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Charlie Chan in Panama
7.1

Charlie Chan in Panama

Charlie impersonates an employee of the U.S. government to foil an espionage plot which would destroy part of the Panama Canal, trapping a Navy ...
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
7

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 ...
Castle on the Hudson
6.7

Castle on the Hudson

Feb. 17, 1940

Castle on the Hudson

A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.
Brother Orchid
7

Brother Orchid

Jun. 07, 1940

Brother Orchid

When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents ...
Black Friday
6.3

Black Friday

Apr. 12, 1940

Black Friday

University professor George Kingsley is struck by gangsters while crossing the street, leaving him with brain damage and one of the gangsters, ...
Before I Hang
6.1

Before I Hang

Sep. 17, 1940

Before I Hang

Dr. John Garth conducting an innovative medical experiment aimed at prolonging life and combating aging. The experiment takes an unexpected turn, ...
Angels Over Broadway
6.5

Angels Over Broadway

Oct. 02, 1940

Angels Over Broadway

Small-time businessman Charles Engle is threatened with exposure for embezzling $3,000 for his free-spending wife. Deciding on suicide, he ...
You Can’t Get Away with Murder
6.4

You Can’t Get Away with Murder

Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun stolen from Johnnie’s sister Madge’s ...
There’s That Woman Again
6.1

There’s That Woman Again

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 ...
They Made Me a Criminal
6.8

They Made Me a Criminal

A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.
S.O.S Tidal Wave
5.7

S.O.S Tidal Wave

Jun. 02, 1939

S.O.S Tidal Wave

A news reporter-commentator at a combined radio-television broadcasting station gives up his stand against the election of a corrupt mayoral ...
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 ...
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 ...
Nick Carter, Master Detective
6.1

Nick Carter, Master Detective

Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture.
Nancy Drew… Reporter
6.5

Nancy Drew… Reporter

While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to submit a news story, local attorney Carson ...
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
6.6

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

Nancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father’s will, but the murder of their chauffeur complicates matters.
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 ...
The Man They Could Not Hang
6.8

The Man They Could Not Hang

Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back ...
King of Chinatown
6.3

King of Chinatown

Mar. 17, 1939

King of Chinatown

A Chinese-American surgeon faces a moral dilemma after operating on the mob boss in charge of vice and protection rackets in her city’s ...
Daybreak
7.7

Daybreak

Jun. 09, 1939

Daybreak

After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing.
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 ...
It’s a Wonderful World
6.8

It’s a Wonderful World

Detective Guy Johnson’s client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are ...
Island of Lost Men
5.9

Island of Lost Men

Aug. 16, 1939

Island of Lost Men

A Chinese general’s daughter tracks her father to a slave-labor tyrant’s jungle empire.
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 ...
Dust Be My Destiny
6.8

Dust Be My Destiny

Sep. 16, 1939

Dust Be My Destiny

Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman’s ...
Dead Men Are Dangerous
5.6

Dead Men Are Dangerous

Unsuccessful writer Aylmer Franklyn takes the chance to change identities after he discovers a corpse. However, he soon finds himself accused of ...