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No film holdings matched "Crime | Mystery | Thriller" in title — but it appears in catalogs below.
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 230
…thriller cheaply done 4-23-40 (A) Poor (Y) No (C) No Granny Get Your Gun (Robson, H. Davenport) (Warner) Light, amusing semi-mystery…
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Educational Screen 1935 — page 191
…Morris, Jean Arthur) (MGM) Super-thriller in G-men vs. gangster series, but nine tenths gangster. Surefire boxoffice mixture of sinister crime, federal pursuit…
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Educational Screen 1936 — page 280
…mystery with a girl detective feebly played by Mary Brian. Whole narrative and direction incredi- bly naive. Wax dummies furnish the comedy. Harmless thriller…
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Educational Screen 1936 — page 213
…8-18-J6 (A) Mediocre (Y) Harmless thriller (C) Excit. Crime of Dr. Forbes (Gloria Stuart, Robert Kent) (20th Cent.) Starts as serious drama…
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 142
…Brown, Mary Carlisle) (Colum) Futile attempt at mystery-detective farce. Hero cop, fired from force for bungling, chases criminal through crazy obstacles, slap- stick…
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Educational Screen 1937 — page 190
…5-25-37 (A) Fair (Y-C) Good of kind Girl from Scotland Yard (Karen Morley) (Para) Complex mystery thriller built round sinister "death…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 336
…1 1-22-38 (A) Notable (Y) Very good (C)Exciting Mysterious Mr. Moto (Lorre, Wilcoxon, Mary McGuire) (Fox) Grim, crime thriller with the…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 196
…Patricia ElhsXUnlv) Crime Club detective mystery well written, directed and acted. Tense story of concealed identity, crisply told, with ample comedy, agreeably intricate, fast…
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Educational Screen 1932 — page 22
…Deceiver, The (Ian Keith) (Co- lumbia) Backstage murder-mystery- detective-thriller above average of its kind. Great dramatic star is also cruel Lothario and…
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Educational Screen 1935 — page 127
…4-16-35 (A) Hardly (Y) Fair thriller (C) Hardly Rendez-Tous at Midnight (Ralph Bellamy, Valerie Hobson) (Univ.) Murder-mystery melo- drama on…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 176
…5-9-39 (A) Perhaps (Y) (C) Fairly good Mystery of the White Room (Bruce Cabot) (Univ) Complex and absurd "Crime Club" thriller laid…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 232
…Paul Kelly) (Univ) Fairly engrossing crime melodrama free from mystery but with suspense and action well maintained, and likable stars. Wounded hero, a romantic…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 265
…Warren Wil- liam > (Para) As blunderinir amateur detective in hilarious murder-mystery comedy written CMpiM-ially for her by Van Dine. Gracie further confuse…
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Educational Screen 1933 — page 260
…played by Powell as Philo Vance has two crimes to solve in this absorbing murder mystery. Natural acting and clever plot, not too involved…
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Educational Screen 1933 — page 111
…Doubtful C—No Crime of the Century (Jean Hersholt. Stuart Erwin t ( Paramount) Entertaining and de- cidedly "difTerent" murder-mystery that does not resort…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 308
…Robinson, fugitive from chain gang, jailed for another's crime, is double- crossed again by real criminal and sent back to brutal camp, villain…
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 94
…Jr.) (Univ) Fine cast used in stereotyped jungle thriller of pseudo-scientific search for Inca treasure by six males and one female (absurdly chic…
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Educational Screen 1937 — page 173
…Walter Pid- geon)(Univ.) Well-knit little murder mystery. Crime committed as ship sails, fire at sea de- stroys evidence, but clever district attorney…
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Educational Screen 1934 — page 135
…A Hither amusing Y Perhaps C Hnrdlv Crime Doctor. The (Otto Kruger, Karen Horley, Nils Asther) (RKO) Above ;r crime-mystery with excellent cast…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 72
…incurs grave suspicion, but deftly solves all ! Well-acted, agreeably puzzling little thriller more amusing than seai-y- 2-7-39 (A) Good of…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 266
…crime, who killed to prevent blackmail of mother. She resigns, takes over defense, wins, and marries long-devoted D. A. Passable little thriller. 8…
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Educational Screen 1934 — page 82
…A—Mediocre Y—Better not C—No Bombay Mail (Edmund Lowe, Shirley Grey) (Universal) Harmless mystery melodrama of crime on board express from Calcutta…
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Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 157
…Partners in Crime (Beery-Hatton) ( Para. ) Kind of burlesque crook story, with the co-stars a bit fun- nier than they sometimes are. PhyUis…
