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1Movie reviews for Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1939)Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Hound of the Baskervilles a score of 3.0349 out of 4
3.0349
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NAThriller, 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
2Movie reviews for Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The (1939)Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Adventures of Sherlock Holmes a score of 2.8720 out of 4
2.8720
19
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NAThriller, 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
3Movie reviews for Another Thin Man (1939)Another Thin Man (1939)Movie critics combined give Another Thin Man a score of 2.7695 out of 4
2.7695
16
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NADrama, 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
4Movie reviews for They Made Me a Criminal (1939)They Made Me a Criminal (1939)Movie critics combined give They Made Me a Criminal a score of 2.6970 out of 4
2.6970
3
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NADrama, 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
5Movie reviews for Cat and the Canary, The (1939)Cat and the Canary, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Cat and the Canary a score of 2.6665 out of 4
2.6665
4
reviews
NAThriller, Mystery, Comedy, FamilyN/ATen years have passed since the death of millionaire, Cyrus Norman. Cosby, Cyrus' attorney, has ...more about Cat and the Canary  starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard
6Movie reviews for Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)Movie critics combined give Charlie Chan at Treasure Island a score of 2.5716 out of 4
2.5716
6
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NAMysteryN/AA novelist friend of Charlie's appears to have committed suicide. At the international Exposition ...more about Charlie Chan at Treasure Island  starring Sidney Toler and Sally Blane
7Movie reviews for Phantom Creeps, The (1939)Phantom Creeps, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Phantom Creeps a score of 2.0867 out of 4
2.0867
3
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NASci-Fi, Mystery $3.30 "The Phantom Creeps" was Universal's 44th sound-era serial (between "The Oregon Trail" and "The ...more about Phantom Creeps  starring Bela Lugosi and Robert Kent
8Movie reviews for Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)Movie critics combined give Charlie Chan in Reno a score of 2.0684 out of 4
2.0684
3
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NAMysteryN/AMary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of ...more about Charlie Chan in Reno  starring Sidney Toler and Ricardo Cortez
9Movie reviews for Saint in London, The (1939)Saint in London, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Saint in London a score of 2.0547 out of 4
2.0547
3
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NAMysteryN/AThe Saint, newly back in London, is tipped by a friend in the Secret Service to a mystery involving ...more about Saint in London  starring George Sanders and Sally Gray
10Movie reviews for Gorilla, The (1939)Gorilla, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Gorilla a score of 2.0045 out of 4
2.0045
2
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NAHorror, 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
11Movie reviews for Invisible Killer, The (1939)Invisible Killer, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Invisible Killer a score of 1.9816 out of 4
1.9816
1
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NAMystery $4.99 ...more about Invisible Killer  starring Grace Bradley and Roland Drew
12Movie reviews for Mystery of Mr. Wong, The (1939)Mystery of Mr. Wong, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Mystery of Mr. Wong a score of 1.9086 out of 4
1.9086
1
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NAMystery $5.16 The Eye of the Daughter of the Moon, a golfball sized sapphire has been stolen in China and ...more about Mystery of Mr. Wong  starring Boris Karloff and Grant Withers
13Movie reviews for Private Detective (1939)Private Detective (1939)Movie critics combined give Private Detective a score of 1.8173 out of 4
1.8173
1
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NAMystery, ComedyN/A ...more about Private Detective  starring Jane Wyman and Dick Foran
14Movie reviews for Miracles for Sale (1939)Miracles for Sale (1939)Movie critics combined give Miracles for Sale a score of 1.8173 out of 4
1.8173
1
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NAMysteryN/AMike Morgan creates the illusions that magicians use in their shows. While his business is Miracles ...more about Miracles for Sale  starring Robert Young and Florence Rice
15Movie reviews for Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (1939)Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (1939)Movie critics combined give Charlie Chan in City in Darkness a score of 1.6407 out of 4
1.6407
3
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NAMysteryN/AChan goes to Paris for a reunion with friends from World War I. There he investigates the murder of ...more about Charlie Chan in City in Darkness  starring Sidney Toler and Lynn Bari
16Movie reviews for Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)Movie critics combined give Mr. Wong in Chinatown a score of 1.5981 out of 4
1.5981
1
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NAMystery $5.25 A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a ...more about Mr. Wong in Chinatown  starring Boris Karloff and Marjorie Reynolds
17Movie reviews for Girl from Rio, The (1939)Girl from Rio, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Girl from Rio a score of 1.5844 out of 4
