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1. Black Angel (1946)

Passed | 81 min | Adventure, Crime, Film-Noir

When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre, Broderick Crawford

Votes: 3,950

2. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

Passed | 74 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi

The resurrected Wolf Man, seeking a cure for his malady, enlists the aid of a mad scientist, who claims he will not only rid the Wolf Man of his nocturnal metamorphosis, but also revive the frozen body of Frankenstein's inhuman creation.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Ilona Massey, Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill

Votes: 9,957

3. Dressed to Kill (1946)

Passed | 76 min | Crime, Mystery

Sherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains, including a dangerously attractive female, are desperate to obtain three unassuming and inexpensive little music boxes.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison, Edmund Breon

Votes: 6,906

4. Terror by Night (1946)

Approved | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, Sherlock Holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey

Votes: 6,915

5. The Woman in Green (1945)

Approved | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Hillary Brooke, Henry Daniell

Votes: 6,867

6. Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)

Passed | 68 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance

During WWII, several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Arthur Margetson

Votes: 5,153

7. The House of Fear (1945)

Passed | 69 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of deaths at a castle with each foretold by the delivery of orange pips to the victims.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Aubrey Mather, Dennis Hoey

Votes: 5,532

8. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)

Approved | 68 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson must protect a Swiss inventor of an advanced bomb sight from falling into German hands.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Karen Verne

Votes: 6,642

9. The Scarlet Claw (1944)

Approved | 74 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

When a gentlewoman is found dead with her throat torn out, the villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gerald Hamer, Paul Cavanagh

Votes: 5,835

10. The Pearl of Death (1944)

Passed | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a valuable pearl with a sinister reputation is stolen, Sherlock Holmes must investigate its link to a series of brutal murders.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Evelyn Ankers

Votes: 4,853

11. Pursuit to Algiers (1945)

Approved | 65 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

Holmes is recruited to escort the heir to a European throne safely back to his homeland after his father's assassination.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Riordan, Rosalind Ivan

Votes: 4,087

12. Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)

Approved | 71 min | Mystery, Thriller, War

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson travel to Washington D.C. in order to prevent a secret document from falling into enemy hands.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Lord, Henry Daniell

Votes: 4,743

13. The Spider Woman (1943)

Passed | 63 min | Mystery, Thriller

Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard, Dennis Hoey

Votes: 5,128

14. Black Moon (1934)

Approved | 68 min | Drama, Horror

A young girl who lives on a tropical island loses her parents to a voodoo sacrifice, but although she manages to escape the island, a curse is put on her. Years later, as an adult, she ... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Jack Holt, Fay Wray, Dorothy Burgess, Cora Sue Collins

Votes: 720

15. American Madness (1932)

Passed | 75 min | Drama, Mystery

Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused for robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair...all during the same day.

Directors: Frank Capra, Allan Dwan, Roy William Neill | Stars: Walter Huston, Pat O'Brien, Kay Johnson, Constance Cummings

Votes: 2,262

16. The Black Room (1935)

Passed | 68 min | Horror

Ignoring an ancient prophecy, evil brother Gregor seeks to maintain his feudal power on his his Tyrolean estate by murdering and impersonating his benevolent younger twin.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh, Robert Allen, Thurston Hall

Votes: 2,256

17. The 9th Guest (1934)

Passed | 65 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Eight people are invited to dinner in a fashionable penthouse apartment. After they are wined and dined, a voice on the radio informs them that they will be murdered unless they manage to outwit the ninth guest: Death.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Donald Cook, Genevieve Tobin, Hardie Albright, Edward Ellis

Votes: 673

18. Gypsy Wildcat (1944)

Passed | 77 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A wicked baron oppresses Gypsies but is fascinated by the beautiful Carla, who loves a stranger on a white horse.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Peter Coe, Nigel Bruce

Votes: 204

19. Doctor Syn (1937)

Approved | 78 min | Drama, Adventure

When customs and excise men arrive at the village of Dymchurch in Kent, they uncover an intricate smuggling network being coordinated by the local parson, Dr Syn. Unknown to all but a few ... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: George Arliss, Margaret Lockwood, John Loder, Roy Emerton

Votes: 303

20. The Menace (1932)

Approved | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ronald Quayle escapes from prison. He was sent there for murdering his father, based on the testimony of his stepmother, Caroline. An explosion disfigures him, but plastic surgery gives him... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: H.B. Warner, Walter Byron, Bette Davis, Natalie Moorhead

