5.8 Island of Doomed Men May. 20, 1940 Island of Doomed Men IMDb: 5.8 1940 67 min 4 views An undercover agent wrongly punished for murder is paroled to a remote tropical island with a diamond mine slave labor run by a sadistic foreigner. CrimeDramaThriller
7 The House of the Seven Gables Apr. 12, 1940 The House of the Seven Gables IMDb: 7 1940 89 min 3 views In 1828, the bankrupt Pyncheon family fight over Seven Gables, the ancestral mansion. To obtain the house, Jaffrey Pyncheon obtains his brother ... DramaThriller
7.4 Foreign Correspondent Aug. 16, 1940 Foreign Correspondent IMDb: 7.4 1940 120 min 8 views 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 ... ActionMysteryThriller
7 Escape Nov. 01, 1940 Escape IMDb: 7 1940 98 min 6 views An American goes to pre-war Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed ... DramaThriller
5.5 The Door with Seven Locks Oct. 12, 1940 The Door with Seven Locks IMDb: 5.5 1940 80 min 4 views A wealthy lord dies and is entombed with a valuable deposit of jewels. Seven keys are required to unlock the tomb and get hold of the treasure. A ... HorrorMysteryThriller
5.5 Doomed to Die Aug. 12, 1940 Doomed to Die IMDb: 5.5 1940 68 min 4 views Shipping magnate Cyrus Wentworth, downcast over a disaster to his ocean liner ‘Wentworth Castle’ (carrying, oddly enough, an illicit ... CrimeMysteryThriller
6.9 Contraband May. 11, 1940 Contraband IMDb: 6.9 1940 91 min 10 views During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies. ThrillerWar
7.1 Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise May. 02, 1940 Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise IMDb: 7.1 1940 77 min 3 views On a cruise ship from Honolulu to San Francisco, the famous Chinese detective encounters four more murders while trying to figure out the murder ... ComedyCrimeMysteryThriller
7.1 Charlie Chan in Panama Mar. 01, 1940 Charlie Chan in Panama IMDb: 7.1 1940 66 min 5 views 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 ... ComedyCrimeMysteryThriller
7 Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum Sep. 06, 1940 Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum IMDb: 7 1940 63 min 3 views 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 ... CrimeMysteryThriller
6.3 The Case of the Frightened Lady Sep. 28, 1940 The Case of the Frightened Lady IMDb: 6.3 1940 81 min 3 views A classic British thriller set in a sinister old house, based on a story by Edgar Wallace. CrimeMysteryThriller
6.2 Swanee River Dec. 29, 1939 Swanee River IMDb: 6.2 1939 84 min 5 views Swanee River is a 1940 American biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern ... DramaMusicThriller
6.9 The Spy in Black Aug. 03, 1939 The Spy in Black IMDb: 6.9 1939 82 min 6 views A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet. ThrillerWar
5.7 Secret Service of the Air Mar. 04, 1939 Secret Service of the Air IMDb: 5.7 1939 61 min 5 views Brass Bancroft and his sidekick Gabby Watters are recruited onto the secret service and go undercover to crack a ruthless gang that smuggles ... ActionAdventureCrimeDramaThriller
7.9 The Roaring Twenties Oct. 28, 1939 The Roaring Twenties IMDb: 7.9 1939 104 min 8 views 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 ... CrimeDramaThriller
6.6 Q Planes Feb. 21, 1939 Q Planes IMDb: 6.6 1939 82 min 5 views 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 ... MysteryThriller
6.9 Personal Column Dec. 05, 1939 Personal Column IMDb: 6.9 1939 114 min 5 views To try solving the strange disappearances of 11 young Parisian women, the police obtain the services of Adrienne Charpentier, friend of the ... CrimeMysteryThriller
5.8 Mr. Wong in Chinatown Aug. 01, 1939 Mr. Wong in Chinatown IMDb: 5.8 1939 71 min 6 views 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 ... MysteryThriller
6.4 Mr. Moto’s Last Warning Jan. 20, 1939 Mr. Moto’s Last Warning IMDb: 6.4 1939 71 min 5 views 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 ... CrimeMysteryThriller
6.3 Jamaica Inn May. 11, 1939 Jamaica Inn IMDb: 6.3 1939 100 min 8 views 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 ... AdventureCrimeThriller
7.4 The Hound of the Baskervilles Mar. 24, 1939 The Hound of the Baskervilles IMDb: 7.4 1939 80 min 4 views When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate. CrimeHorrorMysteryThriller
7.3 Gaslight Aug. 31, 1940 Gaslight IMDb: 7.3 1940 84 min 8 views 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 ... MysteryThriller
7.2 Each Dawn I Die Aug. 19, 1939 Each Dawn I Die IMDb: 7.2 1939 92 min 6 views A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter’s criticism of his criminal activities and decides to ... CrimeDramaThriller
7 Charlie Chan in Reno Jun. 16, 1939 Charlie Chan in Reno IMDb: 7 1939 70 min 5 views 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 ... MysteryThriller
7.2 Charlie Chan at Treasure Island Aug. 31, 1939 Charlie Chan at Treasure Island IMDb: 7.2 1939 72 min 5 views 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 ... MysteryThriller
6.5 City in Darkness Nov. 15, 1939 City in Darkness IMDb: 6.5 1939 75 min 6 views Chan, in Paris for a reunion with friends from World War I, becomes involved in investigating the murder of a munitions manufacturer who was ... CrimeMysteryThriller
5.9 Bulldog Drummond’s Bride Jul. 12, 1939 Bulldog Drummond’s Bride IMDb: 5.9 1939 57 min 6 views 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 ... ActionThriller
6.4 Blind Alley May. 11, 1939 Blind Alley IMDb: 6.4 1939 69 min 5 views A gangster takes a doctor and his family hostage. CrimeThriller
6.7 Blackmail Sep. 08, 1939 Blackmail IMDb: 6.7 1939 81 min 5 views A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him. CrimeDramaThriller
7.2 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Sep. 01, 1939 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes IMDb: 7.2 1939 85 min 3 views Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock ... CrimeMysteryThriller
