Top 18 Mystery Movies Popular from 1931

When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt. Info on M / IMDB / YouTube

A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children. Get info on Night Nurse / IMDB / YouTube

A crusading newspaper editor tricks his retiring star reporter into covering one last case. Read about The Front Page / IMDB / YouTube

A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon. Find out about The Maltese Falcon / IMDB / YouTube

The adventures of an egoistic con man and his glamorous accomplice. Check out Blonde Crazy / IMDB / YouTube

The unsolved murder of a Hollywood actor several years earlier and an enigmatic psychic are the keys to help Charlie solve the Honolulu stabbing death of a beautiful actress. Details on The Black Camel / IMDB / YouTube

A woman is found murdered with another woman, Mary Baring, with whom she'd been heard to be arguing, present, in a daze. It seems like an open-and-shut case and Baring is put on trial for murder. During deliberations, 11 of the 12 members think she's guilty. The sceptical one is Sir John Menier who thinks there are holes in the case. However, he is talked round and Baring is found guilty. After the case Menier still has his doubts and wishes he'd been more forceful in arguing against a guilty verdict. He starts to do his own investigating. Check out Mary / IMDB / YouTube

Clint Turner is arrested for the murder of his girlfriend Judy's father, a rival rancher who was an enemy of his own father. Read about The Range Feud / IMDB / YouTube

A murder during a game of charades at a society party leads the police to begin the hunt through the guest list for a motive and culprit. Get info on Murder at Midnight / IMDB / YouTube

A card cheat is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal enterprise that Holmes believes is controlled by Professor Moriarty. Read about Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour / IMDB / YouTube

A group of people are stalked by a masked killer in an old mansion. Find out about The Phantom / IMDB / YouTube

After her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, a young heiress seeks Holmes' help when she feels threatened by her brutish stepfather. Find out about The Speckled Band / IMDB / YouTube

Rich playboy Pike Winslow dons the mantle of 'The Reckoner', a mysterious avenger, when he learns that his lady friend Barbara Gerry's father has been framed in a bank embezzlement scandal. Using meticulous planning and split-second timing, Pike, along with his associates, the erudite 'Professor' and tough-guy scrapper 'Doc', attempt to find proof that will clear Gerr. Find out about The Public Defender / IMDB / YouTube

A murder mystery evolves during a weekend at an exclusive mansion. Explore The Devil Plays / IMDB / YouTube

Alvin Merle, a womanizing Broadway matinée idol, is found strangled in his dressing room. The door is locked from the inside and there is no possible other way into the room. Merle is having an affair with his leading lady, while his wife, actress Ethel Wynn, appearing in another play in a theater around the corner, is doing the same with Frank Murray, the stage manag. Learn about Grief Street / IMDB / YouTube

Married couple is imprisoned for a crime they didn't commit. Find out about Ladies of the Big House / IMDB / YouTube

A group of passengers is trapped in a runaway Pullman car. Learn about The Mystery Train / IMDB / YouTube

A story of love, humor, and drama against the background of America's Biggest Little City. An (interrupted) indiscretion by John Wyatt with a floozy prompts his wife June to travel to Reno, Nevada to get a quickie 6-week-waiting-period divorce. Penitent over his past actions (since he got caught), John follows June to Reno and manages a reconciliation after a murder. Check out Night Life in Reno / IMDB / YouTube