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1940s Mystery Movies

Public list by WPS with 237 movies or TV shows/series

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And Then There Were None(1945)

NR
| 1h 37min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.5/5 (with 150 votes)

Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island and while they are waiting for the mysterious host to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at each of the guests. Soon they start being murdered, one by one. As the survivors try to keep their wits, they reach a disturbing conclusion: one of them must be the killer.

The Maltese Falcon(1941)

NR
| 1h 40min | Mystery, Crime, Thriller
3.9/5 (with 727 votes)

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

Rebecca(1940)

4.0/5 (with 766 votes)

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.

The Naked City(1948)

1h 36min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 101 votes)

The Naked City portrays the police investigation that follows the murder of a young model. A veteran cop is placed in charge of the case and he sets about, with the help of other beat cops and detectives, finding the girl's killer.

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon(1942)

3.2/5 (with 46 votes)

In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he shortly falls into the clutches of Professor Moriarty.

Suspicion(1941)

NR
| 1h 39min | Mystery, Romance / Love, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 318 votes)

Wealthy, sheltered Lina McLaidlaw is swept off her feet by charming ne'er-do-well Johnnie Aysgarth. Though warned that Johnnie is little more than a fortune hunter, Lina marries him anyway and remains loyal to her irresponsible husband as he plows his way from one disreputable business scheme to another. Gradually Lina comes to the conclusion that Johnnie intends to kill her in order to collect her inheritance.

Laura(1944)

NR
| 1h 28min | Drama, Mystery
3.8/5 (with 337 votes)

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

Terror by Night(1946)

NR
| 1h | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 47 votes)

Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the trip, the woman's son is murdered and the diamond stolen and any of the passengers in their car could be the killer thief.

Sherlock Holmes in Washington(1943)

NR
| 1h 11min | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, War
3.5/5 (with 25 votes)

In World War II, a British secret agent carrying a vitally important document is kidnapped en route to Washington. The British government calls on Sherlock Holmes to recover it.

The Woman in Green(1945)

1h 8min | Mystery, Crime, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 49 votes)

Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.

The Uninvited(1944)

3.5/5 (with 87 votes)

A brother and sister move into an old seaside house that has been abandoned for many years on the Cornwellian coast only to soon discover that it is haunted by the ghost of the mother of their neighbor's granddaughter, with whom the brother has fallen in love.

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death(1943)

NR
| 1h 8min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 30 votes)

During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects including the owners of the home, the staff and the patients recovering there.

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Dead Reckoning(1947)

NR
| 1h 40min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 57 votes)

Paratroopers Captain 'Rip' Murdock and Sergeant Johnny Drake are mysteriously ordered to travel to Washington, DC. When Drake learns that he is to be awarded the Medal of Honor, he disappears before newspaper photographers can take his picture. Murdock follows the clues and tracks him down, where he learns Drake is dead. Further investigations reveal unexpected twists. Rip learns that Johnny had been accused of murder and sets out to find out whatever he can. He falls in love with Coral whose husband Johnny is supposed to have killed.

The Spiral Staircase(1946)

NR
| 1h 23min | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 97 votes)

On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.

The Thin Man Goes Home(1944)

1h 41min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 34 votes)

On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.

Dressed to Kill(1946)

NR
| 1h 12min | Crime
3.3/5 (with 43 votes)

A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and Watson investigate.

Inner Sanctum(1948)

NR
| 1h 2min | Mystery, Thriller, Crime
2.5/5 (with 11 votes)

A killer hides out in a small-town boarding house.

The Spider Woman(1943)

1h 3min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 32 votes)

Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider. Based on "The Sign of Four" and the short stories "The Dying Detective", "The Final Problem", "The Speckled Band" and "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot".

Lady in the Lake(1946)

NR
| 1h 45min | Mystery, Thriller, Crime
3.0/5 (with 37 votes)

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.

The Pearl of Death(1944)

NR
| 1h 9min | Mystery, Crime, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 32 votes)

The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to London, thanks in part to Sherlock Holmes. But before long the jewel is stolen, due to an error on Holmes' part, and shortly thereafter, a series of horrible murders begin, the murderer leaving his victims with their spines snapped and surrounded by a mass of smashed china.

The Ghost Ship(1943)

NR
| 1h 9min | Thriller, Mystery
3.2/5 (with 27 votes)

Captain Stone's newly recruited officer, Tom Merriam, idolizes his senior who treats him like a friend. But when a couple of his crew members die mysteriously, Tom starts doubting Stone's authority.

The Two Mrs. Carrolls(1947)

NR
| 1h 39min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 26 votes)

Struggling artist Geoffrey Carroll meets Sally while on holiday in the country. A romance develops, but he doesn't tell her he's already married. Suffering from mental illness, Geoffrey returns home where he paints an impression of his wife as the angel of death and then promptly poisons her. He marries Sally but after a while he finds a strange urge to paint her as the angel of death too and history seems about to repeat itself.

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror(1942)

NR
| 1h 5min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 34 votes)

England, at the start of World War Two. Mysterious wireless broadcasts, apparently from Nazi Germany are heard over the BBC. They warn of acts of terror in England, just before they take place. Baffled, the Defence Committee call in Holmes ...

Pursuit to Algiers(1945)

NR
| 1h 5min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 23 votes)

After the King of Ruthenia has been assassinated, Holmes and Watson are engaged to escort his son to Europe via Algiers, aboard a transatlantic ocean liner which also carries a number of suspicious persons, any of whom may be involved in a plot to also assassinate him.

The House of Fear(1945)

NR
| 1h 9min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 38 votes)

The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest member. All seems serene and convivial until one by one the members begin to perish in the most grisly of manners. Foul play is suspected by the Good Comrades' insurance agent, who turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson for guidance.

The Corpse Vanishes(1942)

NR
| 1h 4min | Science Fiction, Horror
2.1/5 (with 26 votes)

A scientist keeps his wife young by killing, stealing the bodies of, and taking the gland fluid from virgin brides.

Eyes in the Night(1942)

NR
| 1h 20min | Crime, Mystery
3.1/5 (with 11 votes)

Blind detective Duncan Maclain gets mixed up with enemy agents and murder when he tries to help an old friend with a rebellious stepdaughter.

She-Wolf of London(1946)

1h 1min | Horror, Mystery
3.0/5 (with 23 votes)

A young heiress finds evidence suggesting that at night she acts under the influence of a family curse and has begun committing ghastly murders in a nearby park.

Strange Illusion(1945)

1h 27min | Drama, Thriller, Mystery
2.9/5 (with 7 votes)

An adolescent believes that his widowed mother's suitor may have murdered his father.

Cry Wolf(1947)

NR
| 1h 23min | Mystery, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 10 votes)

A woman uncovers deadly secrets when she visits her late husband's family.

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