Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
There are plenty of guilty secrets at the school where Hildegarde Withers teaches. When she finds the body of the pretty music teacher, she calls in her old friend Inspector…
Fog Over Frisco (1934)
Val takes the assistance of a society reporter and a journalist to investigate the disappearance of her half-sister Arlene, a wealthy socialite who is involved in criminal activities.
Four Frightened People (1934)
Malaya tropical island romantic love triangle adventure thriller, about a cruise ship where Bubonic plague breaks out. Four people are able to leave the ship in a tiny boat and…
Deluge (1933)
A massive earthquake strikes the United States, which destroys the West Coast and unleashes a massive flood that threatens to destroy the East Coast as well.
Secret of the Blue Room (1933)
According to a legend, the mansion’s “blue room” is cursed — everyone who has ever spent the night in that room has met with an untimely end. The three suitors…
The Silk Express (1933)
As the demand for raw silk goes sky high, crooked businessman Wallace Myton corners the market with plans to drive up the price. Determined to fulfill his contracts, manufacturer Donald…
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
When a famous doctor kills his adulterous wife, he is defended by his best friend, an attorney who suspects that his own wife is having an affair.
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
After a detective is assaulted by thugs and placed in an asylum run by Professor Baum, he observes the professor’s preoccupation with another patient, the criminal genius Dr. Mabuse the…
The Vampire Bat (1933)
A German village is stricken by a series of murders that appear to be the work of vampires.
Rome Express (1932)
The theft of a famous painting leads to murder and many suspects on a plush train speeding from Paris to Rome.
Doctor X (1932)
A wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist’s quest to unmask The Moon Killer.
Number Seventeen (1932)
A gang of thieves gather at a safe house following a robbery, but a detective is on their trail.
Miss Pinkerton (1932)
Scion of the once-rich Mitchell family, Herbert Wynn is found shot to death. Nurse Adams, bored by hospital routine, is recruited by the police to ferret out clues as she…
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes’ Greatest Case (1932)
A young woman turns to Holmes for protection when she’s menaced by an escaped killer seeking missing treasure. However, when the woman is kidnapped, Holmes and Watson must penetrate the…
Behind the Mask (1932)
A Secret Service agent nabs a scalpel-happy doctor who runs drugs in caskets.
Safe in Hell (1931)
To avoid the rigors of the law, Gilda flees New Orleans and hides on a Caribbean island where the worst criminals can ask for asylum. Besieged by the scum of…
The Phantom (1931)
An eclectic group of people are stalked by a masked killer in an old mansion.
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930)
The sinister Dr. Fu Manchu returns to destroy the people he holds responsible for the death of his family.
The Benson Murder Case (1930)
A ruthless, crooked stockbroker is murdered at his luxurious country estate, and detective Philo Vance just happens to be there; he decides to find out who killed him.
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
A writer rents what he believes is a deserted lodge in order to complete his novel. But then six other people show up one-by-one, each for reasons of their own.
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929)
A Chinese doctor vows revenge against the allied troops who killed his wife and child during the Boxer Rebellion.
Behind That Curtain (1929)
Sir George hires Hillary Gatt to find out more about Eric who wants to marry Lois. Gatt is murdered and the couple, married, run off to India. Old friend John…
Bulldog Drummond (1929)
Bulldog Drummond is a British WWI veteran who longs for some excitement after he returns to the humdrum existence of civilian life. He gets what he’s looking for when a…
The Last Warning (1928)
A producer decides to reopen a theater, that had been closed five years previously when one of the actors was murdered during a performance, by staging a production of the…
West of Zanzibar (1928)
A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician’s wife.
The Wind (1928)
When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she…
The Bat (1926)
A masked criminal who dresses like a giant bat terrorizes the guests at an old house rented by a mystery writer.
The Lost World (1925)
The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.
White Tiger (1923)
Three crooks pull off a magnificent crime. As they’re forced to hide out together they slowly begin to distrust each other.
The Man from Beyond (1922)
The Arctic, 1922. After being buried under the ice for a hundred years, Howard Hillary is thawed and revived. When he meets Felice Strange, he recognizes in her the same…
Outside the Law (1921)
Silent Madden and his daughter Molly have left the criminal underworld of San Francisco thanks to the wise teachings of Chang Low, a Confucian master. But the evil Black Mike…
Nomads of the North (1920)
A Canadian Mountie allows an innocent fugitive to escape with the women he loves.
The Penalty (1920)
Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld.
The Vampires or The Arch Criminals of Paris (1915)
Paris is prey to an invisible terror against which the police can do nothing: a sinister organization that sows chaos and death. The intrepid journalist Philippe Guérande and his partner…
Suspense. (1913)
An isolated house is too remote for a lone servant, who leaves a note, quietly exits the back door, and puts the key under the mat. Left alone in the…