Author Jedidiah Ayres has his list of the 50 best crime films of the 1950’s. There are a lot of great films on this list and a few I haven’t seen yet. Check out the full list using the original movie poster art for each film here:

http://letterboxd.com/jedidiahayres/list/hardboiled-wonderland-50-crime-flick-picks/

And if you missed it, here is a link to his 40 best crime films of the 1940’s:

https://everythingnoir.com/2015/08/19/hardboiled-wonderland-40-crime-flick-picks-from-the-40s/