Greatest 30 Thriller Movies Highly Recommended Released in 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? Read about 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. Info on The Big Sleep / IMDB / YouTube

A small-time gambler hired to work in a Buenos Aires casino discovers his employer's new wife is his former lover. Details on Gilda / IMDB / YouTube

An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi. Explore 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. More about The Killers / IMDB / YouTube

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

The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend. Look into Detour / IMDB / YouTube

Guests at an English estate recall nightmares. Learn about Dead of Night / IMDB / YouTube

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

A man is reunited with his childhood friend and her husband who believes he knows the truth about the death of her rich aunt years earlier. Info on The Strange Love of Martha Ivers / IMDB / YouTube

An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife. Info on 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. Explore 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. Info on Dressed to Kill / IMDB / YouTube

A Scotland Yard Inspector investigates odd hospital deaths during the London Blitz. See more about 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. Read about Dragonwyck / IMDB / YouTube

Nell Bowen, the protégé of Lord Mortimer, wants to help change the conditions of notorious St. Mary's of Bethlehem Asylum (Bedlam). Though she tries to reform Bedlam, the cruel Master Sims who runs it has her committed there, but ultimately, it's the lunatics who've taken over the asylum. Details on Bedlam / 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. See more about Black Angel / IMDB / YouTube

Middle-aged bride Ann Hamilton soon begins to suspect that her charming husband is really a psychotic who plans to murder her. Info on Undercurrent / IMDB / YouTube

In WW2, the Allies race against time to persuade two nuclear scientists working for the Germans to switch sides. Find out about Cloak and Dagger / 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. Check out Somewhere in the Night / IMDB / YouTube

A psychologically distraught woman is committed to a private sanitarium by the man she witnessed commit a murder. Explore Shock / IMDB / YouTube

Just before his wedding, the bridegroom hears a complex tale painting his lovely bride as devilish and unbalanced. More about The Locket / 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. 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. Look into The Verdict / IMDB / YouTube

Three strangers, each dealing with a serious problem, share a sweepstakes ticket which they wished upon together before a Chinese idol. Get info on Three Strangers / IMDB / YouTube

In 1820s New England beautiful but poor and manipulative Jenny Hager marries rich old man Isaiah Poster but also seduces his son and his company foreman. Get info on The Strange Woman / IMDB / YouTube

Canadian flyer Laurence Gerard finds that his wife has been murdered by a French collaborator. His quest for justice leads him to Switzerland and Argentina. Info on Cornered / IMDB / YouTube

As a spate of leopard attacks causes panic, a sceptical Tarzan joins a hunting expedition, only to face a pagan cult of leopard-god worshippers and their fiendish high priestess. Can he escape the sharp claws of the savage Leopard Woman? More about Tarzan and the Leopard Woman / 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. Explore Deadline at Dawn / IMDB / YouTube

A mortally-wounded female gangster recounts how she and her gang revived an executed killer from the gas chamber to try to find out where he buried a fortune in cash. See more about Decoy / IMDB / YouTube