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Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
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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 ...
Swanee River
6.1

Swanee River

Dec. 29, 1939

Swanee River

Swanee River is a 1940 American biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern ...
The Spy in Black
6.9

The Spy in Black

Aug. 03, 1939

The Spy in Black

A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.
The Roaring Twenties
7.9

The Roaring Twenties

Oct. 28, 1939

The Roaring Twenties

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie ...
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 ...
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
6.1

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

Detective James Lee Wong must find the “Eye of the Daughter of the Moon,” a priceless but cursed sapphire stolen in China and ...
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 ...
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 ...
Jamaica Inn
6.3

Jamaica Inn

May. 11, 1939

Jamaica Inn

In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn ...
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 ...
Each Dawn I Die
7.2

Each Dawn I Die

Aug. 19, 1939

Each Dawn I Die

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter’s criticism of his criminal activities and decides to ...
Charlie Chan in Reno
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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 ...
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 ...
Bulldog Drummond’s Bride
5.9

Bulldog Drummond’s Bride

Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond is on the precipice of matrimony to his beloved Phyllis — but a bank robbery and a daring escape is going to get in ...
Blind Alley
6.4

Blind Alley

May. 11, 1939

Blind Alley

A gangster takes a doctor and his family hostage.
Blackmail
6.7

Blackmail

Sep. 08, 1939

Blackmail

A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
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Arrest Bulldog Drummond

The invention of a machine that can cause remote explosions brings the attention of Scotland Yard and Bulldog Drummond.
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 ...
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
5.5

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

Sexton Blake and Tinker foil criminal plot connected with the Tongs, and master-minded by “famous stamp collector” and millionaire.
The Saint in New York
6.3

The Saint in New York

May. 25, 1938

The Saint in New York

A crime spree in New York forces the police commissioner to turn to Englishman Simon Templar, who fights lawlessness and corruption through ...
Mr. Wong, Detective
6

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
La Bête Humaine
7.5

La Bête Humaine

Dec. 23, 1938

La Bête Humaine

Returning by train to the French port of Le Havre, Jacques Lantier, a tormented railwayman, meets by chance the impulsive stationmaster Roubard ...
Young and Innocent
6.8

Young and Innocent

Feb. 17, 1937

Young and Innocent

When a young writer is falsely accused of murdering a famous actress, he escapes custody and joins forces with the daughter of a police constable ...
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 ...