Top 23 Mystery Movies Fan Favorites from 1949

A letter is addressed to three wives from their best friend Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one. See more about A Letter to Three Wives / IMDB / YouTube

A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the only witness being an impressionable young boy. Check out The Fallen Idol / IMDB / YouTube

In Depression-era New York, an impoverished painter has a chance encounter with an enigmatic, old-fashioned little girl in Central Park who inspires him and changes his destiny. Get info on Portrait of Jennie / IMDB / YouTube

Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury. Details on A Canterbury Tale / IMDB / YouTube

A unfaithful wife plots with her lover to kill her husband, but the lover is accidentally killed instead. The husband stays in hiding and lets his wife be charged with conspiracy. Read about Impact / IMDB / YouTube

An ambitious young LA department store model gets her wish of marrying a millionaire but she eventually discovers that rich life isn't always a happy one. Learn about Caught / IMDB / YouTube

Two employees of a secluded hotel investigate a murder on the premises in which the goofy bellboy is the prime suspect. Info on Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff / IMDB / YouTube

Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity, with unfortunate results. Info on Hollow Triumph / IMDB / YouTube

Failed singer Marian Washburn confesses she shot her friend, successful singer Susan Caldwell, but her manager Luke Jordan and Detective Fowler doubt her story and cannot establish a reasonable motive. See more about A Woman's Secret / IMDB / YouTube

An obsessed cop tracks an elusive serial killer who strangles his victims on rainy nights. Explore Follow Me Quietly / IMDB / YouTube

Secret Service agents make a deal with a counterfeiting inmate to be released on early parole if he will help them recover some bogus moneymaking plates, but he plans to double cross them. More about Trapped / IMDB / YouTube

Hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV's court. Get info on Black Magic / IMDB / YouTube

An insurance company investigator goes to a small town to probe into a case of supposed suicide. The natives are not very cooperative and some turn hostile, leading to suspicion of foul play. Read about Cover Up / IMDB / YouTube

After two U.S. cavalrymen transporting a gold shipment get killed, U.S. Army Intelligence investigator John Haven goes undercover to a mining and logging town to find the killers. Explore Station West / IMDB / YouTube

A district attorney rises to political success and the governorship but loses his sense of morality once he starts associating with the shadowy and perhaps diabolical Nick Beal. More about Alias Nick Beal / IMDB / YouTube

While his wife is urging him to quit the force, a Los Angeles homicide detective hunts for the killer responsible for the murder of his ex-partner, who might have been on the take with local bookies. Explore Scene of the Crime / IMDB / YouTube

Vicious hood 'Red' Kluger escapes from Folsom State Prison and follows through on his threats to the detective who arrested him and the D.A. who convicted him. Info on The Threat / IMDB / YouTube

Mob attorney Walter Colby is manipulated by showgirl Flaxy Martin into taking the rap for a murder committed by mobster Hap Richie's goons, but he escapes and tries to get revenge. Check out Flaxy Martin / IMDB / YouTube

Newspaperman helps girl find her sister's illegitimate baby, gets mixed up in baby-adoption racket. Learn about Abandoned / IMDB / YouTube

New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy investigates a series of murders and uncovers an extremist group. Find out about Jigsaw / IMDB / YouTube

A Jazz Age bootlegger learns the hard way about the wages of sin. Read about The Great Gatsby / IMDB / YouTube

In order to cash-in a life insurance policy, a failing business owner asks one of his employees, who has financial woes of his own, to aid him in disguising his suicide into a robbery-murder. Check out Strange Bargain / IMDB / YouTube

During a conference-trip to L.A., an academic runs into an old-flame and into trouble with the police when she disappears, presumed murdered. Info on Take One False Step / IMDB / YouTube