Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "embezzler"

51. The Scarlet Car (1917)

60 min | Drama

After discovering that Cyrus Peabody, the president of the bank, and his son Ernest have embezzled $35,000, their cashier, Paul Revere Forbes, threatens to expose them. In a rage, the two ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph De Grasse | Stars: Franklyn Farnum, Edith Johnson, Lon Chaney, Sam De Grasse

Votes: 134

52. Execs Snared in Rope and Silenced with Tape (2011 Video)

44 min | Short, Adventure

Whistleblowing secretaries, kidnapping victims and their valiant friends, innocent girlfriends, loyal office workers and unlucky embezzlers are captured, bound and gagged by their wily ... See full summary »

Stars: Rebecca Blue, Bree Daniels, Angel Dark, Melissa Jacobs

53. The Girl from the Third Row (1949)

88 min | Comedy, Drama

Is man's existence really meaningful and hopeful? As a reply to Ingmar Bergman's Prison (1949), this movie claims that it is. A ring passes between a lot of different people, giving the ... See full summary »

Director: Hasse Ekman | Stars: Hilda Borgström, Gunnar Olsson, Sigge Fürst, Siv Thulin

Votes: 286

54. Park Avenue Logger (1937)

Passed | 67 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Millioniare Curran, thinking his son too intellectual, sends him west to learn logging at one of his lumber camps. Unknown to his father, Grant Curan is a professional wrestler and easily ... See full summary »

Director: David Howard | Stars: George O'Brien, Beatrice Roberts, Willard Robertson, Ward Bond

Votes: 100

55. The Girl in the Glass Cage (1929)

Passed | 80 min | Drama

A pretty young cashier at a movie theater has a few problems--a local thug is interested in her and won't leave her alone, and she discovers that her uncle is stealing the box-office receipts.

Director: Ralph Dawson | Stars: Loretta Young, Carroll Nye, Matthew Betz, Lucien Littlefield

Votes: 51

56. Millie's Daughter (1947)

Approved | 74 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Joanna Maitland, living in Boston with her very conservative relatives, runs away to Palm Beach to be with her mother, Millie Maitland, whom she has been forbidden to see. Robert Lattimer, ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Gladys George, Gay Nelson, Paul Campbell, Ruth Donnelly

Votes: 23

57. On the Level (1930)

Passed | 65 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Cocky Biff Williams, a high-rise iron worker, on his perch 24 stories above the New York City street, flirts with a beautiful woman, Lynn Crawford, in an office-window nearby. She turns out... See full summary »

Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Victor McLaglen, William Harrigan, Lilyan Tashman, Fifi D'Orsay

58. The Man Who Found Himself (1925)

70 min | Drama

Tom Macauley and his younger brother, Edwin, are directors in their father's bank. Edwin speculates with the bank's funds, but banker Lon Morris, a supposed friend, plots successfully to ... See full summary »

Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Thomas Meighan, Virginia Valli, Frank Morgan, Ralph Morgan

Gross: $0.18M

59. Buried Loot (1935)

Passed | 19 min | Short, Crime, Drama

An embezzler who expects to serve his time in prison and then pick up his buried loot is in for a surprise.

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Brooks Benedict, James Ellison, Chuck Hamilton, Irene Hervey

Votes: 238

60. The Eleventh Commandment (1918)

Drama

Dora Chester violates the Eleventh Commandment -- "Thou Shalt Marry None but the Man Thou Lovest" -- when she rejects her sweetheart, Robert Stanton, and becomes engaged to the wealthy ... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Ince | Stars: Lucille Lee Stewart, Grace Reals, Carleton Macy, Walter Miller

61. The Young Lady's Fool (1960)

67 min | Comedy, Romance

Entranced by the whimsical but spoiled young daughter of his boss, an honest but poor office accountant will find himself entangled in a seemingly fail-proof scheme behind his back. But who has the last word?

Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Jenny Karezi, Dinos Iliopoulos, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Stavros Xenidis

Votes: 633

62. Bluff (1924)

60 min | Drama

Desperately needing money for her sick brother, Betty Hallowell passes herself off as missing fashion designer Nina Loring. She becomes successful, but suddenly she is arrested--the real Nina Loring turns out to have been an embezzler.

Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Agnes Ayres, Antonio Moreno, Fred J. Butler, Clarence Burton

63. It's Dangerous to Disrespect the Diva (2010 Video)

65 min | Adventure

A public-spirited citizen who vows to rid society of notorious burglar Dangerous Diva soon feels the criminals wrath - as well as her ropes and gags - when the cat-suited criminal exacts ... See full summary »

Stars: Loren Chance, Melissa Jacobs, Cali Logan, Adrienne Manning

64. Hour of Reckoning (1926)

Drama

An employee at a company that manufactures safes is accused of embezzling money from the firm, and must clear his name or go to prison.

Director: John Ince | Stars: Herbert Rawlinson, Grace Darmond, John Ince, Harry von Meter

65. White Lies (1934)

Passed | 63 min | Crime, Drama

John Mitchell is a powerful and ruthless newspaper publisher, who doesn't care who gets hurt if a good story can run in his paper. Caught speeding, by honest cop Terry Condon, his first ... See full summary »

Director: Leo Bulgakov | Stars: Victor Jory, Walter Connolly, Fay Wray, Leslie Fenton

Votes: 19

66. Clarence (1937)

Approved | 64 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Pappa Wheeler hires a recently-discharged soldier, Clarence Smith, to repair a water heater and Wheeler keeps him on as an odd-job man around the house. Clarence discovers a few situations ... See full summary »

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Roscoe Karns, Eleanore Whitney, Eugene Pallette, Johnny Downs

Votes: 19

67. The Power of Life (1938)

92 min | Drama

Nathan Rahinowita is a bookkeeper for a dress manufacturer, and in his spare time he dabbles at inventions. Oner day he is offered $3000 for one of his inventions, and premises to get back ... See full summary »

Director: Henry Lynn | Stars: Michal Michalesko, Berthe Hart, Morris Strassberg, Charlotte Goldstein

68. Turn of the Century (1944)

Approved | 114 min | Drama, Romance

A rural community has a new school teacher with socialist leanings.

Director: Gunnar Olsson | Stars: Edvard Persson, Stina Hedberg, Marianne Gyllenhammar, Claes Thelander

Votes: 22

69. EMBEZZLER in the Name of Art (2016)

4 min | Short

This Shortfilm is about an EMBEZZLER, someone who fakes historical events. He loves his job as a press photographer even more than his girlfriend, so he never will give up, taking the perfect shot.

Director: Tobias Macke | Stars: Robin Eggl, Stella Roth

70. A Child of the Ghetto (1910)

16 min | Short, Drama

After her mother's death, Ruth struggles to support herself as a seamstress. While Ruth delivers shirts to the factory owner, the owner's son steals some money and Ruth is accused of the ... See full summary »

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Dorothy West, Kate Bruce, Dell Henderson, Charles West

Votes: 128

71. Allos... gia to ekatommyrio! (1964)

90 min | Comedy

Pressured into embezzling money from his own company by his wife's money-grubbing siblings, an honest cashier finally yields to force, only to find himself with a heavy conscience. Will he find the courage to return the money?

Director: Orestis Laskos | Stars: Mimis Fotopoulos, Vasilis Avlonitis, Giannis Gionakis, Beata Asimakopoulou

Votes: 126

72. The Streets of London (1929)

Crime

A man embezzles the fortune of a dead captain's daughter.

Director: Norman Lee | Stars: David Dunbar, Jack Rutherford, Charles Lincoln, Beatrice Duffy

73. Beggar's Holiday (1934)

Approved | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A young woman falls in love with the man of her dreams, not knowing that he's an embezzler who's about to flee the country.

Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Hardie Albright, J. Farrell MacDonald, Sally O'Neil, Barbara Barondess

Votes: 18

74. Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode: The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case (1977)

TV-PG | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sigma Society member Oliver Brandt murders his business partner when he threatens to expose him as an embezzler and constructs a seemingly foolproof alibi.

Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: Peter Falk, Theodore Bikel, Kenneth Mars, Sorrell Booke

Votes: 2,501

75. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: Not the Running Type (1960)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

When Capt. Ernest Fisher learns that Milton Potter has been released from prison after serving his 15-year sentence, he tells his subordinates about this very strange case. Potter was a ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Hartman, Robert Bray, Bert Freed

Votes: 454

76. Banacek (1972–1974)
Episode: Now You See Me, Now You Don't (1974)

TV-PG | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A stage magician vanishes in the middle of his act, as he is about to be arrested on suspicion of a $1,750,000 securities fraud. Banacek is called in to try to recover the missing money and solve the mystery of the disappearing man.

Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: George Peppard, Nancy Olson, Gretchen Corbett, Jay Robinson

Votes: 153

77. Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)
Episode: Target: Angels (1976)

Not Rated | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

When it becomes open season on the Angels, the ladies must figure out who's behind the attacks before someone on the team loses their life.

Director: Richard Lang | Stars: Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, David Doyle

Votes: 320

78. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: Oliver's Double (1970)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

An embezzler who's a dead ringer for Oliver hides out in Pixley with his wife until the heat is off. Eb spots the crook kissing his moll and assumes it's Oliver cheating on "Mom." Haney ... See full summary »

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester

Votes: 85

79. Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode: Two of Hearts (1998)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Immortal Katherine's village was decimated 700 years ago at the orders of another Immortal. Now she and her mortal lover are finally in a position to take revenge.

Director: Richard Martin | Stars: Adrian Paul, Elizabeth Gracen, Peter Wingfield, Jim Byrnes

Votes: 160

80. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode: Homo Homini Lupus (2002)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The kidnap of a man's wife and daughters turns out not to be for ransom, and catching the kidnappers comes down to Goren reaching a traumatized girl.

Director: David Platt | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance

Votes: 413

81. Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode: No Strings (1992)

TV-14 | 54 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

An Irish rock group staying with Jane has their money stolen by the event organizer along with a priceless Celtic harp.

Director: Peter Barber-Fleming | Stars: Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury

Votes: 72

82. Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode: Murder 'Round My Wrist (1961)

60 min | Crime, Drama

While recovering from an embarrassing injury - being shot in his rear end with a spear gun - Shayne becomes involved in a wrongful death investigation when his internist is accused an ... See full summary »

Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley

Votes: 19

83. Mike Hammer (1958–1959)
Episode: Stocks and Blondes (1959)

26 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Tom O'Rough is severely beaten en route to Mike's office. He's concern that Si Loomis, a small-time crook, has won the heart of his employer, Edie Sanford, and she's about to lose her money... See full summary »

Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: Darren McGavin, Rita Lynn, Dennis Patrick, K.L. Smith

Votes: 13

84. Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2000)

TV-PG | 48 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Archie McDonald, a young restaurateur, is tricked into returning to his home, Glenbogle, by his eccentric father and mother, Hector and Molly. Once there Archie finds out that the estate is... See full summary »

Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: Richard Briers, Dawn Steele, Alexander Morton, Hamish Clark

Votes: 106

85. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode: The Case of the Barefaced Witness (1961)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a man, jailed for embezzling, is released and returns to his hometown, a girl he knows also returns to have him clear her name. She asks Paul to back her up so, when the man is found murdered, Paul calls in Perry to defend her.

Director: Laslo Benedek | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins

Votes: 326

86. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode: The Case of the Double-Entry Mind (1962)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Perry's friend Beth Sandover is in a strained marriage so she asks Perry for help. When the woman who took her job is murdered, she is charged as her husband tries to preserve the $201,000 he embezzled from the company where they worked.

Director: Allen H. Miner | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman

Votes: 293

87. Popular (1999–2001)
Episode: Coup (2001)

TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Nicole sets out to prove that her power is not based on her "twin set" her plan involves April, Brooke and taking down everyone who gets in her way. Meanwhile Brooke butts heads with her dad about the college guy she is dating.

Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, Tamara Mello, Christopher Gorham

Votes: 62

88. Rebound (1952–1953)
Episode: The Boarder (1952)

30 min | Drama, Mystery

An embezzler tries to frame a young boarder for his crime.

Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Dorothy Adams, Trevor Bardette, John Doucette, Robert Foulk

89. State Trooper (1956–1959)
Episode: Dangerous Honeymoon (1958)

30 min | Drama

When a private plane crashes in the Nevada desert, Blake is asked to help identify the victims.

Director: John English | Stars: Rod Cameron, Tom Greenway, Walter Reed, Paul Smith

Votes: 8

90. State Trooper (1956–1959)
Episode: You Can't Run Forever (1958)

30 min | Drama

When a police officer searches a car after stopping the driver for speeding he discovers a stolen bracelet. Blake believes the young man was framed and tries to find the guilty parties.

Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Rod Cameron, Christine White, King Calder, Robert Armstrong

Votes: 9

91. They Came from Outer Space (1990–1991)
Episode: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow (1991)

Comedy, Sci-Fi

Desperate to earn money to replace the wheels stolen off their Corvette, the boys answer an ad to become apprentice hairdressers. The beauty salon that hires them is run by a husband and ... See full summary »

Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Stuart Fratkin, Dean Cameron, Allan Royal, Christopher Carroll

Votes: 8

92. A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
Episode: Dancing in the Dark (2004)

TV-14 | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Frost must deal with a corpse found in a recycling dump and a smuggling ring of white slavers specializing in young Polish girls.

Director: Roy Battersby | Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, Nicholas Burns, John Lyons

Votes: 281

93. The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode: Movin' on Down (1975)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy

George feels that his fortunes are taking a turn for the worse when his business is making less profit and his banker won't return his calls.

Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Votes: 99

94. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Enemy of the World: Episode 4 (1968)

TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Fariah brings the Doctor and Kent evidence of Salamander's activities but then they come under attack from Benik.

Director: Barry Letts | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Colin Douglas, Mary Peach, Bill Kerr

Votes: 525

95. Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode: Dying to Live (1953)

TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

An accountant with only a few months left to live devices a scheme to fund some luxury for his final days. But his scheme and new lifestyle sets into motion a chain of events that draws a number of other people into this murky affair.

Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, Alan Mowbray

Votes: 19

96. The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953–1955)
Episode: Petersen's Eye (1955)

30 min | Drama

Opportunist tax adjuster Rutherford investigates the claim of an atomic lab technician who lost his vision in a nuclear accident. Shockingly, Petersen says that with his damaged eye, he can... See full summary »

Director: John English | Stars: Herbert Patterson, Robert Ellenstein, Arthur Space, Sid Tomack

97. State Trooper (1956–1959)
Episode: Full Circle (1958)

30 min | Drama

Blake investigates the murder of a man found beaten to death and placed in a demolished car.

Director: Tom Gries | Stars: Rod Cameron, Virginia Gregg, Bartlett Robinson, Ken Lynch

Votes: 9

98. Monk (2002–2009)
Episode: Mr. Monk and the Miracle (2008)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Monk's Christmas spirit, or lack thereof, is challenged when he takes a case from three homeless men who believe their friend was murdered, and Leland's epiphany sends him on a mission.

Director: Andre Belgrader | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine

Votes: 1,155

99. Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode: Bomber's Moon (2008)

TV-MA | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When the beaten body of wealthy German businessman is discovered in the harbour, Gently and Bacchus are forced to consider whether a barman's anti-German sentiments are a motive for murder.

Director: Ciaran Donnelly | Stars: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Tony Rohr, Simon Hubbard

Votes: 479

100. Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode: Gently Through the Mill (2009)

TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Gently and Bacchus arrive in a small town to investigate when a mill manager is found hanged in what seems to be a suicide case.

Director: Ciaran Donnelly | Stars: Tom Goodman-Hill, Nicholas Jones, Joe Duttine, Lee Ingleby

Votes: 383