Classic Film-Noir Series
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1. The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
Passed | 71 min | Adventure, Mystery
A group of spies is after the plans for an anti-aircraft gun, and the leader uses the opportunity to embroil the Lone Wolf in the plot. Trying to settle an old score, this shady character ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Godfrey | Stars: Warren William, Ida Lupino, Rita Hayworth, Virginia Weidler
Votes: 820
Lone Wolf
2. The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Delia's father murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires reformed thief Michael to find killer and jewels before police suspect him.
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Warren William, Eric Blore, Joan Perry, Alan Baxter
Votes: 443
Lone Wolf
3. The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A hardworking secretary for a rich woman finds herself engaged to the woman's son and accused of a murder she didn't commit. Lanyard, the Lone Wolf, and Jamison set out to find the real killer.
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Warren William, Eric Blore, Jean Muir, Victor Jory
Votes: 445
Lone Wolf
4. The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Drama, Crime
Complicated plot involving missing stamp collection and kidnapped businessman, with the Lone Wolf keeping one step ahead of the police in Miami trying to solve the crime and make a profit.
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Warren William, Frances Robinson, Bruce Bennett, Eric Blore
Votes: 382
Lone Wolf
5. The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
Passed | 74 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Lone Wolf Michael Lanyard takes Inspector Crane's challenge that he can't keep out of trouble for 24 hours. No sooner accepted when Lanyard is sucked into a case of murder and ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Warren William, June Storey, Henry Wilcoxon, Eric Blore
Votes: 406
Lone Wolf
6. Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
Approved | 66 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
Michael Lanyard is hired to safeguard gems intended to finance a foreign nation's battle for liberty.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Warren William, Ruth Ford, Roger Clark, Victor Jory
Votes: 126
Lone Wolf
7. Counter-Espionage (1942)
Approved | 73 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The Lone Wolf tracks down German spies in London during the German bombing.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Warren William, Eric Blore, Hillary Brooke, Thurston Hall
Votes: 368
Lone Wolf
8. One Dangerous Night (1942)
Approved | 77 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A "Lone Wolf" advenure. The Lone Wolf tries to clear himself of a charge of murdering a blackmailer.
Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Warren William, Eric Blore, Marguerite Chapman, Mona Barrie
Votes: 192
Lone Wolf
9. Passport to Suez (1943)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Lone Wolf undercover to foil the Nazis stealing the plans!
Director: André De Toth | Stars: Warren William, Ann Savage, Eric Blore, Robert Stanford
Votes: 384
Lone Wolf
10. Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After gumshoe Mike Shayne is hired by a millionaire to keep his daughter away from gambling and gamblers, he becomes involved in the murder of a racetrack tout.
Director: Eugene Forde | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Joan Valerie, Walter Abel
Votes: 604
Michael Shayne
11. Sleepers West (1941)
Approved | 74 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mike Shayne tries to distinguish criminals from red herrings as he escorts a surprise witness via rail to a high profile trial in San Francisco.
Director: Eugene Forde | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes, Louis Jean Heydt
Votes: 636
Michael Shayne
12. Dressed to Kill (1941)
Passed | 74 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
Detective Michael Shayne and his girlfriend Joanne are on their way to be married when a scream from a nearby hotel room draws his attention to a pair of theatrical murders.
Director: Eugene Forde | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, Sheila Ryan, William Demarest
Votes: 1,201
Michael Shayne
13. Blue, White and Perfect (1942)
Passed | 74 min | Crime, Mystery
Detective Michael Shayne boards a Hawaii-bound ocean liner on the trail of stolen industrial diamonds and a German smuggling ring.
Director: Herbert I. Leeds | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, Helene Reynolds, George Reeves
Votes: 535
Michael Shayne
14. The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942)
Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime seeking revenge.
Director: Herbert I. Leeds | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Helene Reynolds, Henry Wilcoxon
Votes: 682
Michael Shayne
15. Just Off Broadway (1942)
Approved | 65 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Private detective Michael Shayne (Lloyd Nolan) is serving on the jury trying Lillian Hubbard (Janis Carter) for the murder of Harley Forsythe. A witness with information that could clear ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert I. Leeds | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Phil Silvers, Janis Carter
Votes: 303
Michael Shayne
16. Time to Kill (1942)
Approved | 61 min | Comedy, Crime, Film-Noir
A private detective is hired to retrieve a valuable antique coin that was stolen from an old dowager to pay off a blackmailer. The private eye soon finds himself up to his ears in cover-ups... See full summary »
Director: Herbert I. Leeds | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Heather Angel, Doris Merrick, Ralph Byrd
Votes: 337
Michael Shayne
17. Meet Boston Blackie (1941)
Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in New York, the trail leads to Coney Island and a spy ring.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Chester Morris, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Lane, Charles Wagenheim
Votes: 686
Boston Blackie
18. Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941)
Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the uncovering of an art racket.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Chester Morris, Harriet Nelson, Richard Lane, George E. Stone
Votes: 505
Boston Blackie
19. Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a Christmas magic show.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Chester Morris, Adele Mara, Richard Lane, George E. Stone
Votes: 694
Boston Blackie
20. Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Boston Blackie and his pal, The Runt, are ready to board a train for Florida when Blackie gets a telegram from his friend Arthur Manleder asking Blackie to go to Manleder's New York ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Chester Morris, William Wright, Constance Worth, Lloyd Corrigan
Votes: 484
Boston Blackie
21. After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
Approved | 65 min | Mystery
Blackie is arrested when retrieving stolen gems from a safety deposit box for a friend.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Chester Morris, Ann Savage, George E. Stone, Richard Lane
Votes: 398
Boston Blackie
22. One Mysterious Night (1944)
Approved | 61 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Blackie is enlisted by the police to help recover the Blue Star of the Nile diamond, stolen from a war relief exhibit.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Chester Morris, Janis Carter, William Wright, Richard Lane
Votes: 469
Boston Blackie
23. Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (1945)
66 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Blackie is implicated in a murder when he accidently sells a phony Charles Dickens first edition at an auction.
Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Chester Morris, Lynn Merrick, Richard Lane, Frank Sully
Votes: 376
Boston Blackie
24. Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)
64 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.
Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Chester Morris, Nina Foch, Steve Cochran, Richard Lane
Votes: 381
Boston Blackie
25. A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)
Approved | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sleuth Blackie is framed for murder but manages to catch the culprit.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Chester Morris, Lynn Merrick, Richard Lane, Frank Sully
Votes: 401
Boston Blackie
26. The Phantom Thief (1946)
Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Blackie tricks a blackmailer-murderer into a confession. Story involves sinister seances and ghostly apparitions.
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Chester Morris, Jeff Donnell, Richard Lane, Dusty Anderson
Votes: 287
Boston Blackie
27. Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Blackie performs in a magic show at a women's prison, which gives an inmate an opportunity to escape.
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Chester Morris, Trudy Marshall, Constance Dowling, Richard Lane
Votes: 360
Boston Blackie
28. Trapped by Boston Blackie (1948)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Blackie is the natural suspect when an expensive pearl necklace is stolen while he is supposed to be guarding it.
Director: Seymour Friedman | Stars: Chester Morris, June Vincent, Richard Lane, Patricia Barry
Votes: 318
Boston Blackie
29. Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)
Approved | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track down the real killer in Chinatown.
Director: Seymour Friedman | Stars: Chester Morris, Maylia, Richard Lane, Don McGuire
Votes: 347
Boston Blackie
30. The Gay Falcon (1941)
Passed | 67 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
The Falcon investigates jewel thieves who are working with hard up socialites to defraud insurance companies. First of the Falcon series.
Director: Irving Reis | Stars: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Allen Jenkins, Nina Vale
Votes: 1,230
The Falcon
31. A Date with the Falcon (1942)
Approved | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A scientist has discovered how to make synthetic diamonds and a criminal gang (closely pursued by the Falcon) are out to discover the formula.
Director: Irving Reis | Stars: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, James Gleason, Allen Jenkins
Votes: 1,031
The Falcon
32. 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: 1,172
The Falcon
33. The Falcon's Brother (1942)
Approved | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Tom Lawrence, Gay's brother, takes over for his injured sibling in a case which involves Nazi espionage and political assassination.
Director: Stanley Logan | Stars: George Sanders, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Don Barclay
Votes: 972
The Falcon
34. The Mark of the Whistler (1944)
Approved | 62 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A drifter claims the money in an old bank account by impersonating someone else with the same name. Soon he finds himself the target of a man who turns out to be the son of the old partner ... See full summary »
Director: William Castle | Stars: Richard Dix, Janis Carter, Porter Hall, Paul Guilfoyle
Votes: 358
35. The Whistler (1944)
Passed | 59 min | Film-Noir, Mystery
A depressed man hires an assassin to kill him when he least expects it, but when his life takes an upward turn, he finds he now wishes to live.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Richard Dix, Gloria Stuart, J. Carrol Naish, Alan Dinehart
Votes: 1,120
36. The Power of the Whistler (1945)
Passed | 66 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Romance
A woman uses a deck of cards to predict death within 24 hours for a stranger sitting at a bar, then tries to help him remember who he is based on items in his pockets.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Richard Dix, Janis Carter, Jeff Donnell, Loren Tindall
Votes: 673
37. Voice of the Whistler (1945)
Approved | 60 min | Drama, Film-Noir
The 4th film of the Columbia series based on the CBS radio program, "The Whistler", finds wealthy John Sinclair, with no health or friends, being advised by his doctor to take a long ... See full summary »
Director: William Castle | Stars: Richard Dix, Lynn Merrick, Rhys Williams, James Cardwell
Votes: 581
38. The Secret of the Whistler (1946)
Passed | 65 min | Drama, Film-Noir
An artist married to a wealthy but ill woman begins an affair with one of his models, who is after him solely for his money. His wife discovers the affair and threatens to cut him out of ... See full summary »
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Richard Dix, Leslie Brooks, Michael Duane, Mary Currier
Votes: 513
39. The Return of the Whistler (1948)
Approved | 62 min | Film-Noir, Mystery
On the eve of his marriage, a young man's fiance disappears. He hires a private detective to help him track her down, but soon finds himself entangled in a web of lies, intrigue and murder ... See full summary »
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Michael Duane, Lenore Aubert, Richard Lane, James Cardwell
Votes: 462
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