Top 21 Mystery Movies Releases 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? Details on 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

An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi. Get info on 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. Info on The Killers / IMDB / YouTube

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

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

An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife. More 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. 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. Read about Dressed to Kill / IMDB / YouTube

A Scotland Yard Inspector investigates odd hospital deaths during the London Blitz. Get info on Green for Danger / IMDB / YouTube

A simple Connecticut farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion. Look into Dragonwyck / 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. More about 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. See more about Somewhere in the Night / 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. Get info on 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. Read about The Verdict / 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

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. More about Deadline at Dawn / IMDB / YouTube

In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn't so sure. Look into Nocturne / IMDB / YouTube

Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which may not have actually happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a wicked plot? Info on Crack-Up / IMDB / YouTube

Paris police detective Cassin has a well needed vacation at a rural inn, where the owners' adult daughter shows interest in him but she has a jealous boyfriend. Will Cassin need his skills? Explore So Dark the Night / IMDB / YouTube

Expensive diamonds are stolen but before the thief can fence them he is strangled by ex-con Cueball, who then takes the gems and continues murdering people he believes are trying to swindle him. Get info on Dick Tracy vs. Cueball / IMDB / YouTube