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1. The Falcon Takes Over (1942)

Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

The Falcon and reporter Ann Riordan try to solve a string of murders after an ex-wrestler, released from jail, goes looking for his girl friend.

Director: Irving Reis | Stars: George Sanders, Lynn Bari, James Gleason, Allen Jenkins

Votes: 1,190

2. Raffles (1939)

Approved | 72 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Meeting Gwen from his schooldays and falling in love all over again, he spends the weekend... See full summary »

Directors: Sam Wood, William Wyler | Stars: David Niven, Olivia de Havilland, May Whitty, Dudley Digges

Votes: 1,221 | Gross: $0.09M

3. The Saint in London (1939)

Passed | 72 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

The Saint returns to London and with the help of an American pickpocket and a beautiful adventuress breaks a counterfeiting ring.

Director: John Paddy Carstairs | Stars: George Sanders, Sally Gray, David Burns, Gordon McLeod

Votes: 995

4. Inspector Palmu's Error (1960)

109 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bath tub. The famous police lieutenant Palmu is summoned to investigate.

Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Joel Rinne, Elina Pohjanpää, Matti Ranin, Leo Riuttu

Votes: 2,100

5. A Night of Adventure (1944)

Passed | 65 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

A wealthy lawyer begins to suspect that his inattention to his wife is making her cheat on him. When he discovers the truth he's charged with murder.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Tom Conway, Audrey Long, Edward Brophy, Louis Borel

Votes: 278

6. London by Night (1937)

Passed | 69 min | Mystery, Romance

A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing London.

Director: Wilhelm Thiele | Stars: George Murphy, Rita Johnson, Virginia Field, Leo G. Carroll

Votes: 349

7. Road to Paradise (1930)

TV-G | 74 min | Drama

A young woman falls in with a gang of criminals, and when they rob a wealthy socialite's house, she finds her long-lost twin sister.

Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Loretta Young, Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hatton, George Barraud

Votes: 264

8. Long Lost Father (1934)

Passed | 63 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Carl Bellairs and his daughter Lindsey Lane meet many years after he deserted her and her mother. They don't much like each other, but wind up working in the same nightclub. Bellairs ... See full summary »

Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: John Barrymore, Helen Chandler, Donald Cook, Alan Mowbray

Votes: 176

9. Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (1925)

56 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A.J. Raffles and his friend Bunny travel aboard a luxury liner where a necklace is stolen. The Amateur Cracksman is believed to have done it. This unusual jewel thief returns the pieces ... See full summary »

Director: King Baggot | Stars: House Peters, Miss DuPont, Hedda Hopper, Fred Esmelton

Votes: 63

10. Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (1952–1953)
Episode: Dead Right (1952)

Crime, Drama, Mystery

The weakling nephew of a Texas cattleman attempts to murder Craig Kennedy after he has been framed for an attempted murder and a robbery. Kennedy and his friends, Police Inspector J. J. ... See full summary »

Stars: Donald Woods, Sydney Mason, Lewis Wilson, Pamela Duncan