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Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
7

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

A wax museum run by a demented doctor contains statues of such crime figures as Jack the Ripper and Bluebeard. In addition to making wax statues ...
There’s That Woman Again
6

There’s That Woman Again

Bill Reardon, a private detective, is working on a case involving stolen items from a local jewelry store. The case takes a different turn when ...
The Return of Doctor X
5.7

The Return of Doctor X

When news reporter Walter Garrett arrives at the hotel room of bombshell actress Angela Merrova to conduct an interview, he finds her dead from ...
Rangle River
6.5

Rangle River

Dec. 19, 1936

Rangle River

Marion Hastings returns to her father Dan’s cattle property in western Queensland after being away in Europe for fifteen years. She is ...
Q Planes
6.5

Q Planes

Feb. 21, 1939

Q Planes

In England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter team up to solve the mystery of a series of test ...
Personal Column
6.9

Personal Column

Dec. 05, 1939

Personal Column

To try solving the strange disappearances of 11 young Parisian women, the police obtain the services of Adrienne Charpentier, friend of the ...
Nick Carter, Master Detective
6.1

Nick Carter, Master Detective

Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture.
Nancy Drew… Trouble Shooter
6.6

Nancy Drew… Trouble Shooter

When a close friend of the Drew family is accused of murder in a rural community, Nancy, aided by boyfriend Ted, helps her lawyer father expose ...
Nancy Drew… Reporter
6.5

Nancy Drew… Reporter

While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to submit a news story, local attorney Carson ...
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
6.6

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

Nancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father’s will, but the murder of their chauffeur complicates matters.
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
5.8

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Aug. 01, 1939

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time ...
The Mysterious Miss X
6.2

The Mysterious Miss X

Jan. 10, 1939

The Mysterious Miss X

After being mistaken for Scotland Yard detectives, two vaudevillians (Michael Whalen, Chick Chandler) try to solve a murder in a Midwestern town.
Mr. Moto’s Last Warning
6.4

Mr. Moto’s Last Warning

A Japanese man claiming to be Mr. Moto, of the International Police, is abducted and murdered soon after disembarking from a ship at Port Said in ...
Miracles for Sale
6.2

Miracles for Sale

Aug. 10, 1939

Miracles for Sale

A maker of illusions for magicians protects an ingenue likely to be murdered.
It’s a Wonderful World
6.8

It’s a Wonderful World

Detective Guy Johnson’s client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are ...
Island of Lost Men
5.8

Island of Lost Men

Aug. 16, 1939

Island of Lost Men

A Chinese general’s daughter tracks her father to a slave-labor tyrant’s jungle empire.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
7.4

The Hound of the Baskervilles

On his uncle’s death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from Canada to take charge of his ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire, ...
The Gorilla
4.8

The Gorilla

May. 26, 1939

The Gorilla

When an escaped circus gorilla appears to have gone on a murderous rampage, a threatened attorney calls on the detective trio of Garrity, ...
Gaslight
7.3

Gaslight

Aug. 31, 1940

Gaslight

Twenty years removed from Alice Barlow’s murder by a thief looking for her jewels, newlyweds Paul and Bella Mallen move into the very house ...
Fast and Loose
6.2

Fast and Loose

Feb. 17, 1939

Fast and Loose

The Sloanes tie murder to the theft of a Shakespeare manuscript.
Crook’s Tour
5.7

Crook’s Tour

Sep. 03, 1940

Crook’s Tour

Charters and Caldicott are touring the Middle East. After visiting Saudi Arabia they find themselves in Bagdad where they are mistaken by a group ...
Charlie Chan in Reno
7

Charlie Chan in Reno

Jun. 16, 1939

Charlie Chan in Reno

Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which ...
City in Darkness
6.5

City in Darkness

Nov. 15, 1939

City in Darkness

Chan, in Paris for a reunion with friends from World War I, becomes involved in investigating the murder of a munitions manufacturer who was ...
The Cat and the Canary
7.1

The Cat and the Canary

Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman and Wally ...
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
7.2

