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Q Planes
6.6

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 ...
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
7

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
The Old Mill
7.7

The Old Mill

Nov. 05, 1937

The Old Mill

Night in an old mill is dramatically depicted in this Oscar-winning short in which the frightened occupants, including birds, timid mice, owls, ...
Night Must Fall
7.2

Night Must Fall

Apr. 30, 1937

Night Must Fall

Wealthy widow Mrs. Bramson notices that her maid is distracted, and when she learns the girl’s fiancé, Danny, is the reason, she summons ...
Marked Woman
7.1

Marked Woman

Apr. 10, 1937

Marked Woman

In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city’s most powerful gangsters.
The Last Gangster
6.7

The Last Gangster

Nov. 12, 1937

The Last Gangster

A crime boss goes searching for his ex-wife and son after a ten-year prison stint. His old gang has other plans though, and use the child to try ...
Lancer Spy
6.2

Lancer Spy

Oct. 08, 1937

Lancer Spy

An Englishman impersonates an imprisoned German officer and “returns” to Germany to become a national hero. A female German spy is ...
Dick Tracy
6.5

Dick Tracy

Feb. 20, 1937

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy’s foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process ...
Dark Journey
6.2

Dark Journey

Jul. 02, 1937

Dark Journey

Madeline Goddard, is a British double agent who meets and falls in love with a German spy Baron Karl Von Marwitz during World War I. This tale of ...
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
7

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Get ready for a Gold Medal murder mystery! This “tense, thrilling mystery” (‘California Congress of Parents and ...
Charlie Chan on Broadway
7.1

Charlie Chan on Broadway

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