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51. Hold That Blonde! (1945)
Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A kleptomaniac falls in love with a woman who is member of a gang of jewel thieves, although he's initially unaware of her true occupation.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake, Albert Dekker, Frank Fenton
Votes: 194
52. A Date with the Falcon (1942)
Approved | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A scientist has discovered how to make synthetic diamonds and a criminal gang (closely pursued by the Falcon) are out to discover the formula.
Director: Irving Reis | Stars: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, James Gleason, Allen Jenkins
Votes: 1,031
53. Grand Central Murder (1942)
Passed | 73 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Classic whodunit mystery film about a gold-digging variety show actress who has many enemies and is found dead in her private railroad car at Grand Central Station in New York.
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Van Heflin, Patricia Dane, Cecilia Parker, Virginia Grey
Votes: 1,071
54. The Green Cockatoo (1937)
Approved | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks involved with greyhound racing.
Director: William Cameron Menzies | Stars: John Mills, Rene Ray, Robert Newton, Charles Oliver
Votes: 317
55. The Bishop Murder Case (1929)
Passed | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When the body of a man nicknamed "Cock Robin" is found with an arrow in the heart on an archery range along with a chess bishop as a clue, Philo Vance investigates.
Directors: David Burton, Nick Grinde | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Leila Hyams, Roland Young, Alec B. Francis
Votes: 856
56. Shadows on the Stairs (1941)
Approved | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Frieda Inescort, Paul Cavanagh, Heather Angel, Bruce Lester
Votes: 784
57. The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
Passed | 71 min | Adventure, Mystery
A group of spies is after the plans for an anti-aircraft gun, and the leader uses the opportunity to embroil the Lone Wolf in the plot. Trying to settle an old score, this shady character ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Godfrey | Stars: Warren William, Ida Lupino, Rita Hayworth, Virginia Weidler
Votes: 829
58. Time to Kill (1942)
Approved | 61 min | Comedy, Crime, Film-Noir
One of the "Michael Shayne" detective series, Time to Kill was based on The High Window, by Raymond Chandler. Private dick Mike Shayne (Lloyd Nolan) is hired by wealthy Mrs. Murdock (Ethel ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert I. Leeds | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Heather Angel, Doris Merrick, Ralph Byrd
Votes: 340
59. Escape (1948)
Approved | 78 min | Thriller
A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes from a prison and goes on the run aided by a local girl.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Rex Harrison, Peggy Cummins, William Hartnell, Norman Wooland
Votes: 428
60. Meet Boston Blackie (1941)
Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in New York, the trail leads to Coney Island and a spy ring.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Chester Morris, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Lane, Charles Wagenheim
Votes: 687
61. The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)
Approved | 68 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Once a jewel thief always a jewel thief? Yes and no. Yes if you consider the fact that Michael Lanyard also known as the Lone Wolf once retired from the "trade" but relapses back into his ... See full summary »
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Melvyn Douglas, Gail Patrick, Tala Birell, Henry Mollison
Votes: 210
62. Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a Christmas magic show.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Chester Morris, Adele Mara, Richard Lane, George E. Stone
Votes: 696
63. The Hand (1960)
Not Rated | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A Police Inspector follows the trail and circumstances of the murder of a one-handed man back to a prisoner-of-war camp in Burma in 1946.
Director: Henry Cass | Stars: Derek Bond, Reed De Rouen, Bryan Coleman, Walter Randall
Votes: 325
64. Twelve Hours to Kill (1960)
Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama
Based on the Saturday Evening Post serial "Set Up For Murder" by Richard Stern, 12 Hours to Kill traces the problems of a young Greek national (Nico Minardos) who, after ogling a murder, is... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Nico Minardos, Barbara Eden, Grant Richards, Russ Conway
Votes: 160
65. The Shadow Strikes (1937)
Approved | 61 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
Lamont Cranston assumes his secret identity as "The Shadow", to break up an attempted robbery at an attorney's office. When the police search the scene, Cranston takes on an impersonation of the attorney.
Director: Lynn Shores | Stars: Rod La Rocque, Agnes Anderson, James Blakeley, Walter McGrail
Votes: 588
66. Strange Affair (1944)
Approved | 78 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A comic strip artist and his wife investigate a murder at a banquet honoring war refugees.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Allyn Joslyn, Evelyn Keyes, Marguerite Chapman, Edgar Buchanan
Votes: 310
67. Dressed to Kill (1941)
Passed | 74 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
Detective Michael Shayne and his girlfriend Joanne are on their way to be married when a scream from a nearby hotel room draws his attention to a pair of theatrical murders.