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Charlie Chan’s investigation of a blackmail-induced suicide as a case of murder leads him into a world of magick and mysticism peopled with ...
Another Thin Man
7.3

Another Thin Man

Nov. 17, 1939

Another Thin Man

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
7.2

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock ...
Yellow Jack
6.2

Yellow Jack

May. 19, 1938

Yellow Jack

A fairly accurate historical account of Walter Reed’s search for the cause of “Yellow Jack” or Yellow Fever and those who ...
There’s Always a Woman
6.7

There’s Always a Woman

An investigator for the District Attorney’s office quits to open his own detective agency. However, business is so bad that he finally ...
Nancy Drew… Detective
6.6

Nancy Drew… Detective

After a wealthy dowager who has made a substantial donation to her alma mater suddenly disappears, Nancy Drew sets out to solve the mystery.
Mr. Wong, Detective
5.9

Mr. Wong, Detective

Oct. 05, 1938

Mr. Wong, Detective

A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So detective Wong decides to investigate this as well as ...
Mr. Moto’s Gamble
6.6

Mr. Moto’s Gamble

Apr. 07, 1938

Mr. Moto’s Gamble

Celebrated as supersleuth, Mr. Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into cold-blooded murder! Assisted by ...
The Mad Miss Manton
6.7

The Mad Miss Manton

Oct. 21, 1938

The Mad Miss Manton

When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she ...
The Lady Vanishes
7.7

The Lady Vanishes

Oct. 07, 1938

The Lady Vanishes

On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris ...
Fast Company
6.6

Fast Company

Jul. 05, 1938

Fast Company

Married book-dealers Joel & Garda Sloane try to clear a friend in the murder of a rival book-seller.
Boys’ School
7.3

Boys’ School

Apr. 05, 1938

Boys’ School

In a college, three friends form a secret society. Their objective – going to America. One night, after one of their secret meetings, one ...
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
6.7

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a ...
Algiers
6.6

Algiers

Jan. 16, 1938

Algiers

Pepe Le Moko is a notorious thief, who escaped from France. Since his escape, Moko has become a resident and leader of the immense Casbah of ...
Young and Innocent
6.8

Young and Innocent

Nov. 01, 1937

Young and Innocent

Robert Tisdall finds on the beach the corpse of a woman he knew. Others wrongly conclude that he is the murderer. Fleeing, he desperately ...
They Won’t Forget
7.2

They Won’t Forget

Jul. 14, 1937

They Won’t Forget

A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration Day. Andrew Griffin, a small-time lawyer with ...
Thank You, Mr. Moto
6.9

Thank You, Mr. Moto

Dec. 24, 1937

Thank You, Mr. Moto

Mr. Moto Heads to China on a quest for seven ancient scrolls that reveal the location of Genghis Khan’s tomb—a crypt filled with fabulous ...
Super-Sleuth
5.7

Super-Sleuth

Jul. 16, 1937

Super-Sleuth

A movie actor playing a detective gets carried away with his role and starts trying to solve real-life crimes.
The Squeaker
6.1

The Squeaker

Nov. 11, 1937

The Squeaker

London’s jewel thieves are under the thumb of a mysterious fence, who ruthlessly exposes any thief who crosses him. Desperate, Scotland ...
Smart Blonde
6.5

Smart Blonde

Jan. 02, 1937

Smart Blonde

Ambitious reporter Torchy Blane guides her policeman boyfriend to correctly pinpoint who shot the man she was interviewing.
Silver Blaze
5.7

Silver Blaze

Jul. 01, 1937

Silver Blaze

Holmes takes a vacation and visits his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. His vacation ends when he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a ...
Night Must Fall
7.2

Night Must Fall

Apr. 30, 1937

Night Must Fall

Wealthy widow Mrs. Bramson notices that her maid is distracted, and when she learns the girl’s fiancé, Danny, is the reason, she summons ...
Love Is on the Air
5.4

Love Is on the Air

Oct. 02, 1937

Love Is on the Air

A newscaster gets demoted for exposing the town’s criminal activities over the airwaves.