San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case ... The Best Years of Our Lives is one film from the 1940s that every movie fan should see at least once in their lifetime.

Laura,” a 1940s murder mystery with an unexpected twist, is playing through May 4 at PowPAC. The three-act play is based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Vera Louise Caspary, which was also ...

Famed detective and crime novelist Ellery Queen solves a case involving the suspicious death of a rich man whose inheritors fight over his estate.

The 1940 film Michael Shayne, Private Detective is the first in a series of twelve movies. Lloyd Nolan starred as Shayne through 1942, until the series was dropped by Twentieth Century Fox and ...

Detective movies have long been a Hollywood staple. A subgenre of crime and mystery films, they see a detective – professional or amateur – trying to solve a crime. Usually, the smart sleuth ...

Synopsis: A smart and stylish film noir musical, this Tony Award-winning musical captures the gritty sights and sounds of Hollywood’s classic detective movies, all set to a brilliant, bluesy jazz ...