The best George Meeker’s mystery movies

George Meeker

George Meeker

05/03/1904- 19/08/1984
Today we present the best George Meeker’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 George Meeker’s movies.

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World
6.8/10
Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year with Willie to be executed. On the way to jail, Guy comes across a clue and escapes from the police.

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective
6.6/10
Millionaire sportsman Hiram Brighton hires gumshoe Michael Shayne to keep his spoiled daughter Phyllis away from racetrack betting windows and roulette wheels. After Phyllis slips away and continues her compulsive gambling, Shayne fakes the murder of her gambler boyfriend, who is also romancing the daughter of casino owner Benny Gordon, in order to frighten her. When the tout really ends up murdered, Shayne and Phyllis' Aunt Olivia, an avid reader of murder mysteries, both try to find the identity of the killer.

Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nick Carter, Master Detective
6.1/10
Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture.

Just Before Dawn

Just Before Dawn
6.3/10
In the 7th film of the "Crime Doctor" series based on the radio program, Dr. Robert Ordway is summoned to take attend a diabetic, and gives an injection of insulin taken from a bottle in the patient's pocket. The man dies and Ordway discovers that what he thought was insulin was really poison. Oops! Two other people are murdered before Ordway discovers who replaced the insulin with poison and what the motive was

The Dragon Murder Case

The Dragon Murder Case
6.3/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 25/08/1934
  • Character: Monty Montague
Wonderful idea to give a party with people who dislike each other. Late at night, everyone decides to go into the pool, except Stamm, who is drunk. Montague dives in as does Greeff and Leland, but only Greeff and Leland come out. Montague is no where to be found so Leland suspects foul play and calls the cops. Luckily, Philo is with the D.A. and comes along, but they do not find Montague. When they drain the pool the next day, they find nothing except what looks like dragon prints. Philo has his suspicions and tries to piece the clues together to find out what has happened.

Murder on a Honeymoon

Murder on a Honeymoon
6.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyMystery
  • Release: 22/02/1935
  • Character: Tom Kelsey, alias Roswell T. Forrest
A schoolteacher and amateur sleuth suspects foul play when a fellow passenger on a seaplane gets sick and dies. The third and final film with Edna May Oliver and James Gleason as the astute schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers and the New York Police Inspector Oscar Piper busy solving crimes.

The Crime Doctor's Warning

The Crime Doctor's Warning
6.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 27/09/1945
  • Character: Mrs. Lake's Attorney #1 (uncredited)
A criminal psychologist treats an artist whose blackouts coincide with a series of murders.

Remember Last Night?

Remember Last Night?
6.7/10
After a night of wild partying at a friend's house, a couple wake up to discover the party's host has been murdered in his bed.

Murder by Television

Murder by Television
4.1/10
James Houghland, inventor of a new method by which television signals can be instantaneously sent anywhere in the world, refuses to sell the process to television companies, who then send agents to acquire the invention any way they can. On the night of his initial broadcast Houghland is mysteriously murdered in the middle of his demonstration and it falls to Police Chief Nelson to determine who the murderer is from the many suspects present.

Dead Man's Eyes

Dead Man's Eyes
6/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 10/11/1944
  • Character: Nick Phillips
Artist David Stuart is blinded by a jealous assistant / model. His fiance's father generously offers his eyes for a sight restoring operation. There's only one hitch: Stuart has to wait until after the man dies. Not surprisingly, when the benefactor dies a very premature death, suspicion falls on the artist.

The Westland Case

The Westland Case
6.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 30/10/1937
  • Character: Richard Bolston
A detective must solve a case where a girl was murdered in a room--and all the doors and windows were locked from the inside.

The Red Dragon

The Red Dragon
6.3/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 01/08/1945
  • Character: Edmond Slade
Chan is faced with suspects in a stolen atomic bomb formula case, that are being killed with bullets that are not fired from a gun.

Tess of the Storm Country

Tess of the Storm Country
6.7/10
When Captain Howland decides that his daughter Tess is getting a bit to old to continue to go to sea with him, they move into a small cottage on the coast of Maine, but not for long. A local millionaire, Frederick Garfield, lays a false claim to the property and has them evicted. Later, when Tess saves a young man about her age from drowning, she is a bit dismayed to learn that he is Garfield's son. But when her father is jailed on a false-accusation charge of murder, the younger Garfield comes to their aid and proves he himself.

Danger on the Air

Danger on the Air
6.3/10
This murder mystery is set behind-the-scenes of a radio station. the trouble begins when a hated cad of a sponsor is found murdered during the climax of a live radio show.

Seven Doors to Death

Seven Doors to Death
4.4/10
An architect (Chick Chandler) studies the doors of six shops and an apartment house to solve a gem theft/double murder.

The Case Of The Baby-Sitter

The Case Of The Baby-Sitter
4.9/10
The baby sitter is none other than veteran Hollywood tough guy Tom Neal. A private detective, Neal is hired to keep an eye on the child of married couple George Meeker and Rebel Randall. Actually, Meeker and Randall are jewel thieves, and their "baby" is their stolen loot. Neal eventually catches on when he realizes that this is the quietest child on earth. Running a scant 41 minutes, Case of the Baby Sitter was designed to be shown in tandem with another Screen Guild Productions "briefie," The Hat Box Mystery: the films were shot back to back, with Tom Neal and Pamela Blake starring in both.

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