
Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
5
Pitfall 1948★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Crime
An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
6
Pushover 1954★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
7
Caged 1950★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
Stream in India on Plex
8
Kiss of Death 1947★ 7.0
Shares: Crime
An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.
Stream in India on Plex
9
Dog Pound 2010★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
10
Woman of Straw 1964★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
11
The Big House 1930★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
12
20,000 Years in Sing Sing 1932★ 6.4
Shares: Crime, Drama
Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
13
Private Hell 36 1954★ 6.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
In New York City, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Police detectives Cal Bruner and Jack Farnham investigate and are led from the drugstore to a nightclub, where singer Lilli is another recipient of a stolen bill. With Lilli's help, the partners track down the remaining money, but both Lilli and Jack are dismayed when Cal decides he wants to keep part of it.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
14
The Man with the Golden Arm 1955★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Crime
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.
Stream in India on Brew, JustWatch TV Beta, Plex
15
Act of Violence 1949★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
16
The Asphalt Jungle 1950★ 7.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
17
The Damned Don't Cry 1950★ 7.0
Shares: Crime, Drama
Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
18
They Made Me a Fugitive 1947★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Crime
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
19
Key Largo 1948★ 7.5
Shares: Crime
A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner James Temple, his widowed daughter-in-law Nora, and ex-GI Frank McCloud.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
20
Ride the Pink Horse 1947★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
A con man tries to blackmail a Mexican gangster.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now