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The Pretender (1947) [Movie] IMDb TMDB

The Pretender

director: W. Lee Wilder actor: Albert Dekker / Catherine Craig …

Story of an investment agent who embezzles a large sum from an estate, hoping to cover his crime by marrying the estate's heiress. The girl is already engaged, so he arranges to have the fiance killed. A mix up involving the society section of the newspaper places him in the sights of his own hired gun.

The Thirteenth Hour (1947) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb

The Thirteenth Hour

director: William Clemens actor: Richard Dix / Karen Morley …

other title: La hora trece

In this drama, a trucker's business is nearly destroyed after he is wrongfully accused of killing a policeman with whom he recently quarreled.

Frisco Sal (1945) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData

Frisco Sal

director: George Waggner actor: Susanna Foster / Turhan Bey …

Sal comes to the Barbary Coast from New England to find out who murdered her brother. She gets a job signing in Dude's saloon, falls in love with Dude, then wonders if he might be involved in the murder.

I Love a Mystery (1945) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData

I Love a Mystery

director: Henry Levin actor: Jim Bannon / Nina Foch …

other title: Le campane suonano all'alba / Los misterios del oriente

In San Francisco, detective partners Jack Packard and Doc Long are hired by socialite Jefferson Monk who believes someone is following him with the aim to kill him.

Son of Zorro (1947) [Movie] TMDB IMDb

Son of Zorro

director: Spencer Gordon Bennet / Fred C. Brannon actor: George Turner / Peggy Stewart …

other title: Il figlio di Zorro / Zorros Sohn

A man returning home after having fought in the Civil War discovers that corrupt politicians have taken over the county and are terrorizing and shaking down the citizens. He dons the costume of his ancestor, the famous Zorro, and sets out to bring them to justice.

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine (1946) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

director: Philip Ford actor: William Henry / Linda Stirling …

Janet Spencer is driving down a country road when one of her tires blows out. This seemingly innocuous, everyday occurrence leads Linda into a labyrinth of murder, blackmail and intrigue.

The Secret of the Whistler (1946) [Movie] TMDB IMDb

The Secret of the Whistler

director: George Sherman actor: Richard Dix / Leslie Brooks …

A deranged artist who may have murdered his wife is investigated by the Whistler.

Fear (1946) [Movie] TMDB IMDb

Fear

director: Alfred Zeisler actor: Peter Cookson / Warren William …

other title: Frayeur

B-movie film noir take on Crime and Punishment. A college student gets deeper and deeper in trouble when he takes a loan from a shady college professor.

Johnny Angel (1945) [Movie] TMDB IMDb

Johnny Angel

director: Edwin L. Marin actor: George Raft / Claire Trevor …

other title: Onde insanguinate / Capitán Angel

George Raft plays a sailor who sets out to solve his father's mysterious death.

Isle of Missing Men (1942) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB

Isle of Missing Men

director: Richard Oswald actor: John Howard / Helen Gilbert …

other title: La isla de los hombres perdidos

A young woman receives an invitation from the Governor of an island prison to spend a week with him. She does so, but conceals the fact that her husband is being held as a convict on the island.