Mystery Movies
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of…
The Net (1953)
A secret jet aircraft capable of traveling three times the speed of sound is being developed by a group of scientists. On the day of the test flight, one of…
My Cousin Rachel (1952)
A young man plots revenge against the woman he believes murdered his cousin, but his plans are shaken when he comes face to face with the enigmatic beauty.
The Voice of Merrill (1952)
A convicted female blackmailer is found murdered in her flat and suspicion falls on three men, all of whom the police believe may have had reason to wish her dead
Paul Temple Returns (1952)
A serial killer terrorizes London. Each victim is found with a telegram signed “The Marquis.” There seems to be no other common thread between the victims, and Scotland Yard is…
The Ringer (1952)
An underhand solicitor receives threatening notes, and the police are called in to protect him.
The Black Castle (1952)
A man investigates the disappearance of two of his friends who were the guests of a sinister Austrian count.
Lady in the Fog (1952)
In this murder mystery, a woman’s brother is killed in a freak accident, or so she believes. Fortunately for her, an American journalist is more suspicious and so begins roaming…
Venetian Bird (1952)
Private eye Edward Mercer travels to Venice to locate a man due a reward for his aid in the war. Shortly after arriving, he becomes the prime suspect in the…
The Night Won’t Talk (1952)
When a beautiful young artist’s model is strangled in her bed, Scotland Yard find themselves with three suspects — her sinister ex-husband (Elwyn Brook-Jones), a sexually disturbed artist (Ballard Berkeley)…
Trent’s Last Case (1952)
When a wealthy business man is found dead reporter Philip Trent is sent to investigate. Against the police conclusions, he suspects the assumed suicide is really a murder, and becomes…
Affair in Trinidad (1952)
A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband’s killer.
Diplomatic Courier (1952)
During the Cold War, diplomatic courier Mike Kells must retrieve a dispatch containing top-secret intelligence. But when he arrives at the meeting point, a train station in Salzburg, his contact…
Home at Seven (1952)
Unable to recall the past 24 hours, a British bank clerk is the prime suspect for a robbery/murder.
Whispering Smith Hits London (1952)
In this contemporary update of Frank H. Spearman’s Western hero, Whispering Smith is now a sleuth who arrives in London on holiday, but is soon called in to solve the…
Thunder on the Hill (1951)
Sister Mary presides over a convent where a convicted murderess, who is being escorted to Death Row, is stranded by bad weather. She is slowly becoming convinced that Valerie is…
The Whip Hand (1951)
A small-town reporter investigates a mysterious group holed up in a country lodge.
The Tall Target (1951)
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951)
Bulldog Drummond leaves retirement to help a Scotland Yard Sergeant catch thieves armed with radar.
Cloudburst (1951)
Canadian World War II veteran John Graham works in London as a code breaker. Tragedy strikes when his pregnant wife, Carol, is accidentally run over by two crooks who are…
Hollywood Story (1951)
An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director.
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder when she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.
Pier 23 (1951)
Pier 23 was one of three hour-long mysteries produced by Lippert Productions for both TV and theatrical release. Each of the three films was evenly divided into two half-hour “episodes,”…
Circle of Danger (1951)
An American comes to Britain to investigate the murky circumstances of his brother’s death that occurred during a WW2 commando raid.
Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)
Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his…
The Late Edwina Black (1951)
When a sickly Victorian woman dies suddenly, a postmortem reveals that her body contains a fatal dose of arsenic. Suspicion falls on her husband and her companion, who are lovers….
Mrs. O’Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)
Harriet O’Malley tries to solve a murder aboard a train en route to New York.
The Clouded Yellow (1950)
After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers (played by Trevor Howard) finds work cataloging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas and Jess Fenton. After the murder of a…
Woman on the Run (1950)
Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible…
Undercover Girl (1950)
After her father is murdered, a girl joins the police force in an effort to track down the killers.
The Woman in Question (1950)
Agnes “Astra” Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the police question five suspects, their interactions with her are shown in flashbacks…
The Sleeping City (1950)
A young doctor taking a break from work is shot in the head, and the police can’t find a clue even as to a possible motive. Inspector Al Gordon (John…
Justice Is Done (1950)
Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly. All members are somehow prejudiced because of personal life experience and subsequently each member reads…
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
A daffy door-to-door saleswoman blunders into a murder investigation.
State Secret (1950)
While working in England, an American surgeon Dr. John Marlowe is invited to Vosnia (a fictitious East-European country) to receive an award and demonstrate his life-saving surgery. Unwittingly caught in…
Spy Hunt (1950)
Roger Quain, escorting two zoo-bound black panthers on the train from Milan to Paris, is unaware that a Western agent, Catherine Ullven, has hidden a microfilm in the collar of…
Paul Temple’s Triumph (1950)
A husband-and-wife detective team look into the murder of one of her friends, whose father–a prominent scientist–has been kidnapped. They find themselves up against a sinister crime organization headed by…
In a Lonely Place (1950)
A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.