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Educational Screen 1937 — page 24
…Sidney Black- mer) (Capitol) Stupid mystery thriller, naively told, that involves high minister, honored lawyer, and Chief of Scotland Yard with seem- ingly criminal…
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 184
…4-9-40 (A) Fine of kind (Y) Mature (C) No Danger Ahead (Phillip Renfrew) (Monogram) Class B crime and adventure thriller. Royal Mounted…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 136
…Barrymore) (Para) Hectic thriller of London- Paris chase, by auto, ship and plane, after stolen suitcase of new super-explosive, including mur- ders, labored…
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Educational Screen 1936 — page 20
…1-7-36 (A) Hardly (Y) Perhaps (C) No Thft Case of the Lucky Legs (Warren Wn- liam, Genevieve Tobin) (Warner) Perry Mason mystery…
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Educational Screen 1933 — page 139
…The (Genevieve Tobin, Chester Morrint (Fox) UoconvinrinK attempt at mystery and dnuna aboard ship, where an infernal machine haa supposedly been planted. Much conversation…
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Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 278
…Conspiracy (Bessie Love) (RKO) Mystery play, involving a gang of dope peddlers, quite tense and thrill- ing, but notable chiefly for very amusing work…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 376
…All devices of blood-and-thunder serial thrillers employed. 11-14-39 <A) Poor (Y) Poor (C) No Challenge The (Luis Trenker, Robert Douglas…
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Educational Screen 1937 — page 286
…Successful writer of mystery stories turns detective hims. If and exposes mur- derers in series of baffling crimes. Far-fetched story with occasional amusing…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 36
…of kind (Y) Mature (C) No Crime Takes a Holiday (Jack Holt) (Columbia) Another low-cost crook thriller without undue violence. To get arson…
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Educational Screen 1935 — page 160
…5-28-35 (A) Stupid (Y) Poor (C) No Casino Murder Case, The (Paul Lukas) (MGM) Typical Van Dine thriller, with a new Philo…
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Educational Screen 1937 — page 272
…10-5-37 (A) Good of kind (Y) Good thriller (C)No Califomian, The (Ricardo Cortez) (Fox) Lively semi-historical melodrama interesting chiefly for…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 106
…James Craig) (Columbia) Mediocre thriller built around Chinese war. Heroine, ace reporter from the States, and cameraman hero track down spy ring and succeed…
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Educational Screen 1934 — page 217
…A—Very good of kind Y—Exciting C—Too exciting Crime without Passion (Claude Rains, Mar- Paramount I Tense, grim, absorbing and depressing psychological…
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Educational Screen 1935 — page 78
Page 78 The Educational Screen The Film Estimates After Office Hours (Clark Gable, Constance Bennett) (MGM) Lively, sophisticated, social crime-comedy, more breezy than…
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Educational Screen 1934 — page 22
…the gangster ! This wholesome feature rather lifts the film above ordinary crime-thrillers. Will tend to produce whole- some attitude and reaction in audience…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 218
…Boyer, Hedy Lamarr) (U.A.) Colorful, exotic thriller beautifully photograph td, centering around glamorous criininnl. Draggy action weakens suspense, but fascinat- ing settings, interesting…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 142
…Russell) (MGM ) Another direct descendant of "The Thin Man." Murder-mystery-comedy concerned with rare-book collectors, ably written, breezily played by fine cast…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 256
…10-11-38 (A) Very good (Y) Perhaps (C) No Crime over London (Basil Sydney Margot Grahame) (G-B) Mildly-diverting, poorly edited, implausible…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 344
…10-24-39 (A) Fair (Y) No (C) No Cat and the Canary (Hope, Goddard) (Para) Old favorite mystery melodrama about attempts of member…
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 280
…Irene Harvey) (Re- public) Mediocre crime yarn. Fiancee and law- yer friend of wealthy business man gradually unravel murder case, details of which audi…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 289
…June Travis) (Republic) Empty title for an- other gang-crime melodrama solved by noncha- lantly clever newspaperman. Hectic adventure aship and ashore, lurid gunplay…
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Educational Screen 1935 — page 190
…Lindsay) (Warner) Murder mystery of distinc- tive flavor of medieval Italy, cleverly combin- ing modern stage life and the deeds of the Borgias. Characters…
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 327
…The ( Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard) (Para) Hilarious mystery comedy with most of brisk, spine-chilling action taking place in haunted castle on island near…