Greatest 23 Mystery Movies Editor's Choice from 1936

Private detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora are back home at last and hoping for a quiet New Year when there is a murder. The obvious suspect is his wife, Nora's cousin, Selma. See more about After the Thin Man / IMDB / YouTube

After three British Agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences. See more about Secret Agent / IMDB / YouTube

The author of a controversially racy best-selling book tries to hide her celebrity status from her provincial small-town neighbors, who would be scandalized if they knew. Details on Theodora Goes Wild / IMDB / YouTube

A double-crossing woman, the two-timing P.I. she hired, the corpulent empress of crime, and a gentleman thief are all after a legendary priceless eighth-century ram's horn. Details on Satan Met a Lady / IMDB / YouTube

A wealthy mystery writer uses her doctor ex-husband's non-payment of alimony to coerce him into a reconciliation. More about The Ex-Mrs. Bradford / IMDB / YouTube

A talented boxer and a gifted dancer hope to increase their waning popularity by inventing a fictitious love affair for the benefit of the tabloids. Details on Cain and Mabel / IMDB / YouTube

While visiting the circus with his family, Charlie is recruited by the big top's co-owner to investigate threatening letters that he's received. Learn about Charlie Chan at the Circus / IMDB / YouTube

The heir to a huge fortune is presumed drowned, then shows up, is then murdered. Look into Charlie Chan's Secret / IMDB / YouTube

The star-crossed desert romance of a cloistered woman and a renegade monk. Info on The Garden of Allah / IMDB / YouTube

When a friend of Charlie's is found kicked to death by his own race horse on board a Honolulu-bound liner, the detective discovers foul play and uncovers an international gambling ring. Look into Charlie Chan at the Race Track / IMDB / YouTube

A woman pretends to be royalty in order to get aboard a cruise ship. More about The Princess Comes Across / IMDB / YouTube

Sassy manicurist Eve Fallon is recruited as an even more brassy reporter and she helps police detective boyfriend Danny Barr break a jewel theft ring and solve the murder of a baby. Check out Big Brown Eyes / IMDB / YouTube

The adventures of an investigator (Cagney) for the Bureau of Weights and Measures. Get info on Great Guy / IMDB / YouTube

During a horrific storm at sea, the crew realizes that there is a murderer among them who is killing them off one by one. Info on Phantom Ship / IMDB / YouTube

A reporter meets an actress whose producer is a presumed-dead thief, and stakes his reputation on predicting the next crime. More about Adventure in Manhattan / IMDB / YouTube

A bedridden eccentric millionaire, anticipating his own murder, hires Mason to help him rewrite his will, and the lawyer ends up defending the caretaker's cat. Learn about The Case of the Black Cat / IMDB / YouTube

A mad killer is on the loose in a hotel on a dark, gloomy night. More about The Rogues' Tavern / IMDB / YouTube

Young man falls for blonde heiress forced onto ship. Follows to rescue her, disguising as mobster's aide when realizing she's returning home and his boss is aboard. Find out about Anything Goes / IMDB / YouTube

Two men stumble into an old mansion, and get involved with a crazed scientist, torture chambers and sinister medical experiments. Look into The House of Secrets / IMDB / YouTube

Crown Prince Florizel (Robert Montgomery) is to marry the Princess Brenda of Irania, but she declines the arranged marriage. Relieved, Florizel heads for London, with the Colonel (Frank Morgan), where he seeks adventure and a good time. Talking with a stranger, he learns that there is a private club called the Suicide Club. Taking this to be a ruse or a trick, he join. More about Trouble for Two / IMDB / YouTube

Immigrant radical Bartolomeo Romagna is falsely condemned and executed for a payroll robbery. Years later, his son Mio sets out to find the truth of the crime and to bring to account the gangster Trock Estrella. Look into Winterset / IMDB / YouTube

Two murders are committed and a $50,000 Chinese Mandarin stamp is stolen, tossed around and eventually recovered as an aggregation of costly-stamp counterfeiters are uncovered through the mastermind investigation by Ellery Queen. Find out about The Mandarin Mystery / IMDB / YouTube

A smooth-talking newspaper photographer meets a mystery woman following a trial. After murder at the victory party and a meeting in the shower, the photographer and mystery woman form an unlikely duo. Details on Murder with Pictures / IMDB / YouTube