Best 21 Mystery Movies Popular from 1947

A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses, and duplicitous dames. Explore Out of the Past / IMDB / YouTube

A humble orphan boy in 1810s Kent is given the opportunity to go to London and become a gentleman, with the help of an unknown benefactor. Get info on Great Expectations / IMDB / YouTube

A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try to prove his innocence. Get info on Dark Passage / IMDB / YouTube

In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost. Get info on The Ghost and Mrs. Muir / IMDB / YouTube

A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of demobilized soldiers he met in a bar. But which one? And why? Read about Crossfire / IMDB / YouTube

A soldier runs away to avoid receiving the Medal of Honor, so his buddy gets permission to investigate. Romance and death soon follow. Read about Dead Reckoning / IMDB / YouTube

The female editor of a crime magazine hires Phillip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder. Explore Lady in the Lake / IMDB / YouTube

Nick and Nora Charles are on a gambling boat when someone is murdered. The two main suspects are at large and come to Nick for help. Nick turns them in to the police but then sets out to figure out the mystery. More about Song of the Thin Man / IMDB / YouTube

A man is found murdered, and witnesses are sure about the woman they saw leaving his apartment. However, it becomes apparent that the woman has a twin, and finding out which one is the killer seems impossible. See more about The Dark Mirror / IMDB / YouTube

British police are after a serial killer who lures his female victims through newspaper personal ads and sends cryptic poem clues to the cops. See more about Lured / IMDB / YouTube

An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods. Look into The Red House / IMDB / YouTube

The true story of a prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder. Get info on Boomerang! / IMDB / YouTube

A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite. Info on Humoresque / IMDB / YouTube

Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson tells reporters how he got there. Find out about My Favorite Brunette / IMDB / YouTube

Inspector Wens moves into a Paris boarding house to catch a serial killer. Learn about The Murderer Lives at Number 21 / IMDB / YouTube

In a turn-of-the-century Renaissance Italian mansion, its tyrannical owner, a wheelchair-bound one-handed pianist with a strong belief in the occult is murdered. Look into The Beast with Five Fingers / IMDB / YouTube

Mike Lambert, seeking a mining job, instead becomes the patsy for a femme-fatale's schemes. Check out Framed / IMDB / YouTube

On New Year's Eve 1946, Sheila Page kills her husband Barney. She wishes that she could relive 1946 and avoid the mistakes that she made throughout the year. Her wish comes true but cheating fate proves more difficult than she anticipated. Explore Repeat Performance / IMDB / YouTube

Recently widowed Sandra Demarest arrives at the isolated home of her late husband for his wake, but his uncle will not allow her to view the corpse. Explore Cry Wolf / IMDB / YouTube

Dick Tracy goes up against a villain who robs banks using a nerve gas. Read about Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome / IMDB / YouTube

From a slab in the morgue, a dead young woman tells the bizarre tale of how she got there, through a maze of murder involving a hypnotist, a midget and a mysterious figure in a green mask. Explore Scared to Death / IMDB / YouTube