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| 1 |  | Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1939) |  3.0349 12 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Crime, Mystery |
$14.99
| On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from abroad and opens up the ancestral hall on ...more about Hound of the Baskervilles starring Richard Greene and Basil Rathbone |
| 2 |  | Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The (1939) | 2.8720 19 reviews | NA | Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
$12.98
| Professor Moriarity has a scheme for stealing the crown jewels from the Tower of London. To get ...more about Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce |
| 3 |  | Each Dawn I Die (1939) | 2.7802 10 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$9.99
| Although innocent, reporter Frank Ross is found guilty of murder and is sent to jail. While his ...more about Each Dawn I Die starring James Cagney and George Raft |
| 4 |  | Another Thin Man (1939) | 2.7695 16 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Comedy |
$41.37
| In this adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's "The Farewell Murder", Nick and Nora (and their dog Asta) ...more about Another Thin Man starring William Powell and Myrna Loy |
| 5 |  | They Made Me a Criminal (1939) |  2.6970 3 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Mystery |
$6.99
| Johnnie is a boxer. The same evening he won the world championship, he is charged for the murder of ...more about They Made Me a Criminal starring John Garfield and The Dead End Kids |
| 6 |  | Jamaica Inn (1939) | 2.5707 16 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Crime |
$6.49
| Set in Cornwall where the young orphan, Mary, is sent to live with Aunt Patience and Uncle Joss who ...more about Jamaica Inn starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara |
| 7 |  | Roaring Twenties, The (1939) | 2.4200 8 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$12.71
| After the WWI Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally ...more about Roaring Twenties starring James Cagney and Priscilla Lane |
| 8 |  | Man They Could Not Hang, The (1939) |  2.2282 3 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Crime |
$8.41
| Mad Scientist, Dr. Henryk Savaard, is obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. The police are ...more about Man They Could Not Hang starring Boris Karloff and Lorna Gray |
| 9 |  | Moon Over Harlem (1939) | 2.2230 11 reviews | NA | Crime, Musical |
$21.09
| ...more about Moon Over Harlem starring Cora Green and Izinetta Wilcox |
| 10 |  | Face at the Window, The (1939) | 2.1004 1 reviews | NA | Horror, Crime |
$4.99
| ...more about Face at the Window starring Tod Slaughter and John Warwick |
| 11 | | Blind Alley (1939) | 2.0821 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Blind Alley starring Ralph Bellamy and Ann Dvorak |
| 12 | | Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939) | 2.0182 1 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Crime | N/A | Diabolical mastermind Harry Crowel, a.k.a. Prisoner 39013, escapes and, with a seemingly endless ...more about Daredevils of the Red Circle starring Charles Quigley and David Sharpe |
| 13 |  | Gorilla, The (1939) | 2.0045 2 reviews | NA | Horror, Crime, Mystery, Comedy |
$5.00
| When a wealthy man (Atwill) is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz ...more about Gorilla starring Anita Louise and Patsy Kelly |
| 14 | | 6000 Enemies (1939) | 1.8173 2 reviews | NA | Crime | N/A | ...more about 6000 Enemies starring Walter Pidgeon and Rita Johnson |
| 15 | | S.O.S. Tidal Wave (1939) | 1.8081 1 reviews | NA | Sci-Fi, Crime | N/A | ...more about S.O.S. Tidal Wave starring Ralph Byrd and George Barbier |
| 16 |  | Invisible Stripes (1939) | 1.7990 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | Cliff and Chuck leave prison together. Cliff tries the straight life but falls back into crime with ...more about Invisible Stripes starring George Raft and Jane Bryan |
| 17 | | I Met a Murderer (1939) |  1.5890 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime | N/A | Farmer Mark Warrow lives an unhappy existence with his shrewish wife Martha. His only happiness ...more about I Met a Murderer starring Sylvia Coleridge and William Devlin |
| 18 | | Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939) | 1.5890 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | It comes as no surprise when Inspector Hornleigh (Gordon Harker) and his assistant, Sergeant ...more about Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday starring Gordon Harker and Alastair Sim |
| 19 | | Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939) |  0.7762 2 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Mystery | N/A | ...more about Nick Carter starring Sterling Holloway and Walter Pidgeon |
| 20 | | Port of Hate (1939) |  No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Crime | N/A | A group of American adventurers discover a bed of black pearls off a South Pacific island. When one ...more about Port of Hate starring Polly Ann Young and Kenneth Harlan |
| 21 | | Undercover Doctor (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Undercover Doctor starring Janice Logan and Heather Angel |
| 22 | | Straight to Heaven (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime | N/A | ...more about Straight to Heaven |
| 23 | | Double Deal (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Double Deal starring Monte Hawley and Jeni Le Gon |
