Nobody Lives Forever

Mysterious Intruder

A private detective is hired to find a young heiress but finds himself accused of murder.

1946

Cause for Alarm!

A bedridden and gravely ill man believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him, and outlines his suspicions in a letter.

1951

The Accused

A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.

1949

House by the River

Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his b

1950

Behind Locked Doors

Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get

1948

Lady on a Train

While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one t

1945

Angel's Flight

A series of murders involving a stripper are investigated by a hard-drinking reporter.

1965

Shield for Murder

A crooked detective masterminds a robbery then fights to keep his money.

1954

Rogue Cop

A police detective on the take tries to catch his brother's killer.

1954

The Brasher Doubloon

Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that belonged in her deceased husband's collection. Marlow

1947

Lady in the Lake

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fro

1946

Crime of Passion

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburb

1956

Angel Face

Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.

1953

Laura

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

1944

The Night of the Hunter

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

1955

The Sting

A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fort

1973

Hardly a Criminal

A bank employee uses a loophole in Argentine law to concoct the perfect crime, planning to reap the rewards of his embezzlement after serving six year

1949

The Black Vampire

A cabaret performer tries to protect her daughter from a mysterious killer while resisting the advances of the prosecutor pursuing the criminal.

1953

Autopsia de un criminal

Carlos, a reckless card player burdened by debt, becomes involved in a shady affair when an old flame asks him to return a necklace he has pawned.

1963

Confessions of Felix Krull

Thomas Mann's witty and intimate story of a irresistible scoundrel.

1957