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Subgenre Sampler
Crime and Punishment (1935)- Dir. Josef von Sternberg
Feat. Edward Arnold, Peter Lorre, Marian Marsh - Modest adaptation of Dostoyevsky's novel about a criminology student turned murderer who becomes tortured with remorse.
Petrified Forest, The (1935)- Dir. Archie Mayo
Feat. Bette Davis, Leslie Howard, Genevieve Tobin… - Featuring probably Bogart's first classic role, this adaptation of the Robert Sherwood play is set in a remote diner in Arizona where a fugitive…
Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1934)- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Leslie Banks, Peter Lorre - Peter Lorre stars in this original version as the villain who kidnaps an innocent man's child to ensure his silence. Budget limitations are overcome…
Thin Man, The (1934)
- Dir. W.S. Van Dyke
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy - Taken from Dashiell Hammett's novel, this near–perfect comedy–thriller virtually invented the genre, with William Powell and Myrna Loy as…
A Shriek in the Night (1933)- Dir. Albert Ray
Feat. Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, Harvey Clark… - A murderer terrorises a quiet neighbourhood, with each victim ominously receiving a polite card before being dispatched. This solidly produced…
Kennel Murder Case, The (1933)- Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. William Powell, Mary Astor - Stylish murder mystery from the pre code era with William Powell playing detective and Scottish Terrier owner Philo Vance, popularised in the novels…
Testament of Dr. Mabuse, The (1933)- Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Rudolf Klein-Rogge - Dir. Lang's brilliant sequel to the silent DR. MABUSE – THE GAMBLER, rethinking his vision of the evil controlling mastermind for the nascent…
Most Dangerous Game, The (1932)- Dir. Ernest B Shoedsack, Irving Pichel
Feat. Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks - This mother of all chase–movies was adapted from Richard Connell's book by the makers of KING KONG. A fresh–faced Joel McCrea is…
M... Worst Crime of All (1931)- Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Peter Lorre - A chilling expressionist classic starring Peter Lorre as psychotic child molester. Dir. Lang masterfully fills the screen with understated but…
Bat Whispers, The (1930)- Dir. Roland West
Feat. Chester Morris, Una Merkel, Richard Tucker… - An early talkie about a mysterious criminal known as "The Bat", who terrorises a group of people looking for treasure in an old country…
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