THE $98 SPECIAL RETURNS FOR 2021!  Through August 21st of this year, treat yourself to ANY TWELVE (12) TITLES FOR ONLY 98 DOLLARS POSTPAID...

KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL (1952) John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster. Terrific action drama about an ex-con who's nailed for an armored car robbery he didn't commit. He sets out to find the mastermind of the crime, which leads him south of the border.  PLUS:  BOMBAY WATERFRONT (1952) John Bentley, Patricia Dainton, Christopher Lee. Bentley is tops as the writer-turned-detective, Paul Temple. In this film, he tries to unmask a killer known as “the Marquis.”

FEAR NO MORE (1961) Mala Powers, Jacques Bergerac, John Harding.  Powers is the beautiful young ex-psychiatric patient who travels by train from L.A. to S.F.  She soon finds herself accused of murder when a corpst is found in her compartment. PLUS:  SHIP OF THE DEAD (1959) Horst Buckholz, Mario Adorf, Helmut Schmid.  A GREAT movie. A taut story of love, crime, hardship, hopelessness, and betrayal.  Buckholz is tops as a human castoff, in international limbo because of a lost passport.  

THE CHASE (1946, United Artists) Robert Cummings, Peter Lorre, Steve Cochran, Michele Morgan. Intriguing story of an ex-G.I. who, by the simple act of returning a lost wallet, finds himself mixed up with hardened criminals. Cochran and Lorre give terrific low-key performances as overdressed psychos. PLUS:  SHOCK (1946, Fox) Vincent Price, Lynn Bari, Frank Latimore. A woman goes into catatonic shock after seeing a brutal murder. When she comes to, she discovers her doctor is the killer!

(1949) Maureen Riscoe, John Barry, Charles Clapham, John Le Mesurier, Ian Fleming, directed by John Gilling. Riscoe charms everyone’s socks off in this smooth murder thriller. She takes in a new boa

(1937, Victory) Herman Brix, Joan Barclay, Monte Blue. Joan steals a precious gem from a couple of loan sharks. Herman gets tangled up in her messy situation. A fun cheapie from Sam Katzman. 16mm.

(1961) Alberto Sordi, Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Dorian Gray, Franca Valeri. There are seven key witnesses in this GREAT murder thriller that has a touch of wit attached to it. An old woman is

THE ARSENAL STADIUM MYSTERY (1939) Leslie Banks, Greta Gynt, Ian McLean, Liane Linden, Anthony Bushnell.  A star English football player collapses right on the field during a big game.  When the dust settles, it’s discovered that the player was murdered!  But how…and by who?  Enter a snappy but serious police inspector played brilliantly by Banks...

Armchair Fiction presents extra large illustrated editions of classic mystery-crime double novels. The first novel is “The Art Studio Murders” by master mystery writer, Edward Ronns. The second novel is “The Case of Jenny Brice” by a very well-known mystery writer of the early twentieth century, Mary Roberts Rinehart. 

(1967) Henry Silva, Fred Beir, Ida Galli, Peter Dane. Silva excels in this remarkable, surreal thriller. Silva is set to be executed at the beginning of the film. Yet, later we see him again as a y

Armchair Fiction presents extra large editions of classic mystery-crime double novels.  The first novel is steamy, hardboiled tale, “The Baby Doll Murders” by James O. Causey.  The second novel is a true classic of nail-biting suspense, “Death Hitches a Ride” by another well-known mystery writer, Martin L. Weiss.  

(1964) Jean Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Gert Frobe, Enrico Salerno, Wolfgang Preiss, Fernando Rey.  This hip film has a great cast.  It's a caper movie with a touch of wit.  JP plays a thief trying to smuggle gold from Barcelona to Beirut.  Helping him is the beautiful, but mysterious Seberg. 

(1934, Mayfair) Buster Crabbe, Ruth Hall, Ralph Lewis. Buster is an unemployed reporter who gets a big break (and a job) when he rescues the daughter of a big newspaper publisher. Buster soon discovers a

(1936, Victory) Regis Toomey, Sheila Terry, Molly O’Day, Robert Warwick, Fuzzy Knight. Terry’s brother is framed by gangsters for a crime he didn’t commit. Toomey comes to her aid and tries to bring the r