1.5844
3
reviews
NAMusical, MysteryN/A ...more about Girl from Rio  starring Movita and Warren Hull
18Movie reviews for Fast and Furious (1939)Fast and Furious (1939)Movie critics combined give Fast and Furious a score of 1.5798 out of 4
1.5798
1
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NAMystery, ComedyN/AJoel and Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take ...more about Fast and Furious  starring Franchot Tone and Ann Sothern
19Movie reviews for Saint Strikes Back, The (1939)Saint Strikes Back, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Saint Strikes Back a score of 1.4246 out of 4
1.4246
4
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NADrama, MysteryN/AA disgraced policeman's daughter in San Francisco is busy acquiring a name for herself as a crime ...more about Saint Strikes Back  starring George Sanders and Wendy Barrie
20Movie reviews for Return of Doctor X, The (1939)Return of Doctor X, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Return of Doctor X a score of 1.2785 out of 4
1.2785
5
reviews
NAThriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery $25.98 New York newspaper reporter Walter Barnett finds himself out of a job after he claims to have found ...more about Return of Doctor X  starring Rosemary Lane and Humphrey Bogart
21Movie reviews for Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)Movie critics combined give Nick Carter a score of 0.7762 out of 4
0.7762
2
reviews
NADrama, Crime, MysteryN/A ...more about Nick Carter  starring Sterling Holloway and Walter Pidgeon
22Movie reviews for Mystery of the White Room (1939)Mystery of the White Room (1939)Movie critics combined give Mystery of the White Room a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
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NAMysteryN/A ...more about Mystery of the White Room  starring Bruce Cabot and Helen Mack
23Movie reviews for Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)Movie critics combined give Torchy Blane in Chinatown a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
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NACrime, MysteryN/A ...more about Torchy Blane in Chinatown  starring Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane
24Movie reviews for House of Fear, The (1939)House of Fear, The (1939)Movie critics combined give House of Fear a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
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NADrama, Thriller, Crime, MysteryN/AA detective goes undercover as a producer to investigate an actor's murder, which occurred during ...more about House of Fear  starring William Gargan and Irene Hervey
25Movie reviews for Island of Lost Men (1939)Island of Lost Men (1939)Movie critics combined give Island of Lost Men a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
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NADrama, MysteryN/A ...more about Island of Lost Men  starring Anna May Wong and Rudolf Forster
26Movie reviews for Mind of Mr. Reeder, The (1939)Mind of Mr. Reeder, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Mind of Mr. Reeder a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
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NACrime, MysteryN/A ...more about Mind of Mr. Reeder  starring Will Fyffe and Kay Walsh
27Movie reviews for Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite (1939)Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite (1939)Movie critics combined give Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
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NAMysteryN/A ...more about Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite  starring Jane Wyman and Allen Jenkins
28Movie reviews for I Stole a Million (1939)I Stole a Million (1939)Movie critics combined give I Stole a Million a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
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NADrama, Crime, MysteryN/A ...more about I Stole a Million  starring George Raft and Claire Trevor
29Movie reviews for Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)Movie critics combined give Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
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NACrime, Mystery, ComedyN/ANancy Drew and Ted Nickerson solve a murder and save two elderly ladies from losing their family ...more about Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase  starring Bonita Granville and Frankie Thomas
30Movie reviews for Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)Movie critics combined give Torchy Runs for Mayor a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
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NAMysteryN/ATorchy Blane is investigating the political career of mayor Dr. Dolan, who has installed a corrupt ...more about Torchy Runs for Mayor  starring Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane
31Movie reviews for Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)Movie critics combined give Mr. Moto in Danger Island a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
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NADrama, Crime, Mystery $34.97 ...more about Mr. Moto in Danger Island  starring Peter Lorre and Warren Hymer
32Movie reviews for Body Vanished, The (1939)Body Vanished, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Body Vanished a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
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NAMysteryN/A ...more about Body Vanished  starring Anthony Hulme and C. Denier Warren
33Movie reviews for Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)Movie critics combined give Nancy Drew... Reporter a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
1
