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Five Card Stud (1968) starring Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum

Five Card Stud

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Five Card Stud – a murder mystery set in the American West. A crooked gambler has been lynched, and someone is murdering the lynch mob one by one …

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The Thin Man - an excellent murder mystery starring Myrna Loy and William Powell

The Thin Man

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Synopsis of The Thin Man

Between cocktails and the first course of a society dinner, urbane,dry-witted detectives and sophisticates Nick and Nora Charles will show the police the holes in their investigation. They’ll unmask a brutal murderer and solve the mystery behind the disappearance of The Thin Man.

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Berserk (1967) starring Joan Crawford, Ty Hardin, Diana Dors, Judy Geeson

Berserk

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Berserk (1967) starring Joan Crawford, Ty Hardin, Diana Dors, Judy Geeson

In Berserk, Joan Crawford is the owner and ringmaster of a nearly bankrupt circus. But then, one fatal accident follows another, and attendance starts increasing. And all of the men start falling madly in love with the sixty-year-old Joan …

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Murder By Death (1976) starring Peter Falk, David Niven, Peter Sellers

Murder By Death

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Murder By Death (1976) starring Peter Falk, David Niven, Peter Sellers

Murder By Death is an absolutely hilarious of the murder mystery genre, spoofing virtually every classic detective character with an all-star cast! Hilariously funny and highly recommended!

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Nightmare (1956) starring Edward G. Robinson, Kevin McCarthy

Nightmare

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Nightmare (1956) starring Edward G. Robinson, Kevin McCarthy

A jazz musician has a recurring Nightmare about killing a stranger in an odd mirrored room. And suspects that it was all too real …

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Another Thin Man (1939) starring William Powell, Myrna Loy

Another Thin Man

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In Another Thin Man, Nick and Nora (and their dog Asta) visit the estate of Colonel MacFay. He’s being threatened by a mysterious man wanting revenge for a past wrong. When MacFay is murdered, that man is the obvious suspect. Too obvious …

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Double Indemnity, starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, directed by Billy Wilder, written by Raymond Chandler

Double Indemnity

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In Double Indemnity, insurance investigator Fred MacMurray is enticed into murdering Barbara Stanwyck’s husband. But his partner and mentor Edward G. Robinson isn’t convinced that the death was an accident …

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The Third Man (1949), starring Joseph Cotton, Orson Welles

The Third Man

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The Third Man (1949), starring Joseph Cotton, Orson Welles

Synopsis of The Third Man

Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton, Citizen Kane ), a naïve writer of pulp westerns, arrives in Vienna to meet his old friend Harry Lime (the incomparable Orson Welles). But he finds that Lime has apparently been killed in a suspicious accident. Martins, too curious for his own good, hears contradictory stories about the circumstances of Limes’ death. As witnesses disappear, he finds himself chased by unknown assailants. Complicating matters are the sardonic Major Calloway (Trevor Howard, Brief Encounter), head of the British forces, and Lime’s stage actress mistress, Anna Schmidt (Alida Valli). Will Martin’s curiosity lead him to discover things about his old friend that he’d rather not know?

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Doctor Who - Black Orchid (1982) starring Peter Davidson, Sarah Sutton

Doctor Who – Black Orchid

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Doctor Who – Black Orchid (1982) starring Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton

Doctor Who – Black Orchid is a short, entertaining Doctor Who story arc. It features the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison, involved in a murder mystery. Two of his companions, Nyssa and Teegan, have a large role as well.

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Voice of the Whistler (1945) starring Richard Dix, Lynn Merrick, James Cardwell

Voice of the Whistler

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Voice of the Whistler (1945) starring Richard Dix, Lynn Merrick, James Cardwell

Voice of the Whistler is an interesting mystery story. Unfortunately, it’s rather slow paced. Also, the ending is somewhat predictable.

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