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| 1 |  | Kid Glove Killer (1942) |  2.6921 5 reviews | PG | Drama, Crime, Mystery | N/A | First feature film from director Fred Zinneman is a snappy little "B" feature that features Van ...more about Kid Glove Killer starring Van Heflin and Marsha Hunt |
| 2 |  | Fingers at the Window (1942) | 2.5113 3 reviews | NA | Thriller, Mystery, Comedy, Film-Noir | N/A | The City of Chicago is gripped by an Axe Murderer. The streets are empty at night as there has been ...more about Fingers at the Window starring Lew Ayres and Laraine Day |
| 3 |  | Grand Central Murder (1942) | 2.5113 3 reviews | NA | Mystery, Film-Noir | N/A | A convict being escorted in for retrial escapes at Grand Central and threatens his old girlfriend ...more about Grand Central Murder starring Van Heflin and Patricia Dane |
| 4 | | Strange Case of Doctor Rx, The (1942) | 2.3287 1 reviews | NA | Horror, Mystery | N/A | After five men previously acquitted of various criminal charges are murdered by a mysterious ...more about Strange Case of Doctor Rx starring Patric Knowles and Lionel Atwill |
| 5 |  | Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) | 2.2647 3 reviews | NA | Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
$14.25
| England, at the start of World War Two. Mysterious wireless broadcasts, apparently from Nazi ...more about Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce |
| 6 | | Night Has Eyes, The (1942) |  2.2343 3 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Mystery | N/A | Two teachers, man-hungry Doris and restrained Marian, visit the Yorkshire moors a year after friend ...more about Night Has Eyes starring Wilfrid Lawson and Mary Clare |
| 7 |  | Living Ghost, The (1942) | 2.2099 1 reviews | NA | Horror, Mystery |
$15.30
| Wise-cracking ex-detective Nick Trayne is called in to try to find the whereabouts of wealthy ...more about Living Ghost starring James Dunn and Joan Woodbury |
| 8 | | Glass Key, The (1942) | 2.1118 10 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Film-Noir | N/A | The plot is very similar to that of Miller's Crossing. Based on the book by Dashiell Hammett, a ...more about Glass Key starring Brian Donlevy and Veronica Lake |
| 9 |  | Who Done It? (1942) | 2.1095 3 reviews | NA | Mystery, Comedy |
$12.95
| Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio ...more about Who Done It? starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello |
| 10 | | Castle in the Desert (1942) | 2.0608 3 reviews | NA | Mystery | N/A | Paul Manderley, eccentric historian, and his wife, descendant of the Borgias, live in an isolated ...more about Castle in the Desert starring Sidney Toler and Richard Derr |
| 11 |  | Night Monster (1942) | 1.9999 4 reviews | NA | Horror, Mystery | N/A | Dr. Lynn Harper, psychologist, has been called out to the old Ingston Mansion, a dark and ...more about Night Monster starring Bela Lugosi and Lionel Atwill |
| 12 | | Whispering Ghosts (1942) | 1.9634 1 reviews | NA | Mystery, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Whispering Ghosts starring Milton Berle and Brenda Joyce |
| 13 | | Whistling in Dixie (1942) | 1.7990 1 reviews | NA | Crime, Mystery, Comedy | N/A | Radio sleuth Wally "the Fox" Benton travels to Georgia with his fiance Carol to be married, and to ...more about Whistling in Dixie starring Red Skelton and Ann Rutherford |
| 14 |  | Phantom Killer (1942) | 1.7716 1 reviews | NA | Mystery |
$13.49
| Well-known philanthropist and deaf-mute John G. Harrison is identified leaving the scene of several ...more about Phantom Killer starring Dick Purcell and Joan Woodbury |
| 15 |  | Crossroads (1942) |  1.3881 2 reviews | NA | Drama, Mystery | N/A | Diplomat is blackmailed for crimes committed while he had amnesia. ...more about Crossroads starring William Powell and Hedy Lamarr |
| 16 | | Behind the Eight Ball (1942) |  No Score 0 reviews | NA | Musical, Mystery, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Behind the Eight Ball starring Al Ritz and Jimmy Ritz |
| 17 | | Over My Dead Body (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery, Comedy | N/A | Jason Cordry is a none-too-bright mystery writer with a big failing: he can't think up solutions to ...more about Over My Dead Body starring Edwin August and Milton Berle |
| 18 | | Alibi (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime, Mystery | N/A | ...more about Alibi starring Margaret Lockwood and Raymond Lovell |
| 19 | | Today I Hang (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Mystery | N/A | Henry Courtney, a wealthy importer is found murdered and the famous DeNormand necklace has been ...more about Today I Hang starring Walter Woolf King and Mona Barrie |
| 20 | | Hidden Hand, The (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Horror, Mystery | N/A | ...more about Hidden Hand starring Craig Stevens and Elisabeth Fraser |
| 21 |  | X Marks the Spot (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery |
$6.99
| ...more about X Marks the Spot starring Helen Parrish and Dick Purcell |
| 22 | | Juke Girl (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Mystery | N/A | Danny and Steve are migrant farm workers who wind up in Cat Tail, Florida. Cat Tail is run by ...more about Juke Girl starring Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan |
| 23 | | Bombay Clipper (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery | N/A | ...more about Bombay Clipper starring William Gargan and Irene Hervey |
