Greatest 28 Crime Movies Must-See Released in 1939

Three men attempt to make a living in Prohibitionist America after returning home from fighting together in World War I. Explore The Roaring Twenties / IMDB / YouTube

In Cornwall, 1819, a young woman discovers she's living near a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecks for profit. Get info on Jamaica Inn / IMDB / YouTube

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate the legend of a supernatural hound, a beast that may be stalking a young heir on the fog-shrouded moorland that makes up his estate. Explore The Hound of the Baskervilles / IMDB / YouTube

A military deserter finds love and trouble (and a small dog) in a foggy, French port city. More about Port of Shadows / IMDB / YouTube

An explosives manufacturer suspects a young man is out to kill him. He calls in new parents Nick and Nora to sort things out. See more about Another Thin Man / IMDB / YouTube

The master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century. Look into The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / IMDB / YouTube

A corrupt D.A. (Thurston Hall) with political ambitions is angered by news stories implicating him in criminal activity and decides to frame the reporter (James Cagney) for manslaughter in order to silence him. More about Each Dawn I Die / IMDB / YouTube

When a tycoon (Ernest Truex) is accused of murder, the private eye (James Stewart) tracking him finds himself roped in as an accessory and attempts to evade police, kidnapping a poetess (Claudette Colbert) along the way. Look into It's a Wonderful World / IMDB / YouTube

A champion boxer on the lam, believed to have committed murder while drunk, takes refuge and finds redemption at an Arizona farm for delinquent youths. Learn about They Made Me a Criminal / IMDB / YouTube

When Dr. Savaard's experiment in cryonics is interrupted by the short-sighted authorities, his volunteer dies, and he is condemned to death. He vows vengeance if he can survive his own hanging. Get info on The Man They Could Not Hang / IMDB / YouTube

An ex-con who wants to go straight has difficulties trying to reintegrate into society while on parole. Read about Invisible Stripes / IMDB / YouTube

While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor. Get info on Charlie Chan in Honolulu / IMDB / YouTube

Charlie's investigation of a phony psychic during the 1939 World Exposition on San Francisco's Treasure Island leads him to expose a suicide as murder. Find out about Charlie Chan at Treasure Island / IMDB / YouTube

After the killing of her husband by friendly fire during a police raid, Dr. Carole Nelson tries to find gangster Joe Gurney to clear her name with the medical board. Get info on King of the Underworld / IMDB / YouTube

Mary Whitman, an old friend of Charlie's in Reno for a divorce, finds herself accused of murdering the woman her husband planned to marry after the decree became final. Read about Charlie Chan in Reno / IMDB / YouTube

Moto thwarts a ruthless band of international agents who try to foment an international incident by mining the entrance to the Suez Canal and blaming the British. More about Mr. Moto's Last Warning / IMDB / YouTube

Nancy Drew, contest-reporter for the local newspaper, clears a young woman of murder charges. Learn about Nancy Drew... Reporter / IMDB / YouTube

While in Paris for a reunion on the eve of World War II, Charlie finds that the murder of a hated businessman leads him to a conspiracy to smuggle arms to Germany. Get info on City in Darkness / IMDB / YouTube

Youthful tough Johnnie Stone has fallen under the influence of petty crook Frank Wilson, who involves him and robbery and murder using his sister's boyfriend's stolen gun. See more about You Can't Get Away with Murder / IMDB / YouTube

Man about town and first class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Meeting Gwen from his schooldays and falling in love all over again, he spends the weekend with her parents, Lord and Lady Melrose. A necklace presents an irresistible temptation, but also in attendance is Scotland Yard's finest, finally on the trail. Info on Raffles / IMDB / YouTube

An embittered woman, leader of a criminal gang, has a change of heart. Read about A Woman's Face / IMDB / YouTube

Joe Bell, wrongly imprisoned for burglary, gets released to a prison farm. His romance with the foreman's daughter leads to the foreman's accidental death. Fearing disbelief, Bell flees with the daughter, Mabel. Explore Dust Be My Destiny / IMDB / YouTube

Simon Templar, the Saint, travels to San Francisco to solve crime mysteries within the police department. Check out The Saint Strikes Back / IMDB / YouTube

The mirthful adventures of Police Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremiah Harbottle, who stage a fabricated crime wave to save their jobs - then find themselves involved in the real thing. Get info on Ask a Policeman / IMDB / YouTube

Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as The Eye of the Daughter of The Moon. Learn about The Mystery of Mr. Wong / IMDB / YouTube

Nancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father's will, but the murder of their chauffeur complicates matters. Check out Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase / IMDB / YouTube

The Saint returns to London and with the help of an American pickpocket and a beautiful adventuress breaks a counterfeiting ring. See more about The Saint in London / IMDB / YouTube

A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl Captain J on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa. Learn about Mr. Wong in Chinatown / IMDB / YouTube