The best Forbes Murray’s mystery movies

Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

04/11/1884- 18/11/1982
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The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep
7.9/10
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.

Laura

Laura
7.9/10
  • Genre: DramaMystery
  • Release: 11/10/1944
  • Character: Man (uncredited)
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

Too Late for Tears

Too Late for Tears
7.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 17/07/1949
  • Character: Dr. Adams (uncredited)
One night on a lonely highway, a speeding car tosses a satchel of money, meant for somebody else, into Jane and Alan Palmer's back seat. Alan wants to turn it over to the police, but Jane persuades him to hang onto it 'for a while'. Soon, the Palmers are traced by one Danny Fuller, a sleazy character who claims the money is his.

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
6.5/10
Spies force former jewel thief Michael Lanyard (Warren William) to steal defense secrets in Washington.

A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret
6/10
  • Genre: DramaMystery
  • Release: 13/01/1949
  • Character: Mr. Emory (Uncredited)
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.

The Missing Juror

The Missing Juror
6.2/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 16/11/1944
  • Character: District Attorney (Uncredited)
A newsman tracks down a phantom killer of murder-trial jurors.

The Chance of a Lifetime

The Chance of a Lifetime
6.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaMystery
  • Release: 26/10/1943
  • Character: Chairman of Parole Board (Uncredited)
A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.

The Great Gambini

The Great Gambini
6.3/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 24/06/1937
  • Character: Butler
A millionaire is found murdered in his apartment. Suspicion falls on a variety of suspects, including his fiancé and her parents, the butler, and a professional mentalist known as The Great Gambini.

Smashing the Spy Ring

Smashing the Spy Ring
6/10
  • Genre: DramaMystery
  • Release: 29/12/1938
  • Character: Colonel Scully
G-Men in Washington break up a powerful spy ring and capture the ringleaders.

The Phantom Thief

The Phantom Thief
6.4/10
Boston Blackie, in the 11th film of the Columbia series, indulges in some wit-trading with a squirmy spiritualist who deals in blackmail, murder and the occult. "Blackie" out to help his pal, "Runt," recover some jewels, finds himself involved in the homicides, and also finds himself as the prime suspect, and now has to find the real culprit in order to clear himself. So "Blackie,", a man of many talents and already a proved magician from cases past, shows he knows a little bit about dancing skeletons, walking phantoms and spiritualism himself, and holds a séance to unmask the murderer.

Fugitives for a Night

Fugitives for a Night
6/10
A faded star is suspected of killing a studio executive.

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