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- DirectorRudolph MatéStarsWilliam HoldenNina FochLee J. CobbAn escaped psychopathic killer who takes the family and neighbors of police psychologist hostage reveals a recurring nightmare to the doctor.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsKirk DouglasEleanor ParkerWilliam BendixOn one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.
- DirectorElmer CliftonStarsMilburn StoneKatherine DeMillePaul GuilfoyleA crooked lawyer blackmails a client into a murder plot against his wife.
- DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsCraig HillElaine EdwardsGrant RichardsA doctor is on the run from the mob because he identified two hoods involved in a murder.
- DirectorJohn ReinhardtStarsCathy DownsPaul LangtonMischa AuerConvict Johnny is forced to participate in a prison break by fellow inmate Matt. They escape and separate. Johnny falls for waitress Hope and hides in a roadhouse where he thwarts a hold-up. But soon Matt shows up - ready to use his gun.
- DirectorRobert BentonStarsRoy ScheiderMeryl StreepJessica TandyA Manhattan psychiatrist probes a patient's murder and falls for the victim's mysterious mistress.
- DirectorFritz LangStarsSylvia SidneyHenry FondaBarton MacLaneThe public defender's secretary and an ex-convict get married and try to make a life together, but a series of disasters sends their lives spiraling out of control.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsGene HackmanJohn CazaleAllen GarfieldA paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsMarilyn MonroeJoseph CottenJean PetersAs two couples are visiting Niagara Falls, tensions between one wife and her husband reach the level of murder.
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsPeter UstinovLauren BacallCarrie FisherWhen a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the Dead Sea, there are a great many suspects.
- DirectorsAlfred L. WerkerAnthony MannStarsRichard BasehartScott BradyRoy RobertsThis film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop.
- DirectorRichard VernonStarsCesar RomeroKay KendallEdward UnderdownSmall-time Soho hustler gets caught up in the murder of an ex-girl friend, evades the police and finally helps them to corner the real murderer.
- DirectorRudolph MatéStarsGlenn FordGeraldine BrooksCedric HardwickeAn ex-soldier and his new girlfriend comb France for a valuable relic...which others are willing to kill for.
- DirectorJohn Paddy CarstairsStarsRichard AttenboroughBarry K. BarnesSheila SimA London cab driver gets mixed up with a criminal gang and sets out to expose the group and its leader for what they are.
- StarsAlison O'DonnellSteven RobertsonLewis HowdenA local police team investigates crimes within the close-knit island community of Shetland.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsLloyd BridgesBarbara PaytonJohn HoytSecret Service agents make a deal with a counterfeiting inmate to be released on early parole if he will help them recover some bogus moneymaking plates, but he plans to double cross them.
- DirectorJohn RawlinsStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceEvelyn AnkersWhen a German saboteur jeeringly predicts to the nation new depredations, via their radio "Voice of Terror", the Intelligence Inner Council summons Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) to help in the crisis.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceDennis HoeyDuring 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.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceLionel AtwillSherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson must protect a Swiss inventor of an advanced bomb sight from falling into German hands.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceMarjorie LordSherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson travel to Washington D.C. in order to prevent a secret document from falling into enemy hands.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceGale SondergaardSherlock 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.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceDennis HoeyAfter a valuable pearl with a sinister reputation is stolen, Sherlock Holmes must investigate its link to a series of brutal murders.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceGerald HamerAfter a gentlewoman is found dead with her throat torn out, the villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceHillary BrookeSherlock 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.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceAlan MowbrayWhen the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, Sherlock Holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible.