Thriller Movies
The Fatal Hour (1940)

The Fatal Hour (1940)

The Fatal Hour (1940)
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68

When a police officer is murdered, Captain Street looks to Mr. Wong to catch the killer. Prime Suspect: Frank Belden Jr., whose father is a businessman well known for both…

Swanee River (1939)

Swanee River (1939)

Swanee River (1939)
IMDb: N/A
84

Swanee River is a 1940 American biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl, then is accused of sympathizing…

Genre: Drama, Music, Thriller
Personal Column (1939)

Personal Column (1939)

Personal Column (1939)
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114

To try solving the strange disappearances of 11 young Parisian women, the police obtain the services of Adrienne Charpentier, friend of the latest missing person.

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City in Darkness (1939)

City in Darkness (1939)

City in Darkness (1939)
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75

Chan, in Paris for a reunion with friends from World War I, becomes involved in investigating the murder of a munitions manufacturer who was supplying arms to the enemy, even…

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

The Roaring Twenties (1939)
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104

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 Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Blackmail (1939)

Blackmail (1939)

Blackmail (1939)
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81

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

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
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85

Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime….

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
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72

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 a stage magician, a phoney spiritualist, and…

Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Each Dawn I Die (1939)

Each Dawn I Die (1939)

Each Dawn I Die (1939)
IMDb: N/A
92

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter’s criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Bulldog Drummond’s Bride (1939)

Bulldog Drummond’s Bride (1939)

Bulldog Drummond’s Bride (1939)
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57

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 their way before…

Genre: Action, Thriller
Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)

Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)

Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
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70

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 specializes in divorcers). There…

Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Blind Alley (1939)

Blind Alley (1939)

Blind Alley (1939)
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69

A gangster takes a doctor and his family hostage.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
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80

On his uncle’s death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from Canada to take charge of his ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire, and finds that Sherlock Holmes is there…

The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)

The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)

The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
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68

Detective James Lee Wong must find the “Eye of the Daughter of the Moon,” a priceless but cursed sapphire stolen in China and smuggled to America. His search takes him…

Q Planes (1939)

Q Planes (1939)

Q Planes (1939)
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82

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 aircraft which have disappeared…

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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Mr. Moto’s Last Warning (1939)

Mr. Moto’s Last Warning (1939)

Mr. Moto’s Last Warning (1939)
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71

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 Egypt. The real Mr….

Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)

Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)

Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
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67

While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor.

La Bête Humaine (1938)

La Bête Humaine (1938)

La Bête Humaine (1938)
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98

Returning by train to the French port of Le Havre, Jacques Lantier, a tormented railwayman, meets by chance the impulsive stationmaster Roubard and Séverine, his wife.

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The Lady Vanishes (1938)

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

The Lady Vanishes (1938)
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96

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 befriends elderly Miss…

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Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938)

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938)

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938)
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70

Sexton Blake and Tinker foil criminal plot connected with the Tongs, and master-minded by “famous stamp collector” and millionaire.

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Thank You Mr. Moto (1937)

Thank You Mr. Moto (1937)

Thank You Mr. Moto (1937)
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67

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 treasure! But Moto isn’t the only…

The Last Gangster (1937)

The Last Gangster (1937)

The Last Gangster (1937)
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81

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 and make…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Old Mill (1937)

The Old Mill (1937)

The Old Mill (1937)
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9

Night in an old mill is dramatically depicted in this Oscar-winning short in which the frightened occupants, including birds, timid mice, owls, and other creatures try to stay safe and…

Lancer Spy (1937)

Lancer Spy (1937)

Lancer Spy (1937)
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78

An Englishman impersonates an imprisoned German officer and “returns” to Germany to become a national hero. A female German spy is assigned to check him out but falls in love…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
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59

Drummond’s girlfriend is kidnapped by his enemies and he along with his friend Nielsen, an inspector from Scotland Yard, follow the trail and try to rescue her from the kidnappers.

Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)

Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)

Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
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68

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

Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937)

Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937)

Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937)
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74

Drummond goes up against foreign agents who are trying to steal plans for a top-secret aircraft.

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Genre: Action, Thriller
Night Must Fall (1937)

Night Must Fall (1937)

Night Must Fall (1937)
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116

Wealthy widow Mrs. Bramson notices that her maid is distracted, and when she learns the girl’s fiancé, Danny, is the reason, she summons him in. Mrs. Bramson’s niece Olivia takes…

Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Marked Woman (1937)

Marked Woman (1937)

Marked Woman (1937)
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96

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

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)

Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)

Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
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67

Drummond manages to save a woman from jumping in front of his car but she runs away with his car. He traces her and she asks him to help her…

Crack-Up (1936)

Crack-Up (1936)

Crack-Up (1936)
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65

Betrayal and espionage abound as an experimental aircraft is readied for its maiden voyage.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
The General Died at Dawn (1936)

The General Died at Dawn (1936)

The General Died at Dawn (1936)
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98

China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O’Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr. Wu with the…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Someone at the Door (1936)

Someone at the Door (1936)

Someone at the Door (1936)
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72

When Sally inherits a country house, her young brother Ronald, an aspiring journalist, hits on a sensational way to make his first big scoop: Sally will ‘disappear’, and he will…

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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Seven Sinners (1936)

Seven Sinners (1936)

Seven Sinners (1936)
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67

Ed Harwood, a wisecracking private investigator from New York, discovers a crime at a hotel in Nice during a carnival. The unraveling of the mystery which lies behind will lead…

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Princess Comes Across (1936)

The Princess Comes Across (1936)

The Princess Comes Across (1936)
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76

A Swedish princess boards an ocean liner in Europe en route to an acting career in America and finds herself getting inconveniently attached to a bandleader returning home. To complicate…

The Invisible Ray (1936)

The Invisible Ray (1936)

The Invisible Ray (1936)
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79

Dr. Janos Rukh discovers a certain type of radium that has almost magical healing properties. But the element has a dangerous side, too, and it has already started affecting Rukh….

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)
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80

A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. However, peace and quiet are the last things he…

Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)

Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)

Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)
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71

When a prominent official is murdered at a banquet honoring Charle Chan, the detective and son Lee team up to expose an opium-smuggling ring.

The Phantom Light (1935)

The Phantom Light (1935)

The Phantom Light (1935)
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75

Criminals pose as ghosts to scare a lighthouse keeper on the Welsh coast, in attempt to distract him. Jim Pearce deliberately maroons himself on the rock along with Alice Bright….

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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
One Frightened Night (1935)

One Frightened Night (1935)

One Frightened Night (1935)
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66

Eccentric tycoon Jasper Whyte hosts a dinner at his mansion and announces that he will divide his money and give each guest a million dollars before the stroke of midnight….