Private Detective Movies

Private detectives Gus and Dick take a murder case where nearly everyone is trying to kill them.

A private eye and his girlfriend avenge his buddy, stabbed over a jade dragon.

Rick R. Mortis, a cocky P.I., based in the seedy part of a world filled with classic movie monsters, has just been framed for murder. In 48 hours, he...

A wistful PI reflects on the case of Alice Draper, a young starlet whose death he failed to solve.

A private detective takes on one final case before retirement.

A stolen bicycle case ends with drunken detective/lawyer Alexander 'Lex' Larsen having to clear Vigdis Wang of a murder charge. Unofficially based...

Private detective Dirk Trent, a collector of cigarette butts, a "smooth" ladies man, a wearer of bad suits, and he's convinced there's more to an...

This Robert Benchley 'How To' comedy short attempts to teach us how to profile criminals by physical characteristics.

Convinced that she has what it takes to be a detective, inquisitive secretary Kitty O'Day gets her chance to put her sleuthing skills to the test...

A man is questioned on the "Claude killings" in Los Angeles.

A young private detective gets dragged into a larger mystery after taking on a missing person case in Phoenix, Arizona.

Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.

Private detective Donegal Dawn is summoned by the police commissioner to solve the reasons for a crime wave in Chinatown.

Customers at the Melody Club are burgled while attending the the club. A detective investigates.

Susan Hart, assistant to private detective Russ Ashton, is given a camera concealed in a hat box and assigned to take a picture of a woman. A gun is...

An alcoholic private detective faces her biggest challenge yet when a married couple hires her to find their missing daughter. While investigating...

Detective Barker has his work cut out for him when his red-haired nanny, Kate Blond, turns out to be a master thief in disguise. Barker’s close...