Greatest 26 Thriller Movies Award-Winning Released in 1942

A young man accused of sabotage goes on the run to prove his innocence. More about Saboteur / IMDB / YouTube

An American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland's fables if they are intimate together. Find out about Cat People / IMDB / YouTube

When assassin Philip Raven shoots a blackmailer and his beautiful female companion dead, he is paid off in marked bills by his treasonous employer who is working with foreign spies. Check out This Gun for Hire / IMDB / YouTube

An escaped prisoner must prove his innocence to a stuffy law professor with help from a spirited schoolteacher. More about The Talk of the Town / IMDB / YouTube

A World War II U-boat crew are stranded in northern Canada. To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still-neutral U.S. Explore 49th Parallel / IMDB / YouTube

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign. Find out about The Glass Key / IMDB / YouTube

In December 1941, ex-army captain Rick Leland boards a Japanese ship heading to Asia via the Panama Canal where his Japanese hosts show interest in the American defense plans for the canal zone. Find out about Across the Pacific / IMDB / YouTube

When a German saboteur jeeringly predicts to the nation new depredations, via their radio Voice of Terror, the Intelligence Inner Council summons Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) to help in the crisis. Look into Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror / IMDB / YouTube

Runyonesque Broadway gamblers turn patriotic when they stumble onto a cell of Nazi saboteurs. Read about All Through the Night / IMDB / YouTube

The ancient Egypt Mummy, Kharis, is transported from his homeland with the high priest Mehemet to wreak vengeance on the family who has defiled the sacred tomb of his beloved Princess Ananka. Info on The Mummy's Tomb / IMDB / YouTube

The step-daughter of a district attorney falls in love with a gangster on parole who her father originally imprisoned. More about Johnny Eager / IMDB / YouTube

In California, Bobo and his mooching pal Tiny are doing odd jobs and getting drunk and they hide a secret about the unsolved murder of sailor Pop Kelly but suicidal waitress Anna, saved by Bobo, unravels the mystery. Info on Moontide / IMDB / YouTube

Attempting to find his lost dog in a vast Georgia swamp, Ben Ragan stumbles upon wanted murderer Tom Keefer who convinces Ben he was framed for the murder by the real killer. Read about Swamp Water / IMDB / YouTube

Kurt Ingston, a rich recluse, invites the doctors who left him a hopeless cripple to his desolate mansion in the swamps as one by one they meet horrible deaths. Find out about Night Monster / IMDB / YouTube

Surviving members of an aristocratic English family are threatened by a legendary monster when they venture out on chilly, foggy nights. Check out The Undying Monster / IMDB / YouTube

Charlie Chan investigates apparent poisonings at a mystery mansion in the Mojave Desert. Details on Castle in the Desert / IMDB / YouTube

Kindly soup kitchen operator and professor of criminology Bela Lugosi uses his soup kitchen as a front for a criminal gang who commit a series of daring robberies and murders. Explore Bowery at Midnight / IMDB / YouTube

The Falcon and reporter Ann Riordan try to solve a string of murders after an ex-wrestler, released from jail, goes looking for his girl friend. More about The Falcon Takes Over / IMDB / YouTube

A cabal of American industrialists, all fifth-columnists intent on sabotaging the war effort, are methodically murdered by the malevolent Monsieur Colomb. It is only until detective Dick Martin is assigned to the case that everyone's true motives and identities are revealed. See more about Black Dragons / IMDB / YouTube

An unemployed actor in Chicago aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of axe murders, apparently committed by a lunatic. Explore Fingers at the Window / IMDB / YouTube

Crime lab expert Gordon McKay uses the latest forensic techniques to solve murders in a city plagued by political corruption and mob rackets. Info on Kid Glove Killer / IMDB / YouTube

Superman must face the threat of an erupting volcano. See more about Superman: Volcano / IMDB / YouTube

A pair of young teachers look into the disappearance of their friend in the Yorkshire Moors. They soon run across the man they suspect is the murderer, and have to sit out a storm with him. Details on Terror House / IMDB / YouTube

After an accident, a New York man with amnesia finds out the ugly truth about his real identity and past by interacting with people who seem to know him well. More about Street of Chance / IMDB / YouTube

A retired detective, Nick Trayne, is hired to look for a missing banker. During the investigation, the aforementioned banker returns in a zombie-like state. Trayne must track down the madman responsible for the banker's state. More about The Living Ghost / IMDB / YouTube

Dr. Larry Forbes visits the château of Dr. Robert Renault, uncle of his fiancée Madelon, who is idolized by Renault's assistant, a strange émigré from Java. More about Dr. Renault's Secret / IMDB / YouTube