Best 22 Mystery Movies Must-See Released in 1959

A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt. See more about North by Northwest / IMDB / YouTube

An upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case? More about Anatomy of a Murder / IMDB / YouTube

A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife. Info on House on Haunted Hill / IMDB / YouTube

A surgeon is assigned the case of a young woman whose aunt wants her lobotomized to cover up a family secret. Learn about Suddenly, Last Summer / IMDB / YouTube

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate. Explore The Hound of the Baskervilles / IMDB / YouTube

A crazed killer known as The Bat is on the loose in a mansion full of people. Info on The Bat / IMDB / YouTube

Jerzy enters a train set for the Baltic coast. He seems to be on the run from something, as does the strange woman with whom he must share a sleeping compartment. Check out Night Train / IMDB / YouTube

A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name. Read about The Wreck of the Mary Deare / IMDB / YouTube

A woman in a hypnotic state recounts to two doctors the details of a horrific experience from her past life that began with the mysterious and sudden disappearance of her husband. See more about The Alligator People / IMDB / YouTube

The murder of a young woman in London exposes deep racial tensions and prejudices inherent in the area. Details on Sapphire / IMDB / YouTube

An English schoolteacher meets his lookalike, a French count; and unwillingly swaps identities with him. Look into The Scapegoat / IMDB / YouTube

In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets. Explore The 39 Steps / IMDB / YouTube

The Countess de Saint-Fiacre, having received a terrible anonymous letter predicting her imminent death, summons Commissioner Maigret in the hope that he can protect her and save her from a secret ill-wisher. Info on Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case / IMDB / YouTube

Fifteen years after WWII, a group of ex-resistance fighters are brought together by Marie-Octobre, so that the former members of the network can finally relive one fateful night and find out who betrayed their murdered leader, Castille. Info on Marie-Octobre / IMDB / YouTube

Anthropologist Jonathan Drake believes that the men of his family have been cursed for generations by the native South American tribe he studies. Shortly after his brother, discovers one of the tribe's shrunken heads, he's found murdered. Get info on The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake / IMDB / YouTube

In the 1950s, Arizona Deputy Sheriff Les Martin is pressured by his community to solve a string of mysterious murders around a mining ghost town in the Grand Canyon. Explore Edge of Eternity / IMDB / YouTube

A struggling artist in a small town becomes the prime suspect when his wife mysteriously disappears. Read about The Man in the Net / IMDB / YouTube

Two doctors make a pact in which they swear that the first to die will return - if possible - to tell the other how to get a glimpse of the afterlife while still alive. Check out The Black Pit of Dr. M / IMDB / YouTube

After Dr. Howard Latimer finds the German actress that he had just met at London Airport murdered in his flat, it leads him into a world of murder, blackmail and a fake passport scam. Check out The Circle / IMDB / YouTube

One dark night, in the deserted streets of Nice, an American car slowly drives past Victor Menda, then slowly pulls up. A come on from the mysterious blonde at the wheel leads to Victor finds himself kissing and making love to the gorgeous creature. But as soon as the embrace is over the mantis-like beauty rejects him and, under the threat of a gun, makes him leave th. Read about Toi... le venin / IMDB / YouTube

A Yank comes to Havana in search of an old friend who disappeared during the Cuban Revolution, and discovers a group of Batista sympathizers plotting to overturn Castro. Details on Pier 5, Havana / IMDB / YouTube

A cowboy and his sidekick meet a ranching family that is haunted by spirits and vampires. Get info on The Living Coffin / IMDB / YouTube