British Mystery & Drama
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The Shop at Sly Corner

Old Movies

The Shop at Sly Corner starring Kenneth Kent and Kenneth Griffith. An antique dealer with a hidden criminal past must deal with a blackmailer who threatens to expose his darkest secret. Watch the full public domain British crime drama free.

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The October Man (1947)

Old Movies

The October Man (1947) starring John Mills, Joan Greenwood, and Edward Chapman. When a young woman is murdered, suspicion falls on her next-door neighbor because of his troubled history and previous stay in a mental hospital. Watch the full public domain

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The Long Dark Hall (1951)

Old Movies

The Long Dark Hall (1951) starring Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer. A devoted family man becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation after his secret involvement with a beautiful showgirl comes to light. Watch the full public domain British mystery

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Dancing with Crime (1947)

Old Movies

Dancing with Crime (1947) starring Richard Attenborough, Barry K. Barnes, and Sheila Sim. A London cab driver gets pulled into a dangerous criminal gang and sets out to expose the group and its ringleader once and for all. Watch the full public domain Bri

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Account Rendered (1957)

Old Movies

Account Rendered (1957) starring Griffith Jones, Ursula Howells, and Honor Blackman. Police investigating the murder of a wealthy woman discover that nearly everyone in her circle had a motive to kill her. Watch the full public domain British mystery clas

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Brass Monkey (1948)

Old Movies

Brass Monkey (1948) starring Carroll Levis, Carole Landis, and Herbert Lom. A popular radio personality becomes entangled in a case of theft and murder after a valuable statuette goes missing. Watch the full public domain British mystery classic free.

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Hunted (1952)

Old Movies

Hunted (1952) starring Dirk Bogarde, Jon Whiteley, and Elizabeth Sellars. A violent fugitive on the run forms an unlikely bond with a mistreated young boy as the two flee together from the authorities. Watch the full public domain British drama classic fr

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Find the Lady (1956)

Old Movies

Find the Lady (1956) is a classic British comedy-drama. During New Year's Eve, a young model spends the day searching for her grandmother, who has suspiciously gone missing. Watch the full public domain British comedy classic free.

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Captain Boycott (1947)

Old Movies

Captain Boycott (1947) starring Stewart Granger, Kathleen Ryan, and Alastair Sim. In 1880s Ireland, poor farmers rise up in rebellion against the abuses inflicted on them by their British landlords. Watch the full public domain historical drama free.

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Gaslight (1940)

Old Movies

Gaslight (1940) starring Anton Walbrook and Diana Wynyard. Twenty years after a brutal murder, a house sits empty until a new couple moves in — and the husband is hiding a dangerous secret he'll do anything to protect. Watch the full public domain British

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Dublin Nightmare (1958)

Old Movies

Dublin Nightmare (1958) starring William Sylvester, Marla Landi, and Richard Leech. When stolen loot goes missing after a robbery double-cross, gang members, an ex-lover, and a mysterious stranger are all left scrambling to find it. Watch the full public

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Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)

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Cast a Dark Shadow (1955) starring Dirk Bogarde and Margaret Lockwood. A delusional psychopath with a lust for wealth and older women believes he's committed the perfect murder of his elderly wife, and sets his sights on a new target when her fortune slip

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A Place of One's Own (1945)

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A Place of One's Own (1945) starring James Mason and Margaret Lockwood. An elderly couple moves into a supposedly haunted abandoned house, and the young companion they hire for the wife becomes possessed by the spirit of a wealthy woman murdered there lon

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No Road Back (1957)

Old Movies

No Road Back (1957) starring Skip Homeier, Paul Carpenter, and Sean Connery. A blind and deaf woman sacrifices everything for her troubled son, who gets mixed up with a criminal gang that tries to frame him for a robbery. Watch the full public domain Brit

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Checkpoint (1956)

Old Movies

Checkpoint (1956) starring Anthony Steel, Stanley Baker, and Odile Versois. After killing several Italian police officers during a burglary, a thief hired by a British racing company must flee to Switzerland disguised as a rally driver. Watch the full pub

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Green for Danger (1946)

Old Movies

Green for Danger (1946) starring Alastair Sim, Trevor Howard, and Rosamund John. A Scotland Yard inspector investigates a string of suspicious deaths inside a wartime hospital during the London Blitz. Watch the full public domain British mystery classic f

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Green Grow the Rushes (1951)

Old Movies

Green Grow the Rushes (1951) starring Richard Burton, Honor Blackman, and Roger Livesey. After their vessel runs aground during a storm and is impounded by British authorities, local smugglers scramble to hide their contraband brandy before Customs finds

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Hell is Sold Out (1951)

Old Movies

Hell Is Sold Out (1951) starring Herbert Lom, Richard Attenborough, and Mai Zetterling. A tense post-war drama of secrets and reckoning, tracing the fallout when a man believed dead resurfaces to confront those who wronged him. Watch the full public domai

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My Brothers Keeper (1948)

Old Movies

My Brother's Keeper (1948) starring Jack Warner, Jane Hylton, and George Cole. A war hero escapes prison handcuffed to a crook, and the two must find a way to break free from each other while pursued by police and press alike. Watch the full public domain

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London Belongs to Me (1948)

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London Belongs to Me (1948) starring Richard Attenborough, Alastair Sim, and Fay Compton. A well-meaning young man living in a shared central London house finds himself entangled with gangsters and a murder investigation. Watch the full public domain Brit

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Good Time Girl (1948)

Old Movies

Good Time Girl (1948) starring Jean Kent, Dennis Price, and Herbert Lom. A young woman from the slums falls in with criminals, accidentally kills a policeman while driving drunk, and flees with two American servicemen also on the run, sparking a crime wav

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Obsession (1949) aka The Hidden Room

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Obsession (1949) starring Robert Newton and Sally Gray. A jealous husband plots the perfect murder of his wife's lover, hiding him away in a secret room, in this tense British thriller also known as The Hidden Room. Watch the full public domain British th

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Tawny Pipit (1944)

Old Movies

Tawny Pipit (1944) starring Bernard Miles and Rosamund John. A Battle of Britain veteran recuperating under his nurse's care discovers rare birds nesting in a nearby field, and together they fight to protect the eggs from wartime interference and thieves.