Votes: 627

21. The Viking (1928)

Passed | 90 min | Adventure, History

Vikings compete for power and the love of a woman.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Donald Crisp, Pauline Starke, LeRoy Mason, Anders Randolf

Votes: 489

22. The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)

Approved | 68 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

Once a jewel thief always a jewel thief? Yes and no. Yes if you consider the fact that Michael Lanyard also known as the Lone Wolf once retired from the "trade" but relapses back into his ... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Melvyn Douglas, Gail Patrick, Tala Birell, Henry Mollison

Votes: 207

23. Whirlpool (1934)

Passed | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Carnie owner Buck Rankin marries local girl Helen and plans to go straight, but after a brawl ends up with a twenty-year sentence for manslaughter. When a pregnant Helen vows to wait for ... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Jack Holt, Jean Arthur, Donald Cook, Allen Jenkins

Votes: 445

24. Destiny (1944)

Approved | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Bank robbers Cliff Banks and Sam Baker go their separate ways while being chased by the law. Now fleeing alone, Cliff begins to reflect, via flashback, on the various events and unsavory ... See full summary »

Directors: Reginald Le Borg, Julien Duvivier | Stars: Gloria Jean, Alan Curtis, Frank Craven, Grace McDonald

Votes: 200

25. Madame Spy (1942)

Approved | 63 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A war correspondent's new wife is suspected by his colleagues of being a German spy.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Constance Bennett, Don Porter, John Litel, Edward Brophy

Votes: 70

26. That's My Boy (1932)

71 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Tommy Scott goes to a Connecticut college to become a doctor, but is soon discovered to be a prodigious football talent. He becomes a national star and falls in love, but fame and ill-advised financial deals threaten to ruin his future.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Richard Cromwell, Dorothy Jordan, Mae Marsh, Arthur Stone

Votes: 154

27. The Good Bad Girl (1931)

Passed | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Gangster's moll Marcia Cameron (Mae Clark) quits her racketeering boyfriend Dapper Dan Tyler (Robert Ellis) for a respectable rich man, Bob Henderson (James Hall), but after giving birth to... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Mae Clarke, James Hall, Marie Prevost, Robert Ellis

Votes: 125

28. The Circus Queen Murder (1933)

Passed | 63 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Suave, lip-reading DA Thatcher Colt plans to get away from the big city for a while. So he and his secretary, Miss Kelly hop on a train for an Upstate NY town called Gilead. They expect a ... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Donald Cook, Greta Nissen, Ruthelma Stevens

Votes: 333

29. The Heart of General Robert E. Lee (1928)

20 min | Short, Drama

General Lee is moved by the appeal of a southern girl for the life of her northern sweetheart. He admits the cause is lost and surrenders to General Grant.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: J. Barney Sherry, Will Walling, Richard Walling, Marjorie Daw

30. Blind Date (1934)

Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Romance

A young woman is torn between a wealthy suitor who wants her body and the honest young man who wants what's best for her.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Ann Sothern, Neil Hamilton, Paul Kelly, Jane Darwell

Votes: 256

31. Eyes of the Underworld (1942)

Approved | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Blackmail and murder in a tale of an auto-theft ring.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Richard Dix, Wendy Barrie, Lon Chaney Jr., Lloyd Corrigan

Votes: 136

32. Jealousy (1934)

Approved | 66 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

Larry O'Roark is a boxer who's insanely posssesive and jealous of his fiancee, Jo. the sight of her and her employer, Mr. Lambert, at ringside during his big fight distracts Larry and he is... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Nancy Carroll, George Murphy, Donald Cook, Raymond Walburn

Votes: 69

33. The Conquest of Canaan (1921)

Passed | 70 min | Drama

Ne'er-do-well Joe Louden scandalizes his small town and especially the proper Judge Pike. But through the love of young Ariel Taber, Joe shows the town who the real scoundrel is.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Thomas Meighan, Doris Kenyon, Diana Allen, Ann Eggleston

Votes: 22

34. Hoots Mon (1940)

77 min | Comedy

An English comedian attempts his luck on the Scottish stage, and develops a rivalry with a local performer.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Max Miller, Florence Desmond, Hal Walters, Davina Craig

Votes: 38

35. Just Like Heaven (1930)

Passed | 70 min | Drama, Romance

A balloon seller with grand plans to win a scholarship clashes with a budding dancer and her circus troupe over a prime town-centre location.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Anita Louise, David Newell, Yola d'Avril, Gaston Glass

Votes: 87

36. What's Wrong with the Women? (1922)

Passed | 70 min | Drama, Romance

Men try to understand the women in their lives.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Wilton Lackaye, Constance Bennett, Montagu Love, Julia Swayne Gordon

37. Two Tickets to London (1943)

Passed | 78 min | Drama, War

Accused of helping an enemy submarine, a man escapes and joins a beautiful girl in trying to find the real traitors.

Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Michèle Morgan, Alan Curtis, C. Aubrey Smith, Barry Fitzgerald

Votes: 53

38. The Mother Instinct (1917)

50 min | Drama

When her baby daughter Eleanor is traumatized after her father perishes in a storm at sea, Mother Coutierre sends the girl to live with her aunt in Paris. Years later, Eleanor, now a ... See full summary »

Directors: Lambert Hillyer, Roy William Neill | Stars: Enid Bennett, Rowland V. Lee, Margery Wilson, Tod Burns

39. Eight Bells (1935)

Passed | 69 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

Marge Walker, the daughter of a steamship-line owner, stows away on one of her father's ships bound for Shanghai. Roy Dale, the captain of the ship, is in love with her as is the first ... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Ann Sothern, Ralph Bellamy, John Buckler, Catherine Doucet

Votes: 53

40. Rhythm of the Islands (1943)

Approved | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music

On the only Pacific island untouched by and unaware of World-War-Two, American beachcombers Tommy (Allan Jones) and Eddie Dolan (Andy Devine) sell off Paradise Island to American ... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Allan Jones, Jane Frazee, Andy Devine, Ernest Truex

Votes: 41

41. Vive la France! (1918)

50 min | Drama, War

Upon hearing that her parents have been killed in the war, actress Genevieve Bouchette returns to her native village of Deschon, France, and engages in Red Cross work. The Germans capture ... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Dorothy Dalton, Edmund Lowe, Fred Starr, Tom Guise

Votes: 31

42. Murder Will Out (1939)

65 min | Crime, Drama

Loder and Baxter become immersed in intrigue after receiving a costly jade. As they look for assistance in saving their skins, all their leads disappear, including the man who had given them the jade.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: John Loder, Jane Baxter, Jack Hawkins, Hartley Power

Votes: 18

43. As the Devil Commands (1932)

Passed | 70 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance

Millionaire John Duncan is dying from an illness which cannot be cured. He plans to divide his fortune between his cousin, lawyer Robert Waldo, who has taken him in during his sickness, and... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Mae Clarke, Alan Dinehart, Neil Hamilton, Charles Sellon

Votes: 28

44. Fifty Fathoms Deep (1931)

Passed | 70 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A shady lady has an affair with one deep sea diver, marries his buddy and breaks up their friendship. Ere long, she cheats on her husband and runs off with an oily yacht owner. Shortly ... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Jack Holt, Mary Doran, Richard Cromwell, Loretta Sayers

45. Marriage in Transit (1925)

Passed | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A gang of crooks led by Holden steals a government code, and Cyril Gordon, a Secret Service agent who bears a strong resemblance to the gang leader, is assigned to recover the stolen ... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Carole Lombard, Adolph Milar, Frank Beal

Votes: 34

46. The Melody Man (1930)

Passed | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Music

A Viennese composer Von Kemper (John St.Polis), who after murdering both his unfaithful wife and royal lover, flees to America with his young daughter Elsa (Alice Day). Eighteen years later... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: William Collier Jr., Alice Day, John St. Polis, Johnnie Walker

47. The Avenger (1931)

Passed | 72 min | Western

Goss, Mason, and Kelly force Joaquin Murieta to watch as they hang his brother Juan for a crime he did not commit. To exact his revenge on the three, Joaquin becomes the notorious Black Shadow.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Buck Jones, Dorothy Revier, Otto Hoffman, Sidney Bracey

Votes: 82

48. Percy (1925)

60 min | Comedy

Percy Rogeen's father fears his son will never be a man, but only a mama's boy. When a friend of Mr. Rogeen promises to help the boy shape up, the father is delighted. But the help comes in... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Charles Ray, Louise Dresser, Joseph Kilgour, Clyde McAtee

49. Fury of the Jungle (1933)

Passed | 68 min | Drama

Joan Leesom is stranded in a remote South American jungle village. She is pursued by the rapacious Taggart Taggart who has actually been involved with beautiful native girl Chita. Chita now... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Donald Cook, Peggy Shannon, Alan Dinehart, Harold Huber

Votes: 18

50. Radio-Mania (1923)

95 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

An inventor succeeds in making contact with Mars via television.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Grant Mitchell, Margaret Irving, Gertrude Hillman, W.H. Burton

Votes: 27