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Midnight Phantom

1935

Midnight Phantom

1935
4.8
A newly hired police chief vows to clean up a notoriously corrupt police department. When he is murdered, investigators find that there is no shortage of suspects, most of them being fellow cops.
The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935

The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935
5.6
A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason.
Murder by Television

1935

Murder by Television

1935
4
James Houghland, inventor of a new method by which television signals can be instantaneously sent anywhere in the world, refuses to sell the process to television companies, who then send agents to acquire the invention any way they can. On the night of his initial broadcast Houghland is mysteriously murdered in the middle of his demonstration and it falls to Police Chief Nelson to determine who the murderer is from the many suspects present.
The Crime of Doctor Crespi

1935

The Crime of Doctor Crespi

1935
4.7
A crazed scientist invents a serum that induces a catatonic state in anyone who gets the injection. He uses the serum to paralyze his enemies, in order to bury them alive.
Bulldog Jack

1935

Bulldog Jack

1935
6.2
While filling in for injured supersleuth Bulldog Drummond (Atholl Fleming), world-class cricket player Jack Pennington (Jack Hulbert) attempts to foil a criminal mastermind's (Ralph Richardson) impending heist that's targeting a valuable jewel necklace held within the British Museum. This comedic 1930s mystery features daring rescues, intense fistfights and an exciting edge-of-your seat finale aboard a runaway train.
A Scream in the Night

1935

A Scream in the Night

1935
4.7
A colonial police detective in an Eastern seaport seeks a stolen gem, and infiltrates the underworld by posing as a look-alike wharfside bar owner.
Captured in Chinatown

1935

Captured in Chinatown

1935
4.4
A feud between two gangs in Chinatown breaks out into a tong war.
Death from a Distance

1935

Death from a Distance

1935
4.8
While a distinguished astronomer is giving a lecture in a planetarium, a shot rings out and one of the audience members is found dead. A tough detective and a brassy female reporter lock horns as they both try to break the case.
The Clairvoyant

1935

The Clairvoyant

1935
6
A fake psychic suddenly turns into the real thing when he meets a young beauty. (TCM)
The 39 Steps

1935

The 39 Steps

1935
7.3
Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.
One Frightened Night

1935

One Frightened Night

1935
5.3
Eccentric tycoon Jasper Whyte hosts a dinner at his mansion and announces that he will divide his money and give each guest a million dollars before the stroke of midnight. When his long-lost granddaughter suddenly arrives, Whyte changes his mind and proclaims that she will receive his entire fortune. A second lady appears at the estate, claiming that she is actually Whyte's granddaughter, Doris Waverly, and the first woman is found murdered in her room! With each guest possessing a motive, the mystery of the killer's identity briskly unfolds through a stirring series of surprises.
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste

1935

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste

1935
5.3
During a horrific storm at sea, the crew realizes that there is a murderer among them who is killing them off one by one.
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

1935

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

1935
5.3
Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when his arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an American gang to kill one John Douglas, a country gentleman with a mysterious past. Holmes' methods baffle Watson and Lestrade, but his results astonish them. In a long flashback, the victim's wife tells the story of the sinister Vermissa Valley.
The Fighting Westerner

1935

The Fighting Westerner

1935
4.7
A mining engineer teams up with a crusty deputy sheriff to solve the mystery killings at an old mine where the owner's family waits for him to die, and where a valuable radium strike may have been made.
Secrets of Chinatown

1935

Secrets of Chinatown

1935
4.5
Private detective Donegal Dawn is summoned by the police commissioner to solve the reasons for a crime wave in Chinatown.
The Mystery Man

1935

The Mystery Man

1935
5.4
Hard-boiled newspaper reporter Larry Doyle (Robert Armstrong) goes a bit too far in celebrating a work bonus and wakes up on a train bound for St. Louis with only a buck on his person. To remedy the problem, Doyle pawns the revolver he's carrying. When the gun is subsequently used in a murder, Doyle's problems only multiply. In the meantime, he's also fallen in love with a comely stranger (Maxine Doyle) he convinced to impersonate his wife.
A Shot in the Dark

1935

A Shot in the Dark

1935
5.3
An amateur sleuth solves three murders at his son's New England college.
The Mysterious Mr. Wong

1935

The Mysterious Mr. Wong

1935
4.2
Mr. Wong is a "harmless" Chinatown shopkeeper by day and relentless blood-thirsty pursuer of the Twelve Coins of Confucius by night. With possession of the coins, Mr. Wong will be supreme ruler of the Chinese province of Keelat, and his evil destiny will be fulfilled. A killing spree follows in dark and dangerous Chinatown as Wong gets control of 11 of the 12 coins. Reporter Jason Barton and his girl Peg are hot on his trail, but soon find themselves in serious trouble when they stumble onto Wong's headquarters.
Night Alarm

1934

Night Alarm

1934
3.7
A reporter itching to get off the boring gardening "beat" gets a chance to investigate a series of arson fires that have been plaguing the city. He believes the fires are tied into a web of political corruption involving a wealthy businessman, the mayor and the police chief. Complicatins ensue when the girl assigned to help him turns out to be the businessman's daughter.
The Ghost Walks

1934

The Ghost Walks

1934
5.4
A ghostly and deadly dinner party, which at first turns out to be an elaborate staging of a new play for the benefit of a Broadway producer, becomes a true mystery when the players start to go missing.