The Unguarded Hour (DVD) Warner Archives Mystery & Suspense

Did Samuel Metford push his wife from Dover Cliff? Lady Helen Dearden saw the ... Did Samuel Metford push his wife from Dover Cliff? Lady Helen Dearden saw the Met fords there and knows the woman s death was an accident. If she testifies in court an innocent man avoids the gallows. Yet one thing will die if she testifies her... more

A defense lawyer risks his career to expose a killer no one else believes exis... A defense lawyer risks his career to expose a killer no one else believes exists in this tense noir thriller directed by Don Siegel and starring Teresa Wright and Macdonald Carey. When a farmer and his housekeeper are murdered by an intruder the police... more

A generation before he would become a TV titan the solicitor sleuth solved mys... A generation before he would become a TV titan the solicitor sleuth solved mysteries across the silver screen. And this is a Perry with a difference dashing debonair and full of savoir-faire! Pre-Code King Warren William originally personified Perry... more

Superstar cowboy actor Wild Bill Elliot traded in his boots and spurs at Allie... Superstar cowboy actor Wild Bill Elliot traded in his boots and spurs at Allied Artists for gumshoes and a badge in a series of crackling crime dramas playing a Los Angeles County Sheriff s department detective lieutenant. Dubbed Lt. Andy Flynn in the... more

Stuart Palmer s immortal crime-solving school teacher Hildegarde Withers came ... Stuart Palmer s immortal crime-solving school teacher Hildegarde Withers came to the screen courtesy of a series of mysteries from RKO Pictures. Memorably played by character great Edna May Oliver in three features Hildegarde was ably paired with her... more

In 1930 teen detective Nancy Drew debuted in print captivating girls everywher... In 1930 teen detective Nancy Drew debuted in print captivating girls everywhere. In 1938 she came to the screen in the first of four films with Bonita Granville whose Nancy is brainy feisty resourceful and full of energy (Leonard Maltins Classic Movie... more

Private eye Nick Carter s detective adventures encompassed over 1000 stories a... Private eye Nick Carter s detective adventures encompassed over 1000 stories a 1943-1955 radio series and among his screen heroics these three MGM Bs starring Walter Pidgeon (soon to be Greer Garson s costar in nine films including Mrs. Miniver). in... more

Ex-World War II pilot Frank Enley (Van Heflin) is a respected contractor and f... Ex-World War II pilot Frank Enley (Van Heflin) is a respected contractor and family man. Then his troubled gimp-legged bombardier (Robert Ryan) shows up with a gun and a score to settle. Perhaps neither man is what he seems to be as director Fred... more

They say crime doesn t pay. Private detective Philip Marlowe knows better. The... They say crime doesn t pay. Private detective Philip Marlowe knows better. The fat wad of folding money warming his breast pocket is the kind of thing that keeps him going through thick and thicker as he wades chin deep into a mystery involving a... more

Newshounds battle gangsters in two light-hearted lightning-paced crime-time ca... Newshounds battle gangsters in two light-hearted lightning-paced crime-time capers. Ronald Reagan makes his screen debut in Love Is on the Air. George Brent takes the plotline to the newsroom in You Can t Escape Forever. more

Respected newspaperman Haven D. Allridge goes after the vicious petty Napoleon... Respected newspaperman Haven D. Allridge goes after the vicious petty Napoleon who holds a small town in his corrupt grasp. In the midst of his campaign to expose the crook Allridge suddenly skips town. Is he a sellout? more

Woozy Robert Mitchum - smitten with desire for deceitful Faith Domergue and wa... Woozy Robert Mitchum - smitten with desire for deceitful Faith Domergue and walloped in the head with a fireplace poker by her hubby (Claude Rains) - journeys Where Danger Lives when the would-be lovebirds go on the lam. Ahead is Mexico miles back is... more

When Kim Prescott comes home to her Spanish villa on night she finds a young m... When Kim Prescott comes home to her Spanish villa on night she finds a young man has moved into her home-claiming to be the brother she believed had died in an automobile accident in South Africa. The man manages to dismiss Prescotts household staff... more

George Raft and William Bendix costar as childhood chums operating on either s... George Raft and William Bendix costar as childhood chums operating on either side of the law who come up against the syndicate in this noir drama set in postwar San Francisco. Raft plays Dan Gannin a bookie looking to get square after meeting the... more

How would World War II veterans adjust to life on the postwar home front? Viol... How would World War II veterans adjust to life on the postwar home front? Violence is a trim noir-edged thriller wrapped around a then-topical story of a racketeering organization that recruits angry war veterans into it s violent agenda. more