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The Little Giant

1933

The Little Giant

1933
6.8
Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a house from down-on-her-luck Ruth and hires her as social secretary. He rescues Polly Cass from a horsefall and goes home to meet her dad who sells him some phony stock certificates. When he learns about this he sends to Chicago for mob help.
A Study in Scarlet

1933

A Study in Scarlet

1933
5.5
In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members. Society members start dropping like flies. Sherlock Holmes is approached by member James Murphy's widow, who is miffed at being left penniless by her husband. When Captain Pyke is shot, Holmes keys in on his mysterious Chinese widow as well as the shady Merrydew. Other members keep dying: Malcom Dearing first, then Mr. Baker. There is also an attempt on the life of young Eileen Forrester, who became a reluctant society member upon the death of her father. Holmes' uncanny observations and insights are put to the test.
Picture Snatcher

1933

Picture Snatcher

1933
6.9
An ex-con uses his street smarts to become a successful photojournalist.
The World Gone Mad

1933

The World Gone Mad

1933
4.3
A district attorney and a reporter try to find the killer of a D.A. who uncovered a massive stock fraud.
The Phantom Broadcast

1933

The Phantom Broadcast

1933
4.8
A handsome radio singer has it all--fame, money, adoring fans--but what no one knows is that his accompanist, a hunchbacked piano player, is actually the voice behind the arrogant, abusive "singer"'s fame. The two men fall for the same girl, and when the singer turns up dead, suspicion falls upon his assistant and the girl.
Blondie Johnson

1933

Blondie Johnson

1933
6.1
A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.
Clear All Wires!

1933

Clear All Wires!

1933
6.5
Buckley is an unethical reporter who manipulates the news for his own benefit as much as he reports it. When he is in Paris to get a medal for being rescued from his alleged kidnappers, he finds that his boss, Stevens, at the Chicago Globe is going with his old gal Dolly. When Stevens learns that Dolly is staying with Buckley in Moscow, he fires Buckley. To get his job back, Buckley and Lefty stage a great news story about the shooting of the last Romanoff, but the plan backfires and they are now in line to be shot by the Commissar.
She Done Him Wrong

1933

She Done Him Wrong

1933
5.8
New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more men friends than you can imagine. One of them is a vicious criminal who’s escaped and is on the way to see “his” girl, not realising she hasn’t exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at hand in the form of young Captain Cummings, a local temperance league leader.
Ladies They Talk About

1933

Ladies They Talk About

1933
6.1
A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.
After Dark

1933

After Dark

1933
6
If it wasn't British, this would be in the Forgotten Horrors book. Hugh (Inspector Holt in HUMAN MONSTER) has some valuable jewels stolen. They're hidden in the back of an old clock in an antique shop. When the thieves return for them, the clock has been sold! They trace it to a creepy country estate. When Hugh and the niece of one of the crooks also show up, things get hairy.
Jungle Bride

1933

Jungle Bride

1933
5.1
Four survivors of a ship wreck are stranded on a deserted island, including a woman and the man she believes is responsible for the murder which her brother is in prison for.
The Secrets of Wu Sin

1932

The Secrets of Wu Sin

1932
6
A murder mystery about the smuggling of illegal Chinese aliens into America through Chinatown.
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932
7.8
A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
The Phantom of Crestwood

1932

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932
6
Five men have to prove their innocence when a blackmailer is murdered.
The Crooked Circle

1932

The Crooked Circle

1932
4.8
A group of amateur detectives sets out to expose The Crooked Circle, a secretive group of hooded occultists.
The Lodger

1932

The Lodger

1932
5.2
An elderly couple's lodger, a British musician (Ivor Novello), becomes the suspect in a series of killings.
American Madness

1932

American Madness

1932
7.1
Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair... all in the same day.
The Hurricane Express

1932

The Hurricane Express

1932
5.2
The Wrecker wrecks trains on the L & R Railroad. One of his victims is Larry Baker's father. Baker wants to find the evildoer, among a host of suspects, but it will be difficult since the Wrecker can disguise himself to look like almost anyone
The Honor of the Press

1932

The Honor of the Press

1932
6
Cub reporter Daniel Greely gets a job on a big city newspaper. A string of robberies occur and the owner of the paper blames the police for not rounding up the crooks. Daniel discovers that a coded message in the newspaper's editor's box tips the crooks about each robbery.
Jewel Robbery

1932

Jewel Robbery

1932
6.5
A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jeweller's shop.