The best John Ireland’s mystery movies

John Ireland

John Ireland

31/01/1914- 21/03/1992
Today we present the best John Ireland’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 John Ireland’s movies.

Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely
7/10
LA private eye Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle (Charlotte Rampling) and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden. Soaked in 1940s period detail, Farewell, My Lovely is a neo noir remake of the 1944 film but it follows the original Raymond Chandler's novel more closely.

One on Top of the Other

One on Top of the Other
6.6/10
Dr. George Dumurrier is looking for money to expand the San Francisco based clinic he runs with his brother. He is also having an affair with Jane, a glamorous fashion photographer. When Dumurrier's wife Susan dies following an asthma attack, leaving him a million dollar insurance pay-out, it seems that all his problems are solved - until an anonymous phone call sends him to the Roaring 20s strip club where he is astonished to discover that its featured performer, the dangerously desirable Monica Weston, looks exactly like his dead wife. As he tries to unravel this mystery, George learns that the police are now investigating his wife's death and that he is under suspicion of murder.

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
6.8/10
A woman suddenly disappears after an early morning walk, and her husband is accused of murder.

Repeat Performance

Repeat Performance
6.8/10
Broadway star, Sheila Page, shoots Barney, her murderous husband on New Year's Eve. She flees her apartment and goes to her producer, John Friday. When she arrives, it is New Year's day, a year earlier. She has been given the chance to live life over and correct the errors of the past only to find that the end will be the same although the path will be different.

I Saw What You Did

I Saw What You Did
6.2/10
Teenage friends Kit and Libby make prank phone calls for fun but then find themselves involved in a brutal double murder committed by one of their targets.

Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night
7/10
George Taylor returns from the WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, he tries to track down his old identity, stumbling into a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.

I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble
6.7/10
A wealthy man hires a detective to investigate his wife's mysterious past.

The Scarf

The Scarf
6.7/10
A man believe to have murdered a woman, escapes from the insane asylum to find if he was the one to actually kill her using the scarf she was wearing.

Open Secret

Open Secret
6.4/10
A couple discovers that their friend has gone missing. Their investigation leads them to believe that anti-semites are behind the disappearance.

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

The Girl on the Late, Late Show
6.1/10
A television producer decides to find out the whereabouts of a former movie actress whose career has long since faded, then discovers that his inquiries have set off a string of murders.

Day of the Nightmare

Day of the Nightmare
4.6/10
A young wife's marriage begins to crumble after she's attacked by a knife-wielding woman whom the police believed was already dead.

Faces in the Dark

Faces in the Dark
6.5/10
A businessman (John Gregson) loses his sight in an explosion on the day his wife (Mai Zetterling) planned to leave him for another man (Michael Denison).

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