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- DirectorMichael RitchieStarsChevy ChaseHal HolbrookJulianne PhillipsAfter receiving an inheritance in Louisiana, Los Angeles reporter Irwin Fletcher heads to the Belle Isle plantation where he gets himself into hilarious trouble.
- DirectorKatt SheaStarsSophia LillisZoe ReneeMackenzie GrahamA bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve a mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community.
- DirectorWilliam ClemensStarsBonita GranvilleFrankie ThomasJohn LitelNancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father's will, but the murder of their chauffeur complicates matters.
- DirectorAndrew FlemingStarsEmma RobertsTate DonovanMax ThieriotTeen detective Nancy Drew accompanies her father on a business trip to Los Angeles, where she happens upon clues to a murder mystery involving a movie star.
- CreatorLaura PhillipsStarsTracy RyanJhene ErwinJoy TannerA young girl, Nancy Drew, solves crimes.
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsShaun CassidyParker StevensonEd GilbertThe cases of a pair of teen detective brothers and a teen girl amateur sleuth.
- When the man Fletch is about to interview turns up dead, Fletch takes it upon himself to figure out who killed him.
- DirectorMichael RitchieStarsChevy ChaseJoe Don BakerDana Wheeler-NicholsonWhile working undercover wisecracking newspaper reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher is offered a large sum by a millionaire with a terminal disease to kill him. Intrigued, Fletch decides to unearth the full story behind the offer.
- DirectorWilliam ClemensStarsBonita GranvilleFrankie ThomasJohn LitelWhen a close friend of the Drew family is accused of murder in a rural community, Nancy, aided by boyfriend Ted, helps her lawyer father expose the real killers.
- DirectorWilliam ClemensStarsBonita GranvilleJohn LitelJames StephensonAfter a wealthy dowager who has made a substantial donation to her alma mater suddenly disappears, Nancy Drew sets out to solve the mystery.
- DirectorWilliam ClemensStarsBonita GranvilleJohn LitelFrankie ThomasNancy Drew, contest-reporter for the local newspaper, clears a young woman of murder charges.
- DirectorArchie MayoStarsWarren WilliamGenevieve TobinPatricia EllisA con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsHal HolbrookBarbara HaleWilliam R. MosesBill McKenzie's niece works as a production assistant for controversial television personality Josie Joplin, who publicly accuses her of having an affair with her husband. One night McKenzie's niece receives a message which she believes is from Josie to go to her hotel room, when she gets there someone knocks her out and when she wakes up, Josie is dead and she's the number one suspect, so McKenzie defends her.
- DirectorMax TashStarsHal HolbrookBarbara HaleWilliam R. MosesWhen gubernatorial candidate Harlan Richards is murdered, the suspicions fall on the incumbent Governor Ryan Allison but when he, too, is murdered the plot thickens.
- DirectorHelaine HeadStarsHal HolbrookBarbara HaleWilliam R. MosesBill McKenzie is a retired lawyer who prefers to spend time working on his ranch. But he occasionally takes on a case wherein the defendant is wrongfully convicted or falsely accused, and he's a friend of Perry Mason. Mason asks him to fill in for him at some thing wherein he is suppose to give a speech. At the thing are some important people including a chess master whom McKenzie knows. Also, there is a sleazy interviewer who is forcing the chess player to be on his show when he refused, and when the interviewer is found dead, the chess player is arrested, and McKenzie defends him. Della Street and Ken Malansky offer their assistance, and McKenzie tries to find out who had motive to kill the man.
- DirectorChristian I. Nyby IIStarsPaul SorvinoBarbara HaleWilliam R. MosesAnthony Caruso, an old friend of Perry Mason, comes to Denver on the request of Dee Morrison. She's married to famed photographer David Morrison, who wants to shoot a photo featuring his former models. The tricky thing is that all of his former models are also his former wives. But Dee knows Anthony can convince them to do it which he does. And David shoots them. Later Dee catches David it what appears to be in an inappropriate situation with his assistant. They have an argument and she leaves. Later David is found dead and she's arrested and Anthony defends her. And he suspects it could have been one of the wives.
