The Menace

The Menace

NR 1932 · 64 min · ★ 5.6 · Mystery, Crime, Drama

A man framed for murder escapes from prison in order to prove his innocence.

Directed by Roy William Neill

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Mills of the GodsMills of the Gods · 1934
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★ 8.01934
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Fay Wray plays Jean Hastings, the wealthy and spoiled scion of a factory-owning family led by her irrepressible grandmother. Sparks fly when Jean meets Jim Devlin, the labor leader who’s spearheading a tense worker’s strike against the factory. After circumstances force Jean and Jim to spend a night together in his cabin, she begins questioning her family’s ruthless tactics. This hard-to-see Columbia film by British director Roy William Neill not only features Wray as a brunette but also includes an explosive depiction of labor strife. (Block Cinema)
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Two Tickets to London
★ 7.51943
MovieDrama
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The Pearl of DeathThe Pearl of Death · 1944
The Pearl of Death
★ 7.11944
MovieThrillerMystery
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The Scarlet ClawThe Scarlet Claw · 1944
The Scarlet Claw
★ 7.01944
MovieMysteryCrime
When a woman is found dead with her throat torn out, the local villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.
The Spider WomanThe Spider Woman · 1943
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MovieMysteryCrime
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider.
The House of FearThe House of Fear · 1945
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★ 6.91945
MovieMysteryCrime
The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest member. All seems serene and convivial until one by one the members begin to perish in the most grisly of manners. Foul play is suspected by the Good Comrades' insurance agent, who turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson for guidance.
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★ 6.91943
MovieMysteryCrime
During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects including the owners of the home, the staff and the patients recovering there.
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★ 6.81943
MovieMysteryCrime
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Dressed to KillDressed to Kill · 1946
Dressed to Kill
★ 6.71946
MovieMysteryCrime
A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and Watson investigate.
Terror by NightTerror by Night · 1946
Terror by Night
★ 6.61946
MovieMysteryCrime
Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the trip, the woman's son is murdered and the diamond stolen and any of the passengers in their car could be the killer thief.
The Woman in GreenThe Woman in Green · 1945
The Woman in Green
★ 6.51945
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Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.
The Black RoomThe Black Room · 1935
The Black Room
★ 6.51935
MovieHorrorCrime
In a 16th-century European town, the ruling family has been given a prophecy that, should there ever be twin boys born, the younger will murder the older; so is dismayed when twins are born to the popular baron. The older grows to be a selfish, slovenly man, who inherits the castle at his father's death and becomes ruler over the formerly happy villagers. He enjoys his power until he learns his younger brother is returning from abroad and, afraid of the prophecy, he determines to murder his sibling, hide his body in the "black room" - an old torture chamber sealed away behind the fireplace - and then impersonate him, right down to his withered arm. In this way he hopes to not only avoid the prophecy, but also escape consequences of his other criminal deeds and obtain marriage to a local girl of the nobility...
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon · 1942
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★ 6.41942
MovieMysteryThriller
In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.
WhirlpoolWhirlpool · 1934
Whirlpool
★ 6.41934
MovieCrimeDrama
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