Mystery Movies

Lying Lips (1939)

Lying Lips (1939)

Lying Lips (1939)
IMDb: N/A
68

A nightclub singer refuses to “date” customers, so she’s framed for the murder of her aunt.

Genre: Drama, Music, Mystery
Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)

Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)

Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
IMDb: N/A
67

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

There’s That Woman Again (1938)

There’s That Woman Again (1938)

There’s That Woman Again (1938)
IMDb: N/A
72

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 Bill’s prying wife wants to…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)

Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)

Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)
IMDb: N/A
66

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

Genre: Comedy, Mystery
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
IMDb: N/A
80

When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

The Lady Vanishes (1938)
IMDb: N/A
96

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 befriends elderly Miss…

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Mr. Wong Detective (1938)

Mr. Wong Detective (1938)

Mr. Wong Detective (1938)
IMDb: N/A
70

A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So detective Wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.

Barefoot Boy (1938)

Barefoot Boy (1938)

Barefoot Boy (1938)
IMDb: N/A
63

A spoiled boy sent to the country to grow-up. He has to deal with life, friends and crooks.

Fast Company (1938)

Fast Company (1938)

Fast Company (1938)
IMDb: N/A
75

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

Yellow Jack (1938)

Yellow Jack (1938)

Yellow Jack (1938)
IMDb: N/A
83

A fairly accurate historical account of Walter Reed’s search for the cause of “Yellow Jack” or Yellow Fever and those who risked their lives in the pursuit.

Four Men and a Prayer (1938)

Four Men and a Prayer (1938)

Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
IMDb: N/A
85

The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.

There’s Always a Woman (1938)

There’s Always a Woman (1938)

There’s Always a Woman (1938)
IMDb: N/A
81

An investigator for the District Attorney’s office quits to open his own detective agency. However, business is so bad that he finally decides to give it up and go back…

Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938)

Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938)

Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938)
IMDb: N/A
72

Celebrated as supersleuth, Mr. Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into cold-blooded murder! Assisted by detective-in-training Lee Chan, Moto sets out to track down the killer…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Boys’ School (1938)

Boys’ School (1938)

Boys’ School (1938)
IMDb: N/A
98

In a college, three friends form a secret society. Their objective – going to America. One night, after one of their secret meetings, one of them sees a man coming…

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Dangerous to Know (1938)

Dangerous to Know (1938)

Dangerous to Know (1938)
IMDb: N/A
70

Racketeer Steve Recka, art patron and political power-maker, rules his town and Madame Lan Ying, his beautiful friend and hostess (read:mistress), with an iron hand. He meets Margaret Van Kase,…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Black Doll (1938)

The Black Doll (1938)

The Black Doll (1938)
IMDb: N/A
66

Nicholas Rood, dishonest mine owner, finds a Black Doll on his desk and knows that vengeance is about to overtake him for murdering his former partner. He is knifed as…

Genre: Crime, Mystery
Algiers (1938)

Algiers (1938)

Algiers (1938)
IMDb: N/A
96

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 Algiers. French officials arrive…

Thank You Mr. Moto (1937)

Thank You Mr. Moto (1937)

Thank You Mr. Moto (1937)
IMDb: N/A
67

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 treasure! But Moto isn’t the only…

Alibi (1937)

Alibi (1937)

Alibi (1937)
IMDb: N/A
84

Paris, 1937. Winckler kills his enemy Gordon, a Chicago mobster, from the stage of a Parisian music hall, where he performs telepathy. He pays another artist, Helene, so that she…

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Genre: Mystery
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)
IMDb: N/A
71

Although Charlie and Lee are in Monaco for an art exhibit, they become caught up in a feud between rival financiers which involves the Chan’s in a web of blackmail…

Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Sh! The Octopus (1937)

Sh! The Octopus (1937)

Sh! The Octopus (1937)
IMDb: N/A
54

Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named…

The Squeaker (1937)

The Squeaker (1937)

The Squeaker (1937)
IMDb: N/A
77

London’s jewel thieves are under the thumb of a mysterious fence, who ruthlessly exposes any thief who crosses him. Desperate, Scotland Yard re-hires ex-Inspector Barrabal who, as a known drunkard,…

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Young and Innocent (1937)

Young and Innocent (1937)

Young and Innocent (1937)
IMDb: N/A
83

Robert Tisdall finds on the beach the corpse of a woman he knew. Others wrongly conclude that he is the murderer. Fleeing, he desperately attempts to prove that he is…

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Love Is on the Air (1937)

Love Is on the Air (1937)

Love Is on the Air (1937)
IMDb: N/A
59

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

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
IMDb: N/A
59

Drummond’s girlfriend is kidnapped by his enemies and he along with his friend Nielsen, an inspector from Scotland Yard, follow the trail and try to rescue her from the kidnappers.

Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)

Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)

Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
IMDb: N/A
68

Returning from European exile where she avoided testifying against her criminal associates, a former singer with a tell-all diary is murdered to insure her silence.

The High Command (1937)

The High Command (1937)

The High Command (1937)
IMDb: N/A
84

A general must come to terms with a crime he commited years earlier.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Super-Sleuth (1937)

Super-Sleuth (1937)

Super-Sleuth (1937)
IMDb: N/A
70

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

Genre: Comedy, Mystery
They Won’t Forget (1937)

They Won’t Forget (1937)

They Won’t Forget (1937)
IMDb: N/A
95

A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration Day. Andrew Griffin, a small-time lawyer with political ambitions, sees the crime as his…

Genre: Drama, Mystery
Silver Blaze (1937)

Silver Blaze (1937)

Silver Blaze (1937)
IMDb: N/A
71

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 double-murder mystery. Now he’s got…

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Genre: Crime, Mystery
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
IMDb: N/A
70

A Bishop from Australia comes to Perry to ask him to take a case of a woman wrongly accused of manslaughter 22 years before. The case would involve the wealthy…

Genre: Crime, Mystery
Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)

Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)

Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)
IMDb: N/A
71

Get ready for a Gold Medal murder mystery! This “tense, thrilling mystery” (‘California Congress of Parents and Teachers’) pits Charlie Chan against international spies who are using the Berlin Olympic…

Night Must Fall (1937)

Night Must Fall (1937)

Night Must Fall (1937)
IMDb: N/A
116

Wealthy widow Mrs. Bramson notices that her maid is distracted, and when she learns the girl’s fiancé, Danny, is the reason, she summons him in. Mrs. Bramson’s niece Olivia takes…

Genre: Mystery, Thriller
China Passage (1937)

China Passage (1937)

China Passage (1937)
IMDb: N/A
65

Americans Tommy Baldwin and Joe Dugan are hired to transport a fabulous diamond from Shanghai to San Francisco. They will be paid handsomely on success or killed on failure. The…

Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)

Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)

Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
IMDb: N/A
67

Drummond manages to save a woman from jumping in front of his car but she runs away with his car. He traces her and she asks him to help her…

Smart Blonde (1937)

Smart Blonde (1937)

Smart Blonde (1937)
IMDb: N/A
59

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

Genre: Crime, Mystery
After the Thin Man (1936)

After the Thin Man (1936)

After the Thin Man (1936)
IMDb: N/A
112

Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora’s cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Rangle River (1936)

Rangle River (1936)

Rangle River (1936)
IMDb: N/A
86

Marion Hastings returns to her father Dan’s cattle property in western Queensland after being away in Europe for fifteen years. She is treated with hostility by her father’s foreman, Dick…

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Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
IMDb: N/A
68

A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago.

Great Guy (1936)

Great Guy (1936)

Great Guy (1936)
IMDb: N/A
66

A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery