The best Evelyn Ankers’s crime movies

Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers

17/08/1918- 29/08/1985
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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
6.4/10
England, at the start of World War Two. Mysterious wireless broadcasts, apparently from Nazi Germany are heard over the BBC. They warn of acts of terror in England, just before they take place. Baffled, the Defence Committee call in Holmes ...

The Pearl of Death

The Pearl of Death
7.1/10
The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to London, thanks in part to Sherlock Holmes. But before long the jewel is stolen, due to an error on Holmes' part, and shortly thereafter, a series of horrible murders begin, the murderer leaving his victims with their spines snapped and surrounded by a mass of smashed china.

Parole, Inc.

Parole, Inc.
5.7/10
A federal agent's life is in danger when he's exposed while investigating a parole scheme.

Keep 'em Slugging

Keep 'em Slugging
6.2/10
A gang of tough street kids decide to go straight and get jobs in order to free draft-age men for the war effort. However, because of their past tangles with the law, they can't find anybody who'll hire them. Finally one of them gets a job at the department store where his sister works, but runs afoul of a store executive who is in league with a ring of hijackers.

The Frozen Ghost

The Frozen Ghost
5.8/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 01/06/1945
  • Character: Maura Daniel
When a man dies of a heart attack, a stage and radio mentalist believes he has willed him to die because he was angry with the man. Riddled with guilt, the mentalist cancels further shows, breaks off his engagement to his female partner, who can read minds while in a hypnotic trance, and takes refuge in the eerie wax-museum-cum-home of another woman friend.

Hit the Road

Hit the Road
6/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 27/06/1941
  • Character: Patience Ryan
Kids look to get revenge when their fathers are all killed in a mob war.

The French Key

The French Key
6.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 18/05/1946
  • Character: Janet Morgan
Private detective Johnny Fletcher and his sidekick Sam Cragg skip out on their rented room, but when they sneak back to retrieve their luggage, they discover a dead body on the bed, holding a gold coin in its hand. Fletcher is told by a coin collector that the piece is an old and valuable Spanish coin, but Fletcher soon begins to suspect that the man is himself involved in the murder. Fletcher's investigation leads to he and Sam getting caught up in a murder and gold smuggling scheme.

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