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| 1 |  | Petrified Forest, The (1936) |  3.0903 24 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Romance |
$8.95
| Alan Squier, a failed, world-weary British writer, hikes into an isolated, weather-beaten desert ...more about Petrified Forest starring Leslie Howard and Bette Davis |
| 2 |  | After the Thin Man (1936) | 2.8436 25 reviews | NA | Crime, Mystery, Romance, Comedy |
$41.37
| Elissa asks Nick to find her missing husband. He had been seeing a bit on the side, and ...more about After the Thin Man starring William Powell and Myrna Loy |
| 3 |  | Reefer Madness (1936) |  2.6021 27 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime |
$2.95
| Propaganda film that relates the story, as told by high school principal Dr. Carroll to parents at ...more about Reefer Madness starring Dorothy Short and Kenneth Craig |
| 4 |  | Unguarded Hour, The (1936) | 2.5478 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | A woman tries to save her husband, a prosecutor, from a man who is threatening to blackmail him ...more about Unguarded Hour starring Loretta Young and Franchot Tone |
| 5 |  | Bullets or Ballots (1936) | 2.5433 7 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$5.86
| After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner former detective Johnny Blake knocks ...more about Bullets or Ballots starring Edward G. Robinson and Joan Blondell |
| 6 |  | Seven Sinners (1936) | 2.5364 6 reviews | NA | Thriller, Crime | N/A | US private eye sorts out European crime wave. With female sidekick in tow, wisecracking private eye ...more about Seven Sinners starring Edmund Lowe and Constance Cummings |
| 7 |  | Walking Dead, The (1936) | 2.4656 4 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Crime | N/A | A gang of racketeers frames down-on-his-luck John Elman for murder. After a trial finds him guilty, ...more about Walking Dead starring Boris Karloff and Ricardo Cortez |
| 8 |  | Sworn Enemy (1936) | 2.4611 2 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Sworn Enemy starring Robert Young and Florence Rice |
| 9 | | Drag-Net, The (1936) | 2.2739 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Drag-Net starring Rod La Rocque and Marian Nixon |
| 10 | | Shadow of Chinatown (1936/II) |  2.0456 1 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Crime | N/A | ...more about Shadow of Chinatown |
| 11 | | Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand, The (1936) | 1.9816 1 reviews | NA | Action, Crime, Mystery | N/A | This Weiss Serials Production film, ("Presented" by George M. Merrick who also co-wrote the ...more about Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand starring Rex Lease and Mae Busch |
| 12 |  | Shadow of Chinatown (1936) | 1.9634 1 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Crime |
$6.99
| Released both as a 15-chapter serial and as a condensed feature version (for theatres that didn't ...more about Shadow of Chinatown starring Bela Lugosi and Joan Barclay |
| 13 | | Kelly of the Secret Service (1936) | 1.8995 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | A secret apparatus that controls bombs by remote control is stolen from a laboratory. A federal ...more about Kelly of the Secret Service starring Lloyd Hughes and Forrest Taylor |
| 14 |  | Desire (1936) | 1.8721 5 reviews | NA | Crime, Romance, Comedy | N/A | Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses US engineer Tom, who is driving on his ...more about Desire starring Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper |
| 15 |  | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936) | 1.8675 3 reviews | NA | Horror, Crime |
$5.16
| ...more about Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street starring Tod Slaughter and Stella Rho |
| 16 | | Brown Wallet, The (1936) | 1.8173 1 reviews | NA | Thriller, Crime | N/A | A bankrupt publisher thinks all his troubles are over when he stumbles across a Brown Wallet ...more about Brown Wallet starring Patric Knowles and Nancy O'Neil |
| 17 | | Crown vs. Stevens (1936) | 1.7625 1 reviews | NA | Thriller, Crime | N/A | When an ex-dancer marries a man for his money she is suprised find he is a real skinflint. She owes ...more about Crown vs. Stevens starring Beatrix Thomson and Patric Knowles |
| 18 | | Last Journey, The (1936) |  1.6438 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | Bob Holt's last journey as a Railway engine driver before his retirement, a journey disturbed by ...more about Last Journey starring Godfrey Tearle and Eve Gray |
| 19 | | Lonely Road, The (1936) |  No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Lonely Road starring Clive Brook and Victoria Hopper |
| 20 | | Thoroughbred (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime | N/A | ...more about Thoroughbred starring Helen Twelvetrees and Frank Leighton |
| 21 |  | Man Who Lived Twice, The (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | A criminal has plastic surgery done to change his identity. However, during the operation, he loses ...more about Man Who Lived Twice starring Ralph Bellamy and Marian Marsh |
| 22 | | Women Are Trouble (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | When Prohibition ends, the mobsters move into the "protection" racket. Those who do not pay are ...more about Women Are Trouble starring Stuart Erwin and Paul Kelly |
