Greatest 20 Crime Movies Highly Recommended Released in 1946

Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail--and what might be love. Info on The Big Sleep / IMDB / YouTube

An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi. Look into The Stranger / IMDB / YouTube

Hit men arrive in a small New Jersey town to kill an unresisting victim, and insurance investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins. Find out about The Killers / IMDB / YouTube

A married woman and a drifter fall in love and then plot to murder her husband. More about The Postman Always Rings Twice / IMDB / YouTube

The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend. Find out about Detour / IMDB / YouTube

An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife. Find out about The Blue Dahlia / IMDB / YouTube

When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, Sherlock Holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible. See more about Terror by Night / IMDB / YouTube

Sherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains, including a dangerously attractive female, are desperate to obtain three unassuming and inexpensive little music boxes. Details on Dressed to Kill / IMDB / YouTube

A Scotland Yard Inspector investigates odd hospital deaths during the London Blitz. Look into Green for Danger / IMDB / YouTube

A secretary tries to help her boss who's been framed for murder. Info on The Dark Corner / IMDB / YouTube

When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband. Explore Black Angel / IMDB / YouTube

George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million. Get info on Somewhere in the Night / IMDB / YouTube

Just before his wedding, the bridegroom hears a complex tale painting his lovely bride as devilish and unbalanced. More about The Locket / IMDB / YouTube

A young heiress finds evidence suggesting that at night she acts under the influence of a family curse and has begun committing ghastly murders in a nearby park. See more about She-Wolf of London / IMDB / YouTube

After an innocent man is executed in a case for which he was not responsible, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness. More about The Verdict / IMDB / YouTube

Three strangers, each dealing with a serious problem, share a sweepstakes ticket which they wished upon together before a Chinese idol. Look into Three Strangers / IMDB / YouTube

After a woman he meets is murdered, a soon-to-ship-out sailor has until dawn to find the killer, aided by a weary dance hall girl. Explore Deadline at Dawn / IMDB / YouTube

After reading a Dick Tracy comic, Daffy Duck has a surreal dream in which he is a P.I. pursuing an army of grotesque villains who stole every piggy bank in town, including his own. Look into The Great Piggy Bank Robbery / IMDB / YouTube

A mortally-wounded female gangster recounts how she and her gang revived an executed killer from the gas chamber to try to find out where he buried a fortune in cash. Explore Decoy / IMDB / YouTube

Ex-GI Nick Blake gets involved in a scheme to fleece a rich, young widow, but finds himself falling for her, much to the displeasure of his racketeer cohorts. Check out Nobody Lives Forever / IMDB / YouTube