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Miles Mander has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1930s through the 1940s.
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
Thriller · Crime
After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.
Dir. Edward Dmytryk · With Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.
Dir. William Wyler · With Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
Dir. Albert Lewin · With George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed
When a woman is found dead with her throat torn out, the local villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.
Dir. Roy William Neill · With Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gerald Hamer
A little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.
Dir. Walter Lang · With Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise
When actress Diana Baring is found in a daze beside her colleague’s murdered body, all evidence points to her guilt. During the trial, juror Sir John Menier doubts the verdict, but yields to pressure. Haunted by remorse, he launches his own investigation.
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock · With Herbert Marshall, Edward Chapman, Esme Percy
