Top 17 Drama Movies Editor's Choice from 1946

The daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them? See more about Notorious / IMDB / YouTube

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. Check out The Big Sleep / IMDB / YouTube

Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband. Get info on Brief Encounter / IMDB / YouTube

A small-time gambler hired to work in a Buenos Aires casino discovers his employer's new wife is his former lover. Check out Gilda / IMDB / YouTube

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

A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl. See more about A Matter of Life and Death / IMDB / YouTube

After their cattle are stolen and their brother murdered, the Earp brothers have a score to settle with the Clanton family. Check out My Darling Clementine / 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. More about The Killers / IMDB / YouTube

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

The theatrical life of a beautiful courtesan in 1830s Paris and the four men who love her. Get info on Children of Paradise / 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. Explore Detour / IMDB / YouTube

Guests at an English estate recall nightmares. Find out about Dead of Night / IMDB / YouTube

In 1916, a shadowy serial killer is targeting women with afflictions; one night during a thunderstorm, the mute Helen feels menaced. Learn about The Spiral Staircase / IMDB / YouTube

A man is reunited with his childhood friend and her husband who believes he knows the truth about the death of her rich aunt years earlier. Look into The Strange Love of Martha Ivers / IMDB / YouTube

A young Englishwoman goes to the Hebrides to marry her older, wealthier fiancé. When the weather keeps them separated on different islands, she begins to have second thoughts. More about I Know Where I'm Going! / IMDB / YouTube

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

At a big city Catholic school, Father O'Malley and Sister Benedict indulge in friendly rivalry, and succeed in extending the school through the gift of a building. Find out about The Bells of St. Mary's / IMDB / YouTube