- DirectorChristian I. Nyby IIStarsRaymond BurrBarbara HaleWilliam R. MosesOn the set of a popular daytime soap opera 'Mile High', actress Kris Buckner is being forced off by co-star Mark Stratton. When she says that she'll 'kill him before she leaves the show', she makes herself the prime suspect when Stratton is murdered by someone poisoning him. As an old friend, Perry Mason comes to the help of Kris and agrees to defend her. Meanwhile Ken goes in search of information with the help of fan of the show.
- DirectorChristian I. Nyby IIStarsRaymond BurrBarbara HaleWilliam R. MosesAlana, a maverick owner of a cosmetics company, reveals she's 60. She's kept her age a secret and credits the cream for her youthful appearance. She's murdered and the formula is missing. Her husband is arrested and Perry defends him.
- CreatorEric Ellis OvermyerStarsTitus WelliverJamie HectorAmy AquinoAn L.A.P.D. homicide detective works to solve the murder of a 13-year-old boy while standing trial in federal court for the murder of a serial killer.
- DirectorBrad FurmanStarsMatthew McConaugheyMarisa TomeiRyan PhillippeA lawyer defending a wealthy man begins to believe his client is guilty of more than just one crime.
- DirectorChristian I. Nyby IIStarsRaymond BurrBarbara HaleWilliam R. MosesPerry Mason is invited to the marriage of the daughter of an old friend of his. But before the end of the ceremony, the uncle of the groom is found dead. Certainly this is a case for Perry Mason.
- DirectorChristian I. Nyby IIStarsRaymond BurrBarbara HaleWilliam R. MosesSleazy talk show host Ted Mayne has a tell-all book that enrages prominent women. One, actress Roxanne Shield, makes a televised death threat. Ted is murdered and she is charged. Witnesses say they saw her outside his apartment that night.
- DirectorChristian I. Nyby IIStarsRaymond BurrBarbara HaleWilliam R. MosesA painter fakes his death, in order to gain some additional money, because his works would revaluate with his death. But, unfortunately, he is killed a few hours after having "returned to life".
- DirectorChristian I. Nyby IIStarsRaymond BurrBarbara HaleWilliam R. MosesAn editor of a fashion magazine writes a column that destroys careers. She is also a brutal employer. An editor of a rival magazine visits, asking she not be the next victim. The first is found dead and the rival is charged with murder.
- DirectorChristian I. Nyby IIStarsRaymond BurrBarbara HaleWilliam R. MosesDavid Katz is a world famous magician who comes to Denver with his troupe to perform in a charity benefitting disabled children. Also there are Perry and Della, as all three are supporters of the charity. Kate Ford, an assistant with an arrogant attitude, tells David that she is, from now on, going to be the star of an illusion in which an assistant is raised in a glass coffin only to disappear when the coffin is opened up in mid-air (while the assistant climbs out before the coffin is raised.) After a one night stand with David, Kate is pregnant and decides to blackmail David. Katz and his wife Judy can't have children so this comes as a double blow to them. However Kate's attitude creates much animosity from the rest of the troupe. At the gala, the glass coffin is raised but when it opens Kate's dead body falls to the ground - strangled. While Perry and Della set out to find the killer, Ken and PI Terry Weidner set out to find out more about Kate. and discover that, for some reason, nobody in Kate's home town is willing to talk about her...
- DirectorJesús FrancoStarsHoward VernonHelena GarretJosé LlamasThe colonel Daniel Blimp, of the secret British service, travels to Bangkok to investigate the murder of the Brittish Ambassador happened during a holiday in his residence. Blimp receives the help of Keats, agent of the secret service. Both men discover that the man who shot against the Ambassador is blind, and it takes the black skin as a result of a strange phenomenon of mutation.
- DirectorLouis KingStarsWarner OlandPat PatersonThomas BeckWhile investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb excavation, Charlie discovers the body of the expedition's leader concealed inside the mummy's wrappings.
- DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetStarsAllene RayWalter MillerE.H. CalvertA Pathe serial in ten chapters of two-reels each: Dan Winterslip, a wealthy man in Honolulu, has not spoken to his brother, who owns a hotel next to Winterslip's estate, in over twenty years. Minerva, sister to the estranged brothers, comes from Boston to try to reconcile the two men. John Quincy Winterslip, Dan's nephew, receives a letter instructing him to retrieve a box from an attic in San Francisco and dump the contents into the ocean. He is on board a ship bound for Hawaii in which other passengers are also after the box. Dan Winterslip is murdered. Charlie Chan, a Chinese detective, offers to help solve the killing and the mysteries surround the box. Chan is looking for the person whose wristwatch is missing the number 'three.'
- DirectorPaul LeniStarsMarian NixonFlorence TurnerHobart BosworthDetective Charlie Chan investigates a pearl necklace, which has caused misery for all of its owners.
- DirectorIrving CummingsStarsWarner BaxterLois MoranGilbert EmeryEve Mannering realizes too late that her abusive husband is a philanderer and murderer and seeks protection with her true love, explorer John Beetham.
- DirectorHamilton MacFaddenStarsWarner OlandJohn GarrickMarguerite ChurchillCharlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel. Settings include London, Nice, San Remo, Honolulu, and Hong Kong. Fast-paced with lots of wisecracking.
- DirectorHamilton MacFaddenStarsWarner OlandSally EilersBela LugosiThe unsolved murder of a Hollywood actor several years earlier and an enigmatic psychic are the keys to help Charlie solve the Honolulu stabbing death of a beautiful actress.
- DirectorJohn G. BlystoneStarsWarner OlandAlexander KirklandH.B. WarnerCharlie is the intended murder victim here, and he avoids death only by chance. To find the murderer (since, of course, murder does occur), Charlie must outguess Scotland Yard and New York City police.
- DirectorHamilton MacFaddenStarsWarner OlandHeather AngelRoger ImhofWhen a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the case. His first clue comes from the victim's sister, who noticed a prowler wearing a glow-in-the-dark wristwatch.
- DirectorEugene FordeGeorge HaddenStarsWarner OlandDrue LeytonDonald WoodsCharlie is hired to deliver a pearl necklace to a millionaire at his ranch. When murder intervenes he disguises himself as a Chinese servant and begins sleuthing.
- DirectorEugene FordeStarsWarner OlandDrue LeytonRay MillandCharlie visits a wealthy country home in England. Suspects in the murder range from a housekeeper, to a stableman, to a lawyer.
- DirectorLewis SeilerHamilton MacFaddenStarsWarner OlandMary BrianThomas BeckHired to investigate forged bonds, Charlie is thwarted by the murder of his undercover agent, but the arrival of son Lee helps him uncover the true culprits.
- DirectorJames TinlingStarsWarner OlandIrene HerveyJon HallWhen a prominent official is murdered at a banquet honoring Charle Chan, the detective and son Lee team up to expose an opium-smuggling ring.
- DirectorGordon WilesStarsWarner OlandRosina LawrenceCharles QuigleyThe heir to a huge fortune is presumed drowned, then shows up, is then murdered.
- DirectorHarry LachmanStarsWarner OlandKeye LukeGeorge BrasnoWhile visiting the circus with his family, Charlie is recruited by the big top's co-owner to investigate threatening letters that he's received.
- DirectorH. Bruce HumberstoneStarsWarner OlandKeye LukeHelen WoodWhen a friend of Charlie's is found kicked to death by his own race horse on board a Honolulu-bound liner, the detective discovers foul play and uncovers an international gambling ring.
- DirectorH. Bruce HumberstoneStarsWarner OlandBoris KarloffKeye LukeA dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago.
- DirectorH. Bruce HumberstoneStarsWarner OlandKatherine DeMillePauline MooreWhen a strategically important new aerial guidance system is stolen, Charlie traces it to the Berlin Olympics, where he has to battle spies and enemy agents to retrieve it.