| 24 |  | Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) | No Score 2 reviews | Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Mystery, Romance, Comedy | N/A | At the start of WWII, Katie O'Hara, an American burlesque girl intent on social climbing, marries ...more about Once Upon a Honeymoon starring Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers |
| 25 |  | Eyes in the Night (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime, Mystery |
$4.99
| Blind detective Duncan Maclain is visited by old friend Norma Lawry, looking for help in getting ...more about Eyes in the Night starring Edward Arnold and Ann Harding |
| 26 | | Sweater Girl (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Musical, Mystery, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Sweater Girl starring Eddie Bracken and June Preisser |
| 27 | | Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen, A (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery | N/A | ...more about Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen starring William Gargan and Margaret Lindsay |
| 28 | | Half Way to Shanghai (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Mystery | N/A | Since the film credit frames and pressbooks were often finished before the film was completed there ...more about Half Way to Shanghai starring Kent Taylor and Irene Hervey |
| 29 | | Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery | N/A | ...more about Scattergood Survives a Murder starring Guy Kibbee and John Archer |
| 30 | | Criminal Investigator (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Mystery | N/A | ...more about Criminal Investigator |
| 31 | | Alias Boston Blackie (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Mystery | N/A | ...more about Alias Boston Blackie starring Adele Mara and Richard Lane |
| 32 | | Counter-Espionage (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Counter-Espionage starring Warren William and Eric Blore |
| 33 | | Just Off Broadway (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery | N/A | Private detective Michael Shayne (Lloyd Nolan) is serving on the jury trying Lillian Hubbard (Janis ...more about Just Off Broadway starring Marjorie Weaver and Phil Silvers |
| 34 | | Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery | N/A | ...more about Who Is Hope Schuyler? starring Mary Howard and Sheila Ryan |
| 35 | | Time to Kill (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery | N/A | A private detective is hired to retrieve a valuable antique coin that was stolen from its owner by ...more about Time to Kill starring Heather Angel and Doris Merrick |
| 36 | | One Thrilling Night (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery, Comedy | N/A | A young newlywed couple from a small town decide to spend their wedding night at a posh hotel in ...more about One Thrilling Night starring John Beal and Wanda McKay |
| 37 | | Close Call for Ellery Queen, A (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery | N/A | Two mysterious seamen come from Alan Rogers' (Ralph Morgan) past to blackmail him as he seeks to ...more about Close Call for Ellery Queen starring William Gargan and Margaret Lindsay |
| 38 | | Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Thriller, Mystery | N/A | ...more about Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen starring William Gargan and Margaret Lindsay |
| 39 | | Blue, White and Perfect (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Mystery | N/A | Detective Michael Shayne aids the war effort by fighting industrial diamond smugglers. They operate ...more about Blue starring Mary Beth Hughes and Helene Reynolds |
| 40 | | Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Mystery | N/A | Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) and his pal, The Runt (George E. Stone), are ready to board a train ...more about Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood starring George E. Stone and William Wright |
| 41 | | Falcon Takes Over, The (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Crime, Mystery | N/A | One night in New York, beefy escaped convict Moose Malloy goes hunting for his ex-girlfriend Velma, ...more about Falcon Takes Over starring George Sanders and Lynn Bari |
| 42 | | Night in New Orleans (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Mystery | N/A | ...more about Night in New Orleans starring Preston Foster and Patricia Morison |
| 43 | | Tragedy at Midnight, A (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery | N/A | This Republic murder mystery starts with a radio broadcast by Greg Sherman (John Howard) who solves ...more about Tragedy at Midnight starring John Howard and Margaret Lindsay |
| 44 | | Payoff, The (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery | N/A | Special prosecutor Lloyd Pearson (Ian Keith) has been murdered and there is strong evidence that ...more about Payoff starring Lee Tracy and Tom Brown |
| 45 | | Mystery of Marie Roget (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery | N/A | ...more about Mystery of Marie Roget starring Patric Knowles and Maria Ouspenskaya |
| 46 | | Nightmare (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery | N/A | ...more about Nightmare starring Diana Barrymore and Brian Donlevy |
| 47 | | Mr. and Mrs. North (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Mr. and Mrs. North starring Gracie Allen and William Post Jr. |
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