YELLOWSTONE (1936, Universal) Henry Hunter, Judith Barrett, Andy Devine, Alan Hale, Ralph Morgan, Paul Fix.  Enjoyable Universal murder mystery romp set in the great outdoors.  An ex-con is murdered inside Yellowstone National Park while a bank robber's son is scouring the landscape for the loot...

Lionel Atwill, Richard Cromwell, Helen Mack. $100,000 is embezzled by two kids! Early Republic mystery/suspenser has Atwill steering these two J.D.'s toward the right side of the law. From 16mm.

(1948) Conrad Nagel, Fritz Kortner, Lyle Talbot, Phillip Van Zandt.  A wealthy Hungarian baron discovers vast underground pools of oil in his area.  Unfortunately they’re underneath lands owned by villagers. He buys up many of the properties, but when there are a few holdouts, he manages to have them arrested for the slaying of a woman who, in reality, took her own life...

(1930) Julie Suedo, Gibb McLaughlin, Frances Cuyler, Tony Wylde, Byron Webber, Kiyoshi Takase.  A beautiful Chinese maiden (who could easily pass for white) enters into a more or less “arranged” marriage with an older, wealthy Dutch businessman.  The marriage was set up by a sinister Chinese racketeer, who is to receive half the inheritance after the murder of her husband...

(1937, Universal) Warren William, Gail Patrick, Constance Moore, Ralph Morgan, William Lundigan.  A slick Universal crime film about an overly tough DA (played marvelously by William) who stops at nothing to get a conviction on an accused murderer who has killed his unfaithful wife.  Then, in a cruel turn of events...

Armchair Fiction presents Mammoth Mystery Double Classics—featuring illustrated editions of two all-time mystery-crime standards, with 440 pages or more of whodunit thrills. “The Window at the White Cat” is our first grisly tale of murder and mayhem, penned by that top of the line mystery writer, Mary Roberts Rinehart. The second novel is another Mary Roberts Rinehart thriller, “The Man in Lower Ten,” which is loaded with two sets of original illustrations...

Armchair Fiction presents extra large editions of classic mystery-crime double novels. The first novel is “Wild Oats” by veteran crime writer Harry Whittington. This double novel’s second tale is a terrific murder thriller, “Make Way For Murder” by another well-known mystery writer, A. A. Marcus. 

(1941) Harry Baur, Renée Faure, Marie-Hélène Dasté, Raymond Rouleau, Robert Le Vigan.  A fascinating film with a wonderful music score.  It’s Christmas Eve in a snow-covered mountain community.  The children are just getting out of school when a darkly-clad baron returns to his nearby chateau after a ten-year absence.  He is in hiding because of leprosy.  Meanwhile, a mysterious intruder attacks a local priest while attempting to steal a sacred ring from the church... 

(1963) Karin Dor, Joachim Fuchsberger, Horst Frank, Werner Peters, Paul Klinger. One of the most sought-after Edgar Wallace-style  films. A man dies in a blazing car crash.  His widow comes under suspicion by a life insurance company, which had just raised the payout in the event of his death.  But there is something far more sinister afoot, and murder soon...

(1953) Scott Brady, Mary Castle, John Blythe, Gabrielle Brune, Colin Tapley, Lloyd Lamble, Ferdy Mayne.  An American arrives in London searching for his brother who, unknown to him, has been convicted of a murder and is within three days of being executed. He meets a beautiful night-club entertainer and part-time smuggler, who aids him in his quest to prove the innocence of his brother...

(1958, Anamorphic Widescreen Edition) Horst Buchholz, Martin Held, Maria Perschy, Gert Fröbe, Inge Meysel, directed by Frank Wisbar.  Buchholz is released from prison six months early.  Waiting for him is a taxi, which takes him to his new employer, a corrupt journalist who soon coerces him into writing a phony article about German soldiers living in a bunker.  Things get sticky when...