The Law in Her Hands (1936) [Movie] TMDB IMDb

The Law in Her Hands

director: William Clemens actor: Margaret Lindsay / Glenda Farrell …

A female lawyer sets up her own practice but only achieves success as an attorney for the mob.

Nancy Drew… Detective (1938) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb

Nancy Drew… Detective

director: William Clemens actor: Bonita Granville / John Litel …

other title: Nancy Drew... Detective / Nancy la detective …

After a wealthy dowager who has made a substantial donation to her alma mater suddenly disappears, Nancy Drew sets out to solve the mystery.

Bullets for O'Hara (1941) [Movie] TMDB IMDb

Bullets for O'Hara

director: William K. Howard actor: Joan Perry / Roger Pryor …

other title: Keine Blumen für O'Hara

A detective courts a gangster's ex-wife to lure him into a trap.

Bullets or Ballots (1936) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData

Bullets or Ballots

director: William Keighley actor: Edward G. Robinson / Joan Blondell …

other title: Le belve della città / Guerra ao Crime …

After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Bugs" Fenner, meanwhile, is certain that Blake is a police agent.

No Hands on the Clock (1941) [Movie] TMDB IMDb

No Hands on the Clock

director: Frank McDonald actor: Chester Morris / Jean Parker …

A wise-cracking private detective's honeymoon is interrupted by a kidnapping case.

The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

director: William Beaudine actor: Helen Parrish / Dick Purcell …

other title: Mystery of the 13th Guest / El huésped número 13

A woman of twenty-one opens her grandfather's will left to her thirteen years earlier, per his instructions. Murder soon follows.

Penrod's Double Trouble (1938) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData

Penrod's Double Trouble

director: Lewis Seiler actor: Billy Mauch / Robert J. Mauch …

When a young boy disappears, a man desperate for the offered reward money turns up with an identical child.

Over the Wall (1938) [Movie] TMDB IMDb

Over the Wall

director: Frank McDonald actor: Dick Foran / June Travis …

other title: Muraglia inviolabile

When a singing, song-writing prizefighter is framed for murder and sent to the state pen, his girlfriend sets out to prove his innocence.

Alcatraz Island (1937) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB

Alcatraz Island

director: William C. McGann actor: John Litel / Ann Sheridan …

other title: La isla de los condenados / L'Île du diable

A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.

The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936) [Movie] TMDB IMDb

The Case of the Velvet Claws

director: William Clemens actor: Warren William / Claire Dodd …

other title: L'uomo ucciso due volte

Perry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. They plan to go on a honeymoon, but before it can start, Perry is retained by a woman with a gun and $5000.

Blackwell's Island (1939) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB

Blackwell's Island

director: William C. McGann actor: John Garfield / Rosemary Lane …

other title: La isla negra / Allein gegen die Unterwelt

A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.

Arise, My Love (1940) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData

Arise, My Love

director: Mitchell Leisen actor: Claudette Colbert / Ray Milland …

other title: Arrivederci in Francia / Éveille-toi mon amour …

A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.

Mystery House (1938) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB

Mystery House

director: Noel M. Smith actor: Dick Purcell / Ann Sheridan …

When a banker is found shot dead with a gun in his hand, his daughter refuses to believe it is a suicide. With the help of a detective, she hopes to get to the bottom of the case.