Greatest 18 Mystery Movies Picks from 1951

The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter. More about Rashomon / IMDB / YouTube

Frank Johnson becomes an eyewitness to a murder. He's pursued around San Francisco by his wife, the police, and the killer. Learn about Woman on the Run / IMDB / YouTube

A seductive woman falls in love with a mysterious ship's captain. Find out about Pandora and the Flying Dutchman / IMDB / YouTube

Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder after she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America. Check out The House on Telegraph Hill / IMDB / YouTube

Gamblers who took an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them. Explore Dark City / IMDB / YouTube

Vicky Barton visits Paris with her brother Johnny, only to discover the following morning he has gone missing and the hotel staff have no recollection of his presence. Details on So Long at the Fair / IMDB / YouTube

A New York City detective, traveling by train between New York and Baltimore, tries to foil an on-board plot to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln before he reaches Baltimore to give a major pre-Inauguration speech in 1861. Look into The Tall Target / IMDB / YouTube

An ex-convict and a woman fall in love, after she shoots her police Lt. boyfriend dead in self defense, and falsely leads him to believe that he did the shooting. More about Tomorrow Is Another Day / IMDB / YouTube

Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife. Learn about Lightning Strikes Twice / IMDB / YouTube

The film explores the life of tenor Enrico Caruso, a vocalist who faces rejection from Musetta and Dorothy, and struggles to find acceptance in New York. Get info on The Great Caruso / IMDB / YouTube

In 1848 NYC, a Frenchwoman visits exiled former French Marshal Thevenet to ask for his financial help in behalf of his French grandson but Thevenet's house staff schemes to kill him and take his fortune. Learn about The Man with a Cloak / IMDB / YouTube

Convicted murderess Valerie Carns (Ann Blyth) is being transported to Norwich to be executed when a flood strands her and her guards at a convent hospital. Nurse Sister Mary (Claudette Colbert) becomes convinced of her innocence and sets out to find the real killer. Explore Thunder on the Hill / IMDB / YouTube

A woman is murdered, but she is seen in different ways by different people. Read about Five Angles on Murder / IMDB / YouTube

In the 1950s, an American comes to Britain to investigate the murky circumstances of his brother's death that occurred during a WW2 commando raid in Nazi-occupied France. Get info on Circle of Danger / IMDB / YouTube

An insurance lawyer unhappy with his rate of company advancement becomes a middleman in deals to recover stolen property from the Mob, thus earning a nice living. But his actions attract police attention and set him up for a double-cross. Learn about No Questions Asked / IMDB / YouTube

An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director in 1929. Get info on Hollywood Story / IMDB / YouTube

In Pittsburgh, PA, an F.B.I. agent works to undermine the Communist party, but his brothers and his teenage son think he's a real Red. Explore I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. / IMDB / YouTube

Vacationing writer investigates mysterious fish deaths in Minnesota lake. Discovers former Nazi-turned-Communist group developing biological weapons at lab with Soviet funding. Teams up with local doctor's sister to uncover their plan. Look into The Whip Hand / IMDB / YouTube