Director: Eugene Forde | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, Sheila Ryan, William Demarest
Votes: 1,203
68. Fingers at the Window (1942)
Passed | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An unemployed actor in Chicago aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of axe murders, apparently committed by a "lunatic".
Director: Charles Lederer | Stars: Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Basil Rathbone, Walter Kingsford
Votes: 1,146
69. Death Goes to School (1953)
64 min | Crime, Mystery
A Teacher is murdered at an all girls school. Police investigate and discover that the staff room is full of suspects.
Director: Stephen Clarkson | Stars: Barbara Murray, Gordon Jackson, Pamela Alan, Jane Aird
Votes: 309
70. Calling Philo Vance (1940)
Passed | 62 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Despite an exclusive contract with the U.S. government, designer Archer Coe's design is being bid on by German, Japanese, and Italian agents - until he's murdered.
Director: William Clemens | Stars: James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson, Henry O'Neill, Edward Brophy
Votes: 498
71. The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
Approved | 64 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Michael Lanyard finds himself accused of stealing a valuable gem, and must find the real thief in order to clear his name.
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Gerald Mohr, Janis Carter, Eric Blore, John Abbott
Votes: 229
72. Brass Monkey (1948)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
Radio personality Carroll Levis becomes involved in a case of theft and murder.
Director: Thornton Freeland | Stars: Carroll Levis, Carole Landis, Herbert Lom, Avril Angers
Votes: 211
73. Midnight Manhunt (1945)
Approved | 64 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A gem heist gone wrong leaves a wanted man dead. A female reporter finds his body and, to claim the reward, hides the body in a wax museum. When the body vanishes, the hunt is on.
Director: William C. Thomas | Stars: William Gargan, Ann Savage, Leo Gorcey, George Zucco
Votes: 479
74. Pier 23 (1951)
Approved | 58 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
Private detective finds himself framed for the murders of a wrestler and a crooked referee, then for the murder of a mystery man posing as a new parolee from Alcatraz.
Director: William Berke | Stars: Hugh Beaumont, Ann Savage, Edward Brophy, Richard Travis
Votes: 160
75. The Casino Murder Case (1935)
Passed | 82 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
After socialite Lynn Llewellyn receives an anonymous threat, he is poisoned at his uncle's casino, and although he recovers, his wife is murdered by the same killer.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Paul Lukas, Alison Skipworth, Donald Cook, Rosalind Russell
Votes: 797
76. The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Delia's father murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires reformed thief Michael to find killer and jewels before police suspect him.
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Warren William, Eric Blore, Joan Perry, Alan Baxter
Votes: 446
77. The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A hardworking secretary for a rich woman finds herself engaged to the woman's son and accused of a murder she didn't commit. Lanyard, the Lone Wolf, and Jamison set out to find the real killer.
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Warren William, Eric Blore, Jean Muir, Victor Jory
Votes: 449
78. Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
Approved | 66 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
Michael Lanyard is hired to safeguard gems intended to finance a foreign nation's battle for liberty.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Warren William, Ruth Ford, Roger Clark, Victor Jory
Votes: 128
79. One Dangerous Night (1942)
Approved | 77 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A "Lone Wolf" advenure. The Lone Wolf tries to clear himself of a charge of murdering a blackmailer.
Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Warren William, Eric Blore, Marguerite Chapman, Mona Barrie
Votes: 192
80. Norman Conquest (1953)
75 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A private detective solves a murder of which he has been accused, and tracks down a gang of jewel smugglers.
Director: Bernard Knowles | Stars: Tom Conway, Eva Bartok, Joy Shelton, Sidney James
Votes: 192
81. Running Turtle (2009)
117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Jo Pil-seong, a rural detective, is an unhappy husband, often blamed by his older wife for gambling. Despite her being hard on him, he steals money from her to bet on bull butting. ... See full summary »
Director: Yeon-woo Lee | Stars: Kim Yoon-seok, Jung Kyung-ho, Seon Woo-seon, Gyeon Mi-ri
Votes: 676
82. The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
Passed | 74 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Lone Wolf Michael Lanyard takes Inspector Crane's challenge that he can't keep out of trouble for 24 hours. No sooner accepted when Lanyard is sucked into a case of murder and ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Warren William, June Storey, Henry Wilcoxon, Eric Blore
Votes: 409
83. The Lone Wolf in London (1947)
Approved | 68 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Michael Lanyard (Gerald Mohr) is suspected of stealing two fabulous diamonds from a vault in Scotland Yard, where they were being held for safekeeping, but the Yard can't prove he did it. ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Gerald Mohr, Nancy Saunders, Eric Blore, Evelyn Ankers
Votes: 249
84. The Garden Murder Case (1936)
Passed | 61 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Two people with ties to rich murdered socialite Lowe Hammle die from unusual suicides but Vance suspects hypnosis and foul play.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Virginia Bruce, Benita Hume, Douglas Walton
Votes: 626
85. Smart Blonde (1937)
Passed | 59 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Female reporter Torchy Blane teams with her cop boyfriend Lt. Steve McBride to solve the killing of an investor who just bought a popular local nightclub.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Wini Shaw, Addison Richards
Votes: 717
86. Murder on a Bridle Path (1936)
Approved | 66 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
After Hildegarde proves that the accidental riding death on a Central Park bridle path is really murder, she's faced with a plethora of red herrings and a real killer.
