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Best Mystery Films of 1932


The Vampire Bat

Bloodsucking winged creatures who ... the victim is Georgiana (Stella Adams), Dr. Von Niemann's housekeeper, who failed to serve the physician his late-night coffee. [ best mystery films - 1932 ]

The Crooked Circle

The "Crooked Circle" gang ... The Crooked Circle was written by Ralph H. Spence, who borrows heavily from his own stage comedy-melodrama The Gorilla. [ best mystery films - 1932 ]

13th Guest

Ginger Rogers' second film ... detective (Lyle Talbot) to solve the case. William Beaudine directed the 1943 remake, The Mystery of the 13th Guest. [ best mystery films - 1932 ]

Sinister Hands

This ultra-cheap murder mystery ... on the basis of his tennis-playing technique! Definitely a product of its times, Sinister Hands is perhaps best forgotten. [ best mystery films - 1932 ]

Murder at Dawn

A judge investigating two ... here. The sputtering laboratory equipment and the electronic special effects were the handiwork of Kenneth Strickfaden, of Frankenstein fame. [ best mystery films - 1932 ]

Wayne Murder Case

A varied group of ... discovers, is none other than.... Well, suffice it to say, the murderer proves to be the least obvious suspect. [ best mystery films - 1932 ]

The King Murder

As evidenced by its ... the New York prints of The King Murder were five minutes shorter than those prepared for Los Angeles run. [ best mystery films - 1932 ]

The Midnight Warning

Inspired, it was stated ... and mortuary are covering up a deathly secret, a secret that would mean their ruination should it become public. [ best mystery films - 1932 ]

The Sign of Four

In this Sherlock Holmes ... one-legged criminal and his assistant, a dwarf. The story climaxes with a thrilling motor boat chase down the Thames. [ best mystery films - 1932 ]

Hell's Headquarters

In this African action-adventure ... time they are looking, the dead man's partner is also looking for the ivory. Who will get there first? [ best mystery films - 1932 ]

The Hurricane Express [Serial]

The second of two ... begun his long love affair with railroad themes directing his then-wife Helen Holmes in The Hazards of Helen (1915). [ best mystery films - 1932 ]




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