Unforgotten Crime (1942) FULL MOVIE



Stars Dennis O’Keefe, Ruth Terry and Gloria Dickson.

An advertising man, who sponsors a radio program based on the exploits of an old time safe cracker decides to promote a competition to find the real safe cracker, Jimmy Valentine. Valentine is tracked to a small town, but which of the respectable elderly residents is the former criminal?

Re-release version of the 1942 Republic programmer “The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine”. Originally a 72 min feature it was condensed to 53 Minutes for re-release in the early 50s. Neither the original version or the edit (both containing 1942 copyright notices) were renewed and entered the public domain in 1970.

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32 Replies to “Unforgotten Crime (1942) FULL MOVIE”

  1. To "Epic2"  The O'Keefe  character was probably in his early 20s .  You just assumed he was older because of the way he was dressed.  Back then even teen-aged boys sometimes wore suits.  Kids as a whole were more mature.  Thinking you're a smarty does not make you one. Mac

  2. good movie but i can't figure out what age to give lana forbes – the kid girl,- not the actor's real age of course but the character – she would be around 12 or 13 in our day and in those innocent times maybe max 15 – and what about the ending…

  3. Any television presentation with the title of Unforgotten Crime is to be avoided at all costs. The first two reels have been dropped completely and the story no longer makes any sense. Original version is called Affairs of Jimmy Valentine.

  4. A really good war era film and not your standard B movie. An amazing underlying story about a neat sleepy little town filled with great leading citizens who are actually reformed criminals. Good script, direction… and even better acting. Ruth Terry shines in a performance very reminiscent of Judy Garland, filled with a brilliant and energetic portrayal of youthful womanhood and the girl next door. i bet she really appealed to young soldiers and servicemen in a way more profound than many of the more glamorous, distant and older pin-up girls! I would really like to see the original 72 minute version of the film but sure am glad to see this sorely abridged version of 53 minutes. thanks so much for posting this

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