(1933, Warners, Upgraded 11/11/21) William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette, Ralph Morgan, Robert McWade, Robert Barrat, Paul Cavanough. There's no doubt that William Powell was one of the best screen detectives in the history of film, and here's a fine example. Powell is Philo Vance trying to solve a murder centered around seven suspects and a dead...

(1930, Upgraded 4/3/21) Eric Von Stroheim, Betty Compson, Don Douglas. Strange drama about a crazed ventriloquist and ;his dummy, "Otto," which exudes a strange hold over him. Von Stroheim is SUCH an SOB. Lots of big staged musicical numbers that reek of nostalgia...

(1932, World Wide, Upgraded 12/12/21) David Manners, Bela Lugosi, Edward Van Sloan, Adrienne Ames, Vince Barnett. A big time movie star is shot dead (the gun was supposed to have blanks) right in front of the cameras after receiving an on screen kiss.  Van Sloan is the director who continues to give directions to the corpse, thinking all along his actor is simply lying down on the job!  Manners is the studio writer who...

(1938, aka NOBODY HOME) Gordon Harker,Hartley Power,Rene Ray, Una O'COnner, Cyril Smith. A somewhat obscure British Edgar Wallace chiller. The ex-partner of a master criminal is protected by Scotland Yard. The criminal--a master of disguise--tracks him down and kills him anyway, in spite of the Yard's efforts.  Who really is...

(1934, Monogram, Upgraded 9/14/21) Noah Beery Sr, Astrid Allyn, Ralph Lewis, Edwin Maxwell, Gustav Von Seyffertitz, Gabby Hayes. A gorgeous upgrade of this old Forgotten Horrors favorite.  Murder, mystery and strange experiments aboard an ocean liner—this Monogram chiller has it all. The ghost of a former captain is apparently haunting the ship, his ghostly apparition being seen...

(1963, Upgraded 11/7/21) O. W. Fischer, Karin Dor, Klaus Kinksi, Werner Peters, Eddi Arent.  The London police are perplexed by three horrible murders. Each victim has been killed by a “black widow” bullet.  Bodies start piling up before a slick reporter begins to figure things...

(1968, Upgrade 10/31/21) Heinz Drache, Karin Baal, Horst Tappert, Siegfried Schurenberg, Agnes Windeck. Beautiful Karin Baal inherits the mysterious old Blackwood castle. She is pressured to sell the place, but refuses. Exacerbating the situation is the fact that dead bodies are starting to pile up, their flesh torn from attacks by a...

(1968, Upgraded 10/31/21) Horst Tapper, Uschi Glas, Uwe Friedrichsen, Herbert Fux, Hubert von Meyerinck. A killer gorilla stalks the dark streets of London, murdering unsuspecting victims. All the victims have agreed to donate their money to a charitable organization in the event of...

(1969) Klaus Kinski, Margaret Lee, Gunther Stoll, Christiane Kruger, Syd Chaplin. Kinski is actually the good guy in this rare Wallace-style Constantin thriller. His lesbian wife dies. She may or may not have been murdered. It’s a real shock though, when he sees her in a porno film made after the time of her supposed death...

(1938, Aka QUEEN OF CRIME) Jack Hulbert, Genevieve Tobin, Noel Madison, Francis Sullivan, Arthur Wonter. In this great Edgar Wallace thriller, Hulbert is a slick policeman out to nab Tobin and her criminal gang. Watch for the great scene where her gang robs a bank in the black of the night only to find the building encircled by police. Later, the gang heists a train loaded with gold bullion. When the police pursue, the train seemingly vanishes...

(1971, Upgraded 11/1/21) Hansjorg Felmy, Uschi Glas, Werner Peters, Gunther Stoll.  When an Australian woman arrives in London, she discovers her sister is involved with a ruthess heroin smuggling gang. Complicating matters is that the gang itself is being targeted by an unknown assailant who shoots his victims dead with a bullet in the head...

(1969, Upgraded 10/31/21) Horst Tappert, Karin Huebner, Fritz Wepper, Ilse Page, Stefan Behrens, Hubert von Meyerinck, Fritz Wepper, Ewa Strömberg.  Scotland Yard detective investigates a series of drug-related murders of gangsters and girls. It starts with a man who is found dead in a London hotel room—a knife stuck in his chest and a glass eye in his...

Grant Withers, Dorothy Tree. Murder and mystery surround the theft of a precious gem at a big social party. Naturally, Mr. Wong is called in to investigate. Boris is fun to watch. From 16mm.