Top 25 Thriller Movies Must-Watch Released in 1936

A waitress, a hobo and a bank robber get mixed up at a lonely diner in the desert. More about The Petrified Forest / IMDB / YouTube

When a wrongly-accused prisoner barely survives a lynch-mob attack and is presumed dead, he vindictively decides to fake his death and frame the mob for his supposed murder. Get info on Fury / 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. Get info on Secret Agent / IMDB / YouTube

When a crusader against rackets is murdered, a grand jury battles the rackets by promoting McLaren to be in charge of the cleanup. He fires NYPD Detective Blake, who punches him and joins the racket. Look into Bullets or Ballots / IMDB / YouTube

A scientist becomes murderous after discovering, and being exposed to the radiation of, a powerful new element called Radium X. Learn about The Invisible Ray / 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. Read 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

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. See more about Charlie Chan at the Race Track / IMDB / YouTube

Amid the anarchy of China, an American mercenary tangles with a ruthless warlord. More about The General Died at Dawn / IMDB / YouTube

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

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

Two men stumble into an old mansion, and get involved with a crazed scientist, torture chambers and sinister medical experiments. Read about 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. See 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. Info on 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. Info on The Mandarin Mystery / IMDB / YouTube

A wise cracking American P.I. traveling abroad with his love interest and sidekick, stumbles on to a dead body. After it disappears again, he starts to unravel a devious crime ring. Details on Doomed Cargo / IMDB / YouTube

A crazed killer known as The Spinebreaker is terrorizing London with a series of grisly murders. The police seem powerless to stop him. Look into The Crimes of Stephen Hawke / IMDB / YouTube

A madman sets out to destroy a group of Chinatown merchants. Details on Shadow of Chinatown / IMDB / YouTube

Postal inspectors track down money stolen from a railroad car. Look into Postal Inspector / IMDB / YouTube

Colonel Gimpy heads a spy organization trying to get the plans for a new airplane. Test pilot Ace Martin agrees to help. Read about Crack-Up / IMDB / YouTube

A mysterious killer known as The Fiend uses an unusual bullet as his trademark for his murders. Get info on A Face in the Fog / IMDB / YouTube

A millionaire with a crumbling personal life comes up with an idea on how he can disappear, start a new life without anyone knowing who he is and be able to take all his money with him. Find out about The President's Mystery / IMDB / YouTube

Aircraft are being shot down by a large black plane with a big X painted on the wing. The chief suspects are invited for the weekend to an old dark mansion. See more about Pilot X / IMDB / YouTube

Feature version of the 1936 serial Shadow of Chinatown. Details on Shadow of Chinatown / IMDB / YouTube

Janes Forbes (Barrie) decides to help amnesiac Jack Doe (Pryor) to find the details of his true identity. She doesn't tell anyone she is leaving, which causes her worried father to hire a detective to find the pair. Trouble ensues when a minor gangster with his own night club becomes involved. Explore Ticket to Paradise / IMDB / YouTube