Greatest 27 Thriller Movies Picks 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. Look into Out of the Past / IMDB / YouTube

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

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

The rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall. Read about Nightmare Alley / IMDB / YouTube

At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard. Read about Brute Force / IMDB / YouTube

A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast. Info on Odd Man Out / IMDB / YouTube

A thief arrested for a jewelry heist initially refuses to give up his accomplices, but he changes his mind after his wife dies under mysterious circumstances. More about Kiss of Death / 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? More 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. Find out 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. Look into Lady in the Lake / IMDB / YouTube

A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with the hotheaded murderer romancing her foster sister. Get info on Born to Kill / IMDB / YouTube

After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there. Learn about Possessed / 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. Find out 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. Check out 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. Details on The Red House / IMDB / YouTube

An artist forms an attachment with a woman on holiday in the country. As the relationship develops, his behavior and information about his past cause her increasing concern. Explore The Two Mrs. Carrolls / 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. Get info on My Favorite Brunette / IMDB / YouTube

Inspector Wens moves into a Paris boarding house to catch a serial killer. Explore 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. Read about The Beast with Five Fingers / IMDB / YouTube

When spy chief Bob Sharkey finds out one of his agents-in-training is actually a Nazi double agent, his strategic decision not to arrest him results in tragedy. Details on 13 Rue Madeleine / IMDB / YouTube

Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare. Get info on The Chase / IMDB / YouTube

A high-class crook gets in trouble with the law. Get info on Johnny O'Clock / IMDB / YouTube

After an elderly maid is murdered, opinions are manipulated, evidence is planted, violence erupts, and panic ensues. Explore Panique / IMDB / YouTube

A young married couple flee both the police and a gangster out for revenge. Check out Desperate / IMDB / YouTube

After a brain-damaged war veteran confesses to murdering his wife and is sent to a psychiatric hospital, a sympathetic doctor tries to lead him to recover his memory of events as he begins to question his guilt. Info on High Wall / IMDB / YouTube

The daughter of a Nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer, despite everyone's efforts to separate them. Check out Desert Fury / IMDB / YouTube

Police surround the apartment of apparent murderer Joe Adams, who refuses to surrender although escape appears impossible. During the siege, Joe reflects on the circumstances that led him to this situation. Info on The Long Night / IMDB / YouTube