| 24 | | Bad Boy (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | Johnny Fraser leaves his mother in their small home town and sets out for the big city. He obtains ...more about Bad Boy starring Johnny Downs and Rosalind Keith |
| 25 | | Missing Daughters (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Missing Daughters starring Richard Arlen and Rochelle Hudson |
| 26 |  | Fast and Loose (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Comedy | N/A | The scrap of the Shakespeare manuscript is priceless. Nick Torrent owns it and is selling it. But ...more about Fast and Loose starring Rosalind Russell and Reginald Owen |
| 27 | | Murder In Soho (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime | N/A | The Cotton Club in London's Soho district is operated by American gangster Steve Marco (Jack La ...more about Murder In Soho starring Jack La Rue and Sandra Storme |
| 28 | | Big Guy, The (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Big Guy starring Jackie Cooper and Ona Munson |
| 29 | | Sergeant Madden (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Family | N/A | ...more about Sergeant Madden starring Wallace Beery and Tom Brown |
| 30 | | Cambriolage au Château de Froidcour (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Family | N/A | ...more about Cambriolage au Château de Froidcour |
| 31 | | Missing Evidence (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | FBI Agent Bill Collins (Preston Foster) is assigned to stop a counterfeit sweepstakes tickets ...more about Missing Evidence starring Preston Foster and Irene Hervey |
| 32 |  | Thugs with Dirty Mugs (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime, Comedy, Family, Animation, Short |
$12.71
| Killer and his gang are robbing every bank in town in numerical order, except they skip the 13th ...more about Thugs with Dirty Mugs |
| 33 | | Eye Witness (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime, Short | N/A | ...more about Eye Witness |
| 34 | | Scandal Sheet (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Scandal Sheet starring Otto Kruger and Ona Munson |
| 35 |  | Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Mystery |
$34.97
| ...more about Mr. Moto in Danger Island starring Peter Lorre and Warren Hymer |
| 36 | | Haunted House (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Crime, Short | N/A | This edition of Vitaphone's "Your True Adventure" has Floyd Gibbons relating the story of two young ...more about Haunted House |
| 37 | | Wanted by Scotland Yard (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Wanted by Scotland Yard |
| 38 | | Disbarred (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime | N/A | ...more about Disbarred starring Gail Patrick and Robert Preston |
| 39 |  | Blackmail (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime | N/A | John Ingram of Oklahoma has a loving family, loves his work fighting oil fires, and is good at it. ...more about Blackmail starring Edward G. Robinson and Ruth Hussey |
| 40 | | Adventures of Jane Arden, The (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | Reporter Jane Arden goes undercover to try to expose a gang of jewel thieves and smugglers. Her ...more about Adventures of Jane Arden starring Rosella Towne and William Gargan |
| 41 | | Full Confession (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Full Confession starring Sally Eilers and Joseph Calleia |
| 42 | | Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Mystery |
$34.97
| A young and handsome archaeologist discovers the crown of the Queen of Sheba, and returns with it ...more about Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation starring Peter Lorre and Lionel Atwill |
| 43 | | Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime, Mystery | N/A | ...more about Torchy Blane in Chinatown starring Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane |
| 44 |  | King of the Underworld (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | Niles and Carol Niles are married doctors who save one of ganglord Gurney's men. Gurney exploits ...more about King of the Underworld starring Humphrey Bogart and Kay Francis |
| 45 | | Men Without Honour (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime | N/A | ...more about Men Without Honour starring Ian Fleming and Grace Arnold |
| 46 |  | Midnight Shadow (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Mystery |
$15.30
| In a quiet, all-black Oklahoma community live the Wilsons, whose pretty daughter Margaret is ...more about Midnight Shadow starring Frances Redd and Buck Woods |
| 47 | | Boy Friend (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Comedy | N/A | A cop pretends to be a crook in order to catch a gang of outlaws. The bad guys run a night club as ...more about Boy Friend starring Jane Withers and Arleen Whelan |
| 48 | | Nursemaid Who Disappeared, The (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime | N/A | ...more about Nursemaid Who Disappeared |
| 49 | | Call a Messenger (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | A tough street kid attempts to rob a post office and is caught. In order to avoid reform school, he ...more about Call a Messenger starring Billy Halop and Huntz Hall |
| 50 |  | Streets of New York (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime |
$6.99
| Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of ...more about Streets of New York starring Jackie Cooper and Dick Purcell |
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