- DirectorEugene FordeStarsWarner OlandKeye LukeJoan MarshReturning from European exile where she avoided testifying against her criminal associates, a former singer with a tell-all diary is murdered to ensure her silence.
- DirectorEugene FordeStarsWarner OlandKeye LukeVirginia FieldAlthough Charlie and Lee are in Monaco for an art exhibit, they become caught up in a feud between rival financiers which involves the Chans in a web of blackmail and murder.
- DirectorH. Bruce HumberstoneStarsSidney TolerPhyllis BrooksVictor Sen YungWhile Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor.
- DirectorNorman FosterStarsSidney TolerRicardo CortezPhyllis BrooksMary Whitman, an old friend of Charlie's in Reno for a divorce, finds herself accused of murdering the woman her husband planned to marry after the decree became final.
- DirectorNorman FosterStarsSidney TolerCesar RomeroPauline MooreCharlie's investigation of a phony psychic during the 1939 World Exposition on San Francisco's Treasure Island leads him to expose a suicide as murder.
- DirectorHerbert I. LeedsStarsSidney TolerLynn BariRichard ClarkeWhile in Paris for a reunion on the eve of World War II, Charlie finds that the murder of a hated businessman leads him to a conspiracy to smuggle arms to Germany.
- DirectorNorman FosterStarsSidney TolerJean RogersLionel AtwillInspector Chan investigates a group of travelers, one of whom is a saboteur.
- DirectorEugene FordeStarsSidney TolerMarjorie WeaverLionel AtwillCharlie tries to discover the identity of a strangler who strikes multiple times on a cruise ship bound from Honolulu to California.
- DirectorLynn ShoresStarsSidney TolerVictor Sen YungC. Henry GordonAn escaped convicted murderer hides out at a New York wax museum where he hopes to get plastic surgery, which will help him revenge himself on Charlie Chan.
- DirectorHarry LachmanStarsSidney TolerMarjorie WeaverRobert LoweryWhen Charlie's old friend from Scotland Yard is murdered when they attend a police convention in New York, Chan picks up the case he was working on.
- DirectorHarry LachmanStarsSidney TolerSheila RyanRobert WeldonA treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, and a ship full of red herrings complicate Charlie's search for a murderer on board a docked ship.
- DirectorHarry LachmanStarsSidney TolerMary Beth HughesCobina WrightOn the trail of a singer who killed the man she loved in Honolulu, Charlie finds her stabbed to death when he ultimately catches up to her in Rio.
- DirectorHarry LachmanStarsSidney TolerArleen WhelanRichard DerrCharlie Chan investigates apparent poisonings at a mystery mansion in the Mojave Desert.
- DirectorPhil RosenStarsSidney TolerMantan MorelandArthur LoftCharlie Chan is an agent of the U.S. government assigned to investigate the mysterious death of an inventor.
- DirectorPhil RosenStarsSidney TolerJoan WoodburyMantan MorelandCharlie Chan investigates the locked-room murder of a chess expert.
- DirectorPhil RosenStarsSidney TolerMantan MorelandFrances ChanCharlie searches for a murderer amidst numerous ghosts conjured up by a strange variety of spiritualists and occultists.
- DirectorPhil RosenStarsSidney TolerMantan MorelandEdwin LukeEccentric scientist Harper lives in a spooky mansion with all the trimmings: hidden lab, secret panels, inscrutable butler, and greedy relatives with unusual talents. When Harper seems to be murdered, Charlie Chan (with the uninvited help of No. 4 son) tries to answer such questions as Where's the body? How can a dead man walk? And how can a secret murder be done in full view of detectives and witnesses?
- DirectorPhil RosenStarsSidney TolerMantan MorelandBen CarterCharlie discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.
- DirectorHoward BrethertonStarsSidney TolerMantan MorelandVictor Sen YungWhen a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Charlie takes on the case assisted by Number Two Son Jimmy and faithful chauffeur Birmingham Brown.
- DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsSidney TolerMantan MorelandBenson FongSomeone is attempting to steal radium stored in a bank. Death by cobra venom connects a number of murders. Charlie investigates.
- DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsSidney TolerMantan MorelandBen CarterA public defender enlists Charlie to exonerate one of his clients, an ex-con falsely accused of bank robbery and murder, scheduled for execution in nine days.
- DirectorPhil RosenStarsSidney TolerFortunio BonanovaBenson FongChan is faced with suspects in a stolen atomic bomb formula case, that are being killed with bullets that are not fired from a gun.
- DirectorTerry O. MorseStarsSidney TolerMantan MorelandVictor Sen YungCharlie investigates murders connected with insurance fraud. This one is set in San Francisco's Chinatown.
- DirectorDerwin AbrahamsStarsRoland WintersVirginia DaleMantan MorelandAfter the partners in the LaFontaine Chemical Co. sign a legal agreement leaving their share to the surviving partner(s), two of them are murdered.
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsRoland WintersMantan MorelandTim RyanCharlie attempts to solve a triple murder in which a dead man's finger prints show up at all three murder sites.
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsRoland WintersWanda McKayMantan MorelandChan discovers a conspiracy when a low paying gold mine seemingly starts to become profitable, and attempts are made on the owner's life.
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsRoland WintersKeye LukeMantan MorelandCharlie Chan and his two eldest sons, investigate a murderous gang who is forcing an archaeologist to search for a treasure in Mexico.
- DirectorLesley SelanderStarsRoland WintersKeye LukeMantan MorelandOn a plane trip, Charlie Chan and the passengers are drugged, and when they wake up a quarter million dollars is missing.
- StarsJ. Carrol NaishJames HongRupert DaviesChinese-American detective Charlie Chan is called in to help solve baffling cases, aided by his #1 son. The first five episodes were filmed in the US, then production switched to the UK for the rest of the series.
- DirectorDaryl DukeLeslie H. MartinsonStarsRoss MartinRichard HaydnLouise SorelCharlie Chan investigates a murder case aboard the yacht of a wealthy Greek shipping tycoon.
- DirectorTerry O. MorseStarsSidney TolerGloria WarrenVictor Sen YungA treasury agent on the trail of counterfeit money confides to fellow ocean liner passenger Charlie Chan that there have been two attempts on his life.
- StarsJohn WilderGeorge HilsdonBernard LeeMystery crime stories with sometimes different cops and many now-famous faces.
- StarsSimon WilliamsJeremy ClydeCatherine AlricSir Anthony Rose, a penniless nobleman, steals back stolen property with the help of his valet, Paul.
- DirectorJirí MenzelStarsRolf KnieGaston HäniSusanne Uhlen
- DirectorZdenek KubecekStarsMilos KopeckýPetr StepánekZlata AdamovskáLord Henry Chelford, hiding behind a dignified face and the uncertain step of an old man the signs of former worldliness; his younger brother Richard Chelford, radiating manly confidence, concern for the family tradition and its immaculate shield; the Lord's young, fragile fiancee, Jane Harper, her generous aunt in all things, nephew Arthur, a London barrister and a man without scruples, Lord's secretary, the attractive blonde Mary Brown, Dr Freeman, a doctor always on the verge of boldly correct handling of situations. There is also the old butler, knowing all his master's wishes and their true content. These are just some of the players in the plot, the gears of which are to be set in motion by Detective Sergeant Putler of Scotland Yard.
- DirectorJesús FrancoStarsAntonio MayansLina RomayHoward VernonAgents across the globe take turns spying on and double-crossing one another in an attempt to locate a valuable formula encrypted in the music code.
- DirectorFons RademakersStarsBryan MarshallAlexandra StewartEdward JuddA gang of wealthy ne'er do wells rape and terrorize women for fun and force their husbands to watch. A police detective tries to catch them, but can he break their twisted loyalty to one another?
