The best Emory Parnell’s mystery movies
Today we present the best Emory Parnell’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Emory Parnell’s movies.
The Maltese Falcon
8/10
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Foreign Correspondent
7.4/10
The European war was only beginning to erupt across national borders. Johnny Jones, an American crime reporter dispatched by his New York publisher to put a fresh spin on the drowsy dispatches emanating from overseas, has a nose for a good story—which promptly leads him to the crime of fascism and Nazi Germany's designs on European conquest. In attempting to learn more about a seemingly noble peace effort, Jones walks into the middle of an assassination, uncovers a spy ring and—not entirely coincidentally—falls in love.
A Woman's Secret
6/10
A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works. Her worried but loyal piano player, Luke Jordan, helps to promote a new, younger singer, Susan Caldwell, to temporarily replace Marian. Susan finds some early acclaim but decides to leave the club after a few performances. Soon after Susan quits, she is gunned down, and Marian quickly becomes a suspect.
Deadline at Dawn
6.8/10
A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout.
Sued for Libel
6.2/10
A New York City newspaper is sued for libel after reporting the wrong verdict in a murder trial.
Jungle Gents
5.8/10
The boys get sent to Africa by a diamond firm when they find out that one of them can locate the stones by smell.
Night in New Orleans
5.9/10
A policeman's family helps to exonerate him of murder charges in the death of a man he had under interrogation.
Over My Dead Body
6.1/10
Berle plays a mystery writer who forever writes himself into corners and is never able to finish a story. While visiting his wife (Mary Beth Hughes) at the office where she works, Berle overhears several men discussing the suicide of a coworker. Struck with a brilliant notion, Berle decides to confess to the murder of the dead man, certain that he'll be able to wriggle out of the situation and thereby have plenty of material for a story.
Two O'Clock Courage
6.4/10
After nearly running over him with her cab, Patty Mitchell picks up a fare who claims to have amnesia. As he fumbles to remember the basic facts of his identity, Patty becomes interested in the stranger and decides to help him in his search. But as the pieces of the puzzle begin to fall into place, and Patty's interest becomes more personal, the stranger finds that he is the prime suspect in a murder case.
The Falcon's Alibi
6.3/10
A society sleuth sets out on the trail of a society matron's lost jewels.
The Mad Miss Manton
6.7/10
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.
The House of Fear
6.3/10
A detective goes undercover as a producer to investigate an actor's murder, which occurred during the performance of a play...
A Night of Adventure
6.2/10
A lawyer tries to clear his wife's lover of murder charges.
The Falcon in Hollywood
6.5/10
Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrence--aka Michael Arlen's literary hero The Falcon--arrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation, only to find himself involved in the murder of a movie actor. There's no shortage of suspects: the costume designer to whom he was married, a tyrannical director, a beautiful young French starlet, a Shakespeare-quoting producer, even a New York gangster. Helping The Falcon solve the crime is a cute, wise-cracking cab driver and a pair of bumbling cops.
A Shot in the Dark
5.7/10
A reporter and a police detective sort through the clues in a night-club owner's murder.
The Falcon in Mexico
6.1/10
The Falcon travels to Mexico where he gets involved with murder and a mysterious painting.
The Case of the Black Parrot
5.9/10
Sandy Vantine and her uncle, Paul Vantine, return from Europe with an antique cabinet purchased during their trip. Jim Moore, a reporter who had met Sandy and fallen for her during the voyage, suspects something odd about the cabinet. His suspicions are confirmed when people who have touched the cabinet mysteriously die. Jim and Sandy set out to solve the mystery before anyone else can become a victim.
Deadline for Murder
5.4/10
A favor for an old friend leads a Los Angeles gambler (Kent Taylor) into a dangerous search for a missing document.
The Crime Doctor's Courage
6.2/10
A criminal psychiatrist investigates the murder of a two-time widower.