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NADrama, Mystery $5.00 While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to submit ...more about Nancy Drew... Reporter  starring Bonita Granville and John Litel
34Movie reviews for Death of a Champion (1939)Death of a Champion (1939)Movie critics combined give Death of a Champion a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
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NAMysteryN/A ...more about Death of a Champion  starring Lynne Overman and Virginia Dale
35Movie reviews for It Could Happen to You (1939)It Could Happen to You (1939)Movie critics combined give It Could Happen to You a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
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NAMystery, ComedyN/A ...more about It Could Happen to You  starring Stuart Erwin and Gloria Stuart
36Movie reviews for Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939)Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939)Movie critics combined give Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
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NADrama, MysteryN/ANancy Drew clears her Uncle Matt of murder charges when she exposes the real murderers. She and Ted ...more about Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter  starring Bonita Granville and John Harron
37Movie reviews for Midnight Shadow (1939)Midnight Shadow (1939)Movie critics combined give Midnight Shadow a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
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NADrama, 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
38Movie reviews for Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)Movie critics combined give Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
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NADrama, 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
39Movie reviews for Four Just Men, The (1939)Four Just Men, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Four Just Men a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
2
reviews
NADrama, Thriller, MysteryN/AThe Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of ...more about Four Just Men
40Movie reviews for Mysterious Miss X, The (1939)Mysterious Miss X, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Mysterious Miss X a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
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NAMystery, ComedyN/A ...more about Mysterious Miss X  starring Michael Whalen and Chick Chandler
41Movie reviews for Gracie Allen Murder Case, The (1939)Gracie Allen Murder Case, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Gracie Allen Murder Case a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
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NAMystery, ComedyN/AThe zany plot follows nitwit Gracie Allen trying to help master sleuth Philo Vance solve a murder. ...more about Gracie Allen Murder Case  starring Gracie Allen and Warren William
42Movie reviews for Fast and Loose (1939)Fast and Loose (1939)Movie critics combined give Fast and Loose a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
reviews
NADrama, Crime, Mystery, ComedyN/AThe 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
43Movie reviews for Big Town Czar (1939)Big Town Czar (1939)Movie critics combined give Big Town Czar a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
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NAMysteryN/AWhen gangster Phil Daley (Barton MacLane) gets rid of his chief Paul Burgess (Walter Woolf King) he ...more about Big Town Czar  starring Barton MacLane and Tom Brown
44Movie reviews for Lone Wolf Spy Hunt, The (1939)Lone Wolf Spy Hunt, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Lone Wolf Spy Hunt a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
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NAMysteryN/AA group of "spies" is after the plans for an anti-aircraft gun, and the leader uses the opportunity ...more about Lone Wolf Spy Hunt  starring Warren William and Ida Lupino
45Movie reviews for Sued for Libel (1939)Sued for Libel (1939)Movie critics combined give Sued for Libel a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
reviews
NAMysteryN/A ...more about Sued for Libel  starring Kent Taylor and Linda Hayes
46Movie reviews for Amazing Mr. Williams, The (1939)Amazing Mr. Williams, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Amazing Mr. Williams a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
reviews
NADrama, Mystery, ComedyN/A ...more about Amazing Mr. Williams  starring Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell
47Movie reviews for This Man in Paris (1939)This Man in Paris (1939)Movie critics combined give This Man in Paris a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
reviews
NAMystery, ComedyN/A ...more about This Man in Paris  starring Barry K. Barnes and Valerie Hobson
48Movie reviews for Mercy Plane (1939)Mercy Plane (1939)Movie critics combined give Mercy Plane a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
reviews
NADrama, Crime, MysteryN/A ...more about Mercy Plane  starring James Dunn and Frances Gifford
49Movie reviews for Death Goes North (1939)Death Goes North (1939)Movie critics combined give Death Goes North a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
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NAWestern, MysteryN/A ...more about Death Goes North  starring Edgar Edwards and Sheila Bromley
50Movie reviews for Witness Vanishes, The (1939)Witness Vanishes, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Witness Vanishes a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
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NAMysteryN/A ...more about Witness Vanishes  starring Edmund Lowe and Wendy Barrie
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