- DirectorVicente ArandaStarsPatxi AndiónVictoria AbrilConrado San MartínA meeting of the Communist Party is taking place when suddenly the lights go off and the head of the Party is murdered. The government runs an official investigation and the Communist Party hires Pepe Carvalho, a private investigator. As both investigations unfold, they soon come to very different conclusions.
- DirectorBigas LunaStarsCarlos BallesterosPilar VelázquezMónica RandallWhen an unrecognizable corpse appears on a beach in Barcelona, a private investigator is hired to find out the identity of the dead man and to unveil what happened to him.
- StarsJuanjo PuigcorbéJean BenguiguiValeria MariniPoor tv series based on crime novels of the famous Catalan writer Manuel Vasquez Montalban. It is an Italian-French-Spanish co-production in six episodes, and two products made in France, two in Spain and two in Italy
- DirectorGerardo HerreroLeigh RomeroStarsSaffron BurrowsHarvey KeitelEduard FernándezOn March 12, 1956, Basque Nationalist Jesús de Galíndez Suarez disappeared from his apartment in New York City, and was never heard from again. He had been working with the F.B.I., and was about to publish a book critical of Dominican strongman, Trujillo. In 1988, a graduate student, Muriel Colber, wants to make Galíndez the subject of her dissertation. She's in Spain doing research; finding little, she goes to Santo Domingo. At every turn, the C.I.A., in the person of Agent Robards, tries to thwart her; and, at each turn, as she considers abandoning the project, someone offers new information, often contradictory. She wants the truth behind the Galíndez mystery; will she find it?
- DirectorRafael AlcázarStarsOmero AntonuttiAitana Sánchez-GijónEusebio PoncelaTwo Frenchmen, Bernadette and Lebrum, arrive in Barcelona and hire detective Bardon to find Alekos, the former Greek lover of the woman.
- DirectorManel EstebanStarsJuan Luis GaliardoJean-Pierre AumontSilvia TortosaLong ago, the architect Stuart Pedrell told his family that he was going to the South Seas. However, his daughter Yes has recently received a postcard from her father that comes from a far less exotic place: L'Hospitalet. Carvalho goes to Bellvitge in order to find Yes' father and to discover why he lied to his family. Pedrell never went indeed to the South Seas. He took refuge in Bellvitge where he was murdered.
- DirectorHarald ReinlStarsJoachim FuchsbergerKarin DorFritz RaspA creepy German-made Wallace thriller about the ghost of a hanged man who returns to fulfill his promise. All of his accusers must die.
- DirectorJean-Pierre MockyStarsBourvilJean-Louis BarraultFrancis BlancheTwo police inspectors Triquet and Vergus launch their investigations to arrest a dangerous escaped forger named Mickey Le Bénedictin.
- DirectorPaul LynchAndrew WildStarsRobert UrichAvery BrooksJ. Winston CarrollSpenser is hired to locate April Kyle, the missing daughter of Harry Kyle, millionaire and candidate for Governor. With the assistance of Hawk, Spenser travels from Boston's "Combat Zone" to Providence and the heart of child pornography in search of one seemingly unimportant runaway whom nobody wants found.
- TV MovieStarsTom SelleckPlot unknown. The next installment of the Jesse Stone franchise.
- DirectorPeter BergStarsMark WahlbergWinston DukeAlan ArkinWhen two Boston police officers are murdered, ex-cop Spenser teams up with his no-nonsense roommate Hawk to take down criminals.
- DirectorGordon ParksStarsRichard RoundtreeMoses GunnCharles CioffiA crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
- DirectorGary NelsonStarsJoe Don BakerDesi Arnaz Jr.Christine BelfordEarl Eischied is a man with his hands full. As the Chief of Detectives in New York City, he is trying to break up a group of black militants that are on a crime spree, including the killing of a police officer.
- StarsRichard RoundtreeEddie BarthJudie SteinBased on the films of the same name, John Shaft is a two-fisted black private eye modeled on Mike Hammer and Phillip Marlowe.