Directors: William Hamilton, Edward Killy | Stars: James Gleason, Helen Broderick, Louise Latimer, Owen Davis Jr.
Votes: 530
87. Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941)
Passed | 68 min | Mystery
Several days after one of his company's dams burst, ruining the life savings of several investors, a shady power company president is found stabbed to death. Ellery Queen gets to the bottom of the mystery.
Director: James P. Hogan | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, Spring Byington
Votes: 162
88. The Dragon Murder Case (1934)
Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The Stamm family gives a small party prior to daughter Bernice's marriage to socialite Monty, but all of the guests seem to be against the match.
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Warren William, Margaret Lindsay, Lyle Talbot, Eugene Pallette
Votes: 759
89. After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
Approved | 65 min | Mystery
Blackie is arrested when retrieving stolen gems from a safety deposit box for a friend.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Chester Morris, Ann Savage, George E. Stone, Richard Lane
Votes: 400
90. Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Boston Blackie and his pal, The Runt, are ready to board a train for Florida when Blackie gets a telegram from his friend Arthur Manleder asking Blackie to go to Manleder's New York ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Chester Morris, William Wright, Constance Worth, Lloyd Corrigan
Votes: 487
91. Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A pretty young music teacher is bludgeoned to death in Hildegarde's school, where she's reunited with Oscar, but the autopsy report says she was dying from poison too.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Edna May Oliver, James Gleason, Bruce Cabot, Gertrude Michael
Votes: 792
92. Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
Passed | 63 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
While Oscar and Hildegarde are attending a Broadway show, a press agent is shot in an actress' dressing room and an actor is murdered onstage in full view of the audience. Oscar and Hildegarde are on the case.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: James Gleason, Zasu Pitts, Marjorie Lord, George Shelley
Votes: 443
93. Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)
Approved | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track down the real killer in Chinatown.
Director: Seymour Friedman | Stars: Chester Morris, Maylia, Richard Lane, Don McGuire
Votes: 350
94. Dangerous Blondes (1943)
Approved | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A crime fiction writer and his wife investigate murders that are occurring at a fashion photography studio.
Director: Leigh Jason | Stars: Allyn Joslyn, Evelyn Keyes, Edmund Lowe, John Hubbard
Votes: 401
95. The Phantom Thief (1946)
Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Blackie tricks a blackmailer-murderer into a confession. Story involves sinister seances and ghostly apparitions.
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Chester Morris, Jeff Donnell, Richard Lane, Dusty Anderson
Votes: 288
96. The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
Approved | 65 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Sleuth Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) helps a wartime convict (Erik Rolf) who was framed for a murder while out on parole.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Chester Morris, Erik Rolf, Jeanne Bates, Richard Lane
Votes: 299
97. One Mysterious Night (1944)
Approved | 61 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Blackie is enlisted by the police to help recover the Blue Star of the Nile diamond, stolen from a war relief exhibit.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Chester Morris, Janis Carter, William Wright, Richard Lane
Votes: 473
98. The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947)
Approved | 69 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A croupier is murdered in a Mexico City gambling casino and the Lone Wolf is suspected. Sharon Montgomery, wife of diamond merchant Charles Montgomery, becomes involved in a jewel heist, in which again the Lone Wolf is a suspect.
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Gerald Mohr, Eric Blore, Sheila Ryan, Jacqueline deWit
Votes: 101
99. The Big Tip Off (1955)
Approved | 78 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Richard Conte plays two-bit newspaper columnist Johnny Denton, who gains notoriety by printing tips on upcoming gangland activities.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Richard Conte, Constance Smith, Bruce Bennett, Cathy Downs
Votes: 114
100. Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A notorious counterfeiter passes himself off as a Secret Service agent to Steve and gets him to unwittingly help him bilk the racetrack out of tens of thousands.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Tom Kennedy, Willard Robertson
Votes: 413