The best Paul E. Burns’s mystery movies

Paul E. Burns

Paul E. Burns

26/01/1881- 17/05/1967
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The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy's Tomb
5.5/10
A high priest of Karnak travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all those who had desecrated the tomb of the Egyptian princess Ananka thirty years earlier.

Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man
7.3/10
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.

Swamp Water

Swamp Water
7/10
A hunter happens upon a fugitive and his daughter living in a Georgia swamp. He falls in love with the girl and persuades the fugitive to return to town.

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.

The Saint Strikes Back

The Saint Strikes Back
6.2/10
Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a woman whose police inspector father killed himself after being accused of corruption and dismissed from the force. Convinced of the man's innocence, Templar takes it upon himself to vindicate the memory of Val's father. To do so he must take on the city's most dangerous criminal gang, while also battling hostile members of the police department.

Mysterious Intruder

Mysterious Intruder
6.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 11/04/1946
  • Character: Edward Stillwell
Don Gale is a detective hired by Edward Stillwell to find a girl, Elora Lund. Edward doesn't tell him why he wants to find Elora. After a series of events, Gale gets arrested for a thief's murder.

Cover Up

Cover Up
6.6/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 25/02/1949
  • Character: Mr. Abbey
Insurance investigator Sam Donovan is looking into the apparent suicide of a man in a small Midwestern town. All clues leads him into suspecting murder. Unfortunately, no one wants to assist him with the case, including Sheriff Larry Best.

Blind Spot

Blind Spot
6.6/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 06/02/1947
  • Character: The Night Watchman
A mystery writer becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation when a publisher he last saw is found dead.

Timber!

Timber!
4.5/10
  • Genre: AdventureMystery
  • Release: 01/08/1942
  • Character: Pop Turner (as Paul Burns)
Two FBI agents are sent to investigate sabotage at a lumber camp.

Shadowed

Shadowed
5.9/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 26/09/1946
  • Character: Lefty
Fred J. Johnson (Lloyd Corrigan) scores a hole-in-one but his next drive, using the lucky, initialed golf ball, soars out of bounds and lands near a spot where some counterfeiters are burying a murder victim. Then begins a series of events in which he is hounded and threatened by the killers. The consequences of his not reporting what he saw to the police lead to a climax in which is daughter is held hostage by the crooks.

The Devil's Mask

The Devil's Mask
5.8/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 23/05/1946
  • Character: Leon Hartman
A San Francisco airplane bound for South America crashes, and among the scorched debris is found a shrunken native human head, neatly packaged. The perplexed police contact a local anthropology museum about this unclaimed piece of grisly baggage, where they intersect with Jack and Doc, two private eyes, called there to meet a mysterious woman who had a case for them and wanted to meet in private.

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