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Shock

1946

Shock

1946
5.9
In this thriller, psychiatrist Dr. Cross kills his wife and expects to get away with murder, until he discovers that the slaying was observed by a next-door neighbor, Janet Stewart. As Janet attempts to convince her husband of the doctor's dastardly deed, Cross shows up to advise him that Janet is in dire need of some in-depth counseling.
Terror by Night

1946

Terror by Night

1946
6.5
Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the trip, the woman's son is murdered and the diamond stolen and any of the passengers in their car could be the killer thief.
Live Wires

1946

Live Wires

1946
5.4
Slip gets fired from his job at a construction company for decking his boss. His sister, who got him a job at the company, is angry with him. Slip manages to get a job with the District Attorney serving warrants, as does Sach. Through his job, Slip finds out that all is not quite kosher at his old construction company, and that his sister may be in danger.
Detour

1945

Detour

1945
7.2
The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.
The Shanghai Cobra

1945

The Shanghai Cobra

1945
5.8
Someone is attempting to steal radium stored in a bank. Death by cobra venom connects a number of murders. Charlie Chan investigates.
The Woman in Green

1945

The Woman in Green

1945
6.4
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 a diabolical plot.
The Scarlet Clue

1945

The Scarlet Clue

1945
5.9
Chinese sleuth Charlie Chan discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.
The Phantom of 42nd Street

1945

The Phantom of 42nd Street

1945
4.5
A theatre critic teams up with a cop to investigate the murder of a Broadway actor.
Strange Illusion

1945

Strange Illusion

1945
5.4
An adolescent believes that his widowed mother's suitor may have murdered his father.
Bluebeard

1944

Bluebeard

1944
5.3
Young female models are being strangled. Will law enforcement be able to stop the crime wave before more women become victims?
The Woman in the Window

1944

The Woman in the Window

1944
7.4
A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.
Hangmen Also Die!

1943

Hangmen Also Die!

1943
6.9
During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, surgeon Dr. Franticek Svoboda, a Czech patriot, assassinates the brutal "Hangman of Europe", Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich, and is wounded in the process. In his attempt to escape, he is helped by history professor Stephen Novotny and his daughter Mascha.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942
6.4
In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.
Went the Day Well?

1942

Went the Day Well?

1942
7.2
The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in preparation for a full scale German invasion. Once the villagers discover the true identity of the troops, they do whatever they can to thwart the Nazis plans.
Hitler- Dead or Alive

1942

Hitler- Dead or Alive

1942
4.5
A team of ex-con bounty hunters go to Germany in search of Hitler. If they can find him, a million dollar reward is to be paid to them.
The Living Ghost

1942

The Living Ghost

1942
4.2
A detective investigating kidnapping case discovers the victim, who may be a zombie.
Black Dragons

1942

Black Dragons

1942
4.6
It is prior to the commencement of World War II, and Japan's fiendish Black Dragon Society is hatching an evil plot with the Nazis. They instruct a brilliant scientist, Dr. Melcher, to travel to Japan on a secret mission. There he operates on six Japanese conspirators, transforming them to resemble six American leaders. The actual leaders are murdered and replaced with their likeness.
Invisible Ghost

1941

Invisible Ghost

1941
5.2
The town's leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him.
Phantom of Chinatown

1940

Phantom of Chinatown

1940
5.8
In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton,the famous explorer, drinks from the water bottle on his lecture table, collapses and dies. His last words "Eternal Fire" are the only clue Chinese detective Jimmy Wong and Captain Street of the police department have to work on.
Foreign Correspondent

1940

Foreign Correspondent

1940
7
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.