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A spirited demoiselle is determined to save her fiance's grandfather from his malevolent, and possibly homicidal, servants. Fortified with glass after glass of on-the-cuff wine at a local tavern, an urbane, cloaked stranger comes to her aid. The gentleman displays keen detecting skills as the plot turns from suspicion to murder to the hunt for a missing will. But one thing he does not reveal: his own identity.
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When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner murdered, olmes must discover wtic of his suspicious fellow passenges is responsible. Aided by Dr. Watson and Inspector Lestrade, he discovers the murderer's hiding place is somehow involved in the crime. This is the thirteeth film of the Rathbone/Bruce series.
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Errol Flynn stars as an upper crust gentleman who is juggling two identities. Behind his public persona as an investment counselor lies his secret identity as a detective novelist. When he stumbles onto a real murder, he finds himself in danger, not just from the killer but from his wife finding out what he's up to.
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Despite their best efforts, the team members are only human. As the agents work on varied and complicated cases, details about their personal lives continue to unfold. This season, Samantha Spade deals with being a single mom and resourceful agent Elena Delgado recovers from a recent and unpleasant custody battle with her ex.
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Shadows over Chinatown (65 mins.): Charlie Chan, along with number two son, Jimmy, and his chauffeur, Birmingham, has come to San Francisco to help solve a mysterious murder. The soon encounter a series of unexplained coincidences involving a missing woman, a pickpocket, a dead body and an insurance scam.
Docks of New Orleans (65 mins.): Charlie Chan, along with his enthusiastic "number-two son," Tommy, and his chauffeur, Birmingham, are brought...
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"Tom Conway continues his run as the suave society sophisticate sleuth Tom Lawrence in the second half of the smash RKO mystery series. Making the title role strictly his own, Conway clearly delights in mixing the detective with the dash. The war years and thereafter see the Falcon head out west for an extended sojourn, tackling criminals up and down the coast!"--Container.
The Falcon out West: "A society sleuth turns cowboy to investigate a Texas...
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Miscreants beware! The Falcon is on the hunt! Suave, sophisticated, hard-boiled and high-minded, amateur sleuths Gay and Tom Lawrence.
The gay Falcon: "A society sleuth tries to break up an insurance scam"--Www.tcm.com, viewed March 27, 2015.
A date with the Falcon: "The gentleman detective postpones his wedding to find a cache of stolen diamonds"--Www.tcm.com, viewed March 27, 2015.
The Falcon takes over: "A society sleuth and a lady reporter...