On the dark, mean streets of London’s Whitechapel, crimes from the past have a nasty habit of intruding into the present. Detective Inspector Chandler and his team have mysteries, as well as crimes, to solve.

Alfred Hitchcock’s first Hollywood movie, Rebecca (1940) is a brooding romantic thriller as well as a mystery with hints of noir. Based on Daphne du Maurier’s famous novel and set in deepest Cornwall, no wonder this is still a firm favourite of mystery movie fans.

Few actor-character combinations have become so firmly fixed in our minds as that of Raymond Burr and Perry Mason. Burr played the ace attorney in a long running series and later in television movies. Isn’t it true that Perry Mason never lost a case?

Making movies is no longer the monopoly of big film studios or of independent producers with access to big money. New technology has made it possible for anyone with a hand-held camera and internet access to be a filmmaker. This article looks at a short mystery uploaded to YouTube.

Baretta was a hugely popular television detective show that still has many fans today. There was little mystery involved in Baretta’s cases, but star Robert Blake later became a sensation when he was accused, and acquitted at trial, of murder. Is the star more mysterious than the show?

Although Sherlock Holmes has been portrayed by numerous actors, for many, Basil Rathbone is the definitive Holmes. Here is a glimpse of the actor, his relationship with the famous occupant of 221b Baker Street, and the series of Hollywood movies in which he brought Sherlock Holmes to life.