The best Morgan Conway’s mystery movies

Morgan Conway

Morgan Conway

16/03/1903- 16/11/1981
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Morgan Conway’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Morgan Conway.

Private Detective

Private Detective
5.9/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 09/12/1939
  • Character: Nat Flavin
A female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder of a millionaire.

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy
5.9/10
Detective Tracy (Morgan Conway) rescues Tess Trueheart (Anne Jeffreys) and Junior from a killer called Splitface (Mike Mazurki).

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
5.9/10
A police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac.

Charlie Chan in Reno

Charlie Chan in Reno
7/10
Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. Charlie comes from his home in Honolulu to solve the murder.

The Saint Takes Over

The Saint Takes Over
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 07/06/1940
  • Character: Sam Reese
The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the adventures of Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint" the Robin Hood-inspired crimefighter created by Leslie Charteris. George Sanders returned as Templar, with Wendy Barrie playing his latest romantic conquest in her second of three appearances in the Saint film series (playing a different role each time). This film focuses on the character of Inspector Henry Farnack (Jonathan Hale), who appeared in several of the Saint series. When Farnack is framed by a gang he is investigating, it is up to The Saint to clear his name.

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
5.6/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 07/05/1942
  • Character: Ray Stafford
A man is framed for embezzlement and runs off to San Francisco. His wife hires Queen to try and track him down before the police get to him.

Sued for Libel

Sued for Libel
6.2/10
A New York City newspaper is sued for libel after reporting the wrong verdict in a murder trial.

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