List of the best Eugene Forde movies: Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise(1940), Charlie Chan in London(1934), Sleepers West(1941), Inspector Hornleigh(1939), Michael Shayne, Private Detective(1941), Dressed to Kill(1941), International Settlement(1938), Step Lively, Jeeves(1937), Crime Doctor's Strangest Case(1943) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
75 Minutes
Director
Sidney Toler Victor Sen Yung Marjorie Weaver Lionel Atwill Robert Lowery Don Beddoe Leo G. Carroll Cora Witherspoon Kay Linaker Harlan Briggs Charles Middleton
Charlie tries to discover the identity of a strangler who strikes multiple times on a cruise ship bound from Honolulu to California.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
79 Minutes
Director
Warner Oland Ray Milland Mona Barrie Drue Leyton Douglas Walton Alan Mowbray George Barraud Paul England Madge Bellamy Walter Johnson Murray Kinnell
Charlie visits a wealthy country home in England. Suspects in the murder range from a housekeeper, to a stableman, to a lawyer.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
74 Minutes
Director
Lloyd Nolan Lynn Bari Mary Beth Hughes Louis Jean Heydt Edward Brophy Don Costello Ben Carter Don Douglas
Mike Shayne tries to distinguish criminals from red herrings as he escorts a surprise witness via rail to a high profile trial in San Francisco.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1939
76 Minutes
Director
Gordon Harker Alastair Sim Miki Hood Hugh Williams Wally Patch Steven Geray Edward Underdown Gibb McLaughlin Ronald Adam Eliot Makeham
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Inspector Hornleigh and his assistant Sergeant Bingham are called in to investigate a murder that involves the theft of government secrets.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
77 Minutes
Director
After gumshoe Mike Shayne is hired by a millionaire to keep his daughter away from gambling and gamblers, he becomes involved in the murder of a racetrack tout.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
75 Minutes
Director
Lloyd Nolan Mary Beth Hughes Sheila Ryan William Demarest Ben Carter Virginia Brissac Erwin Kalser Henry Daniell Dick Rich Milton Parsons Charles Arnt
Detective Michael Shayne and his girlfriend Joanne are on their way to be married when a scream from a nearby hotel room draws his attention to a pair of theatrical murders.
Adventure
USA
1938
75 Minutes
Director
In Shanghai amidst Sino-Japanese warfare an adventurer (Sanders) collecting money from gun suppliers falls in loves with a French singer (Del Rio).
Comedy
USA
1937
67 Minutes
Director
Arthur Treacher Patricia Ellis Robert Kent Alan Dinehart George Givot Helen Flint John Harrington George Cooper Arthur Housman Max Wagner Franklin Panghorn
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Butler Jeeves goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to the fortune of Sir Francis Drake.
Mystery & Thriller
1943
68 Minutes
Director
Warner Baxter Lynn Merrick Gloria Dickson Barton MacLane Jerome Cowan Reginald Denny Rose Hobart Virginia Brissac Lloyd Bridges
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Lust and greed prove stronger than fraternal ties when a man murders his brother in pursuit of wealth and fortune.