| 23 | | Murder with Pictures (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime, Mystery | N/A | Suspected crime boss Nate Girard beats a murder rap, and newspaper photog Kent Murdock is on the ...more about Murder with Pictures starring Lew Ayres and Gail Patrick |
| 24 | | I Cover Chinatown (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about I Cover Chinatown starring Norman Foster and Arthur Lake |
| 25 | | You May Be Next (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime | N/A | ...more about You May Be Next starring Ann Sothern and Douglass Dumbrille |
| 26 | | Accused (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Accused starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Dolores del Rio |
| 27 | | Crime Patrol, The (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | Prizefighter Bob Neal (Ray Walker) is in debt to gangster Vic Santell (Hooper Atchley) for training ...more about Crime Patrol starring Ray Walker and Geneva Mitchell |
| 28 | | Gentleman from Louisiana, The (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime | N/A | ...more about Gentleman from Louisiana starring Arthur Wanzer and Eddie Quillan |
| 29 | | Terror on Tiptoe (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime | N/A | ...more about Terror on Tiptoe starring Mabel Poulton and Stella Bonheur |
| 30 | | Dynamite Delaney (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Dynamite Delaney |
| 31 | | Foolproof (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime, Short | N/A | ...more about Foolproof |
| 32 | | Missing Girls (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | A group of gangsters shoot Senator Benson (Wallis Clark) and take his daughter, Dorothy Benton ...more about Missing Girls starring Roger Pryor and Muriel Evans |
| 33 | | Man Hunt (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Comedy | N/A | Jane, the school teacher, thinks that life in Coasterville is dull so she tells her pupils about ...more about Man Hunt starring Ricardo Cortez and Marguerite Churchill |
| 34 | | Champagne Charlie (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | The story is told in flashback. Backers want a gambler to marry a rich girl for her dowry. When he ...more about Champagne Charlie starring Paul Cavanagh and Helen Wood |
| 35 | | Fifteen Maiden Lane (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Fifteen Maiden Lane starring Claire Trevor and Cesar Romero |
| 36 | | Troubled Waters (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime, Mystery | N/A | ...more about Troubled Waters starring Virginia Cherrill and Alastair Sim |
| 37 | | Here Comes Trouble (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Here Comes Trouble starring Paul Kelly and Arline Judge |
| 38 | | Night Waitress (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | Helen Roberts, who's on probation, goes back to work as a waitress at Torre's Fish Palace, a San ...more about Night Waitress starring Margot Grahame and Gordon Jones |
| 39 | | Pay Box Adventure (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime | N/A | ...more about Pay Box Adventure starring Syd Crossley and Marjorie Corbett |
| 40 | | Night Cargo (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Night Cargo starring Lloyd Hughes and Carlotta Monti |
| 41 | | Counterfeit (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime | N/A | ...more about Counterfeit starring Margot Grahame and Marian Marsh |
| 42 | | Bank Messenger Mystery, The (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime, Mystery | N/A | ...more about Bank Messenger Mystery starring Francesca Bahrle |
| 43 | | Murder at the Cabaret (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime, Musical | N/A | ...more about Murder at the Cabaret |
| 44 | | Parole (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Parole starring Henry Hunter and Ann Preston |
| 45 | | Gambling with Souls (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime |
$6.99
| Mae Miller wants the finer things in life, luxuries that she feels her husband, a doctor, cannot ...more about Gambling with Souls starring Martha Chapin and Wheeler Oakman |
| 46 | | Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand, The (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand |
| 47 | | Wanted: Jane Turner (1936) | No Score 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | Postal Investigators Tom and Doris follow a trail from a mail robbery on the East Coast to Los ...more about Wanted: Jane Turner starring Lee Tracy and Gloria Stuart |
| 48 | | Strange Cargo (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime | N/A | ...more about Strange Cargo starring Kathleen Kelly and George Sanders |
| 49 | | Case of the Velvet Claws, The (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Mystery | N/A | Perry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. They plan to go on a honeymoon, ...more about Case of the Velvet Claws starring Warren William and Claire Dodd |
| 50 | | Not So Dusty (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Not So Dusty starring Wally Patch and Muriel George |
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