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Manhandled (1949) – The secretary to a psychiatrist finds herself caught up in the murder of a patient's wife and realizes that her life is also in danger.
Terror by Night (1946) – When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, Sherlock Holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible.
Roadhouse Nights (1930) – A boozing newsman (Charles Ruggles) woos a singer (Helen Morgan) while spying on her bootlegger boyfriend (Fred Kohler).
The Frightened Lady (1940) – Lady Lebanon urges son William to marry cousin to maintain family prestige. William's betrothed desires an architect instead. Household staff behave peculiarly. Conflicting romantic interests and societal pressures clash.
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962) – Sherlock Holmes and Watson do battle with their nemesis, Professor Moriarity, over an ancient necklace attributed to Cleopatra.
A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942) – Two mysterious seamen come from Alan Rogers' past to blackmail him as he seeks to locate his missing daughters.
City Without Men (1943) – A young woman's husband has been imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. In order to be near him to try to help him get his sentence overturned, she moves into a boardinghouse near the prison whose residents are the wives of inmates.
Desperate Cargo (1941) – Gang of criminals hijacks a clipper ship with two girls on their way to the U.S.
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) – Police seek a smuggler while doctors, unaware she's the same person, desperately comb unprotected New York for a smallpox carrier.
Chasing Trouble (1940) – A delivery boy for a flower shop, who thinks of himself as an amateur detective, finds out that his boss is mixed up with a foreign espionage ring.
Smash-Up - The Story of a Woman (1947) – A successful nightclub singer weds a struggling songwriter, but when his fame eclipses hers, she delves into alcoholism.
The Lady in Question (1940) – A juror in a murder trial takes pity on the recently acquitted defendant and invites her to move into his family's home and his son soon falls in love with her.