Mystery Movies
Strange Confession (1945)
A scientist who is working on a cure for influenza is victimized by his unscrupulous boss, who releases the vaccine before it’s ready, resulting in the death of the scientist’s…
The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
Someone is attempting to steal radium stored in a bank. Death by cobra venom connects a number of murders. Charlie Chan investigates.
Lady on a Train (1945)
While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one too many mystery novels….
The Red Dragon (1945)
Chan is faced with suspects in a stolen atomic bomb formula case, that are being killed with bullets that are not fired from a gun.
The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
While on vacation, the Falcon is arrested for kidnapping after striking up a friendship with a girl whose nurse has been recently murdered.
Murder He Says (1945)
Pete Marshall is sent as a replacement to the mountain district town of Plainville when a public opinion surveyor who went there goes missing. Visiting the hillbilly family of Mamie…
The Woman in Green (1945)
Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of…
The Frozen Ghost (1945)
When a man dies of a heart attack, a stage and radio mentalist believes he has willed him to die because he was angry with the man. Riddled with guilt,…
The Lady Confesses (1945)
An estranged wife shows up after a nearly 7 years of disappearance — thought to be dead, to prevent her husband from marrying his new love until someone kills her.
The Unseen (1945)
David Fielding, who has recently lost his wife, moves into a new neighborhood under a cloud of suspicion. Many feel that his wife’s death in a car crash was no…
The Scarlet Clue (1945)
Chinese sleuth Charlie Chan discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.
The Power of the Whistler (1945)
A woman uses a deck of cards to predict death within 24 hours for a stranger sitting at a bar, then tries to help him remember who he is based…
The Phantom Speaks (1945)
The spirit of an executed murderer enters the body of a physician, and forces him to do its bidding–namely, murder.
Two O’Clock Courage (1945)
A cab driver nearly hits a man with amnesia, then helps him unravel his past, only to discover he’s a murder suspect as she falls for him.
Having Wonderful Crime (1945)
Newlyweds (George Murphy, Carole Landis) drag their lawyer friend (Pat O’Brien) to a mountain resort on a search for a missing magician.
Strange Illusion (1945)
An adolescent believes that his widowed mother’s suitor may have murdered his father.
The House of Fear (1945)
The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing – solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest member. All seems serene and…
The Jade Mask (1945)
The latest assignment for respected detective Charlie Chan has come directly from the government and involves the disappearance of a scientist named Harper, who was working on an extremely important…
Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945)
In the early part of this century, Maddelena a teenage Italian girl, is attacked whilst walking in the woods. The attack leaves her mentally scarred and our story flashes forward…
Adventures of Kitty O’Day (1945)
A telephone operator plays homicide detective with her boyfriend, making it harder for the police.
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.
Murder My Sweet (1944)
After being hired to find an ex-con’s former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.
The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)
Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrence–aka Michael Arlen’s literary hero The Falcon–arrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation, only to find himself involved in the murder of a movie actor….
Enter Arsène Lupin (1944)
A rich but naive young woman is in possession of some priceless jewels. She herself doesn’t know it, but a gang of jewel thieves does.
Dark Waters (1944)
Leslie Calvin, the sole survivor of a submarine accident, goes to her relatives in order to recover emotionally. Unfortunately, she encounters various scam artists led by Mr. Sydney who intend…
The Missing Juror (1944)
A newsman tracks down a phantom killer of murder-trial jurors.
Dead Man’s Eyes (1944)
Artist David Stuart is blinded by a jealous model whose portrait he is painting. His fiance’s father generously offers his eyes for a sight restoring operation. There’s only one hitch:…
Storm Over Lisbon (1944)
A nightclub star helps trap an enemy agent on the trail of an American newsman.
Laura (1944)
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating.
The Mark of the Whistler (1944)
A drifter claims the money in an old bank account. Soon he finds himself the target of two men who turn out to be the sons of the man’s old…
The Last Ride (1944)
A police lieutenant is determined to bust the gang of crooks selling defective automobile tires.
Strange Affair (1944)
Eminent psychiatrist Dr. Brenner invites cartoonist Bill Harrison and his wife, Jack, to a banquet honoring war refugees. Bill volunteers to pick up fellow psychiatrist Dr. Baumler at the train…
Strangers in the Night (1944)
In this Gothic tale, a returning WW2 vet goes looking for a small-town girl whom he knows only from letters. It’s the pretext for an off-beat treatment of sexual frustration…
When Strangers Marry (1944)
A naive small-town girl comes to New York City to meet her husband, and discovers that he may be a murderer.
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.
Black Magic (1944)
Chinese detective Charlie Chan solves a murder linked to the occult.
The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
The Falcon travels to Mexico where he gets involved with murder and a mysterious painting.
The Pearl of Death (1944)
The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to London, thanks in…
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the…