Mystery Classics - 50 Movie Pack: Algiers - Bulldog Drummond Escapes - Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome - The Man on the Eiffel Tower - Mr. Moto's Last Warning + 45 more!

I have limited TV entertainment at the moment so I'm watching my entertainment on DVD's. For the price which may have dropped some since I purchased this set, this is a great deal. I purchased this and several of the other 50 movie packs, and this one along with Dark Crimes seem to be my favorite. This one in particular on all the films I've watched so far are good prints. I watched the Drummond entries and I've got that curiosity out of my system (I wasn't missing much but I was very curious). There are some good entries here that I'll be watching soon like The Stranger, Suddenly, Detour, and also some good B entries for those curious to see Bulldog Drummond, Mr. Moto, Sherlock Holmes, and one I was really pleased with, Dick Tracy! Like I said of the films I've watched so far these prints are better than the other 50 packs I've seen and I also haven't noticed any Treeline stamps on the prints like I've seen on other 50 pack's. You could easily pay 5 or more times the price to get all these public domain flicks in their smaller packages so its a great deal, Highly Recommended. 5/5

This is probably the best in regards to content of the public domain 50 Movie Packs I have bought so far. You have some of the better mystery serials of the 30's and 40's including Mr. Moto and Sherlock Holmes, as well as some individual entries that are very good including "He Walked by Night", which is more of a film noir that is incredibly still in the public domain.Unfortunately, the video and in particular the audio quality is very uneven in this set. The Bulldog Drummond series, for example, has some of the worst video and audio quality I've encountered in these packs. The films become bright and then dark, then bright again, and then there is an awful hum in several of the films that makes it difficult if not impossible to hear quiet dialogue. This is a big handicap in mystery films where you need to see details of what is going on, as well as hear everything that is being said, in order to keep up with the plot. Imagine trying to keep up with The Thin Man if you couldn't clearly hear what the players were saying!I'd still recommend this pack, but be prepared to be annoyed at the video and audio quality in some of the older films. As for the individual movies, here's my take:The first two discs contain 6 Bulldog Drummond movies from the late 30's. The very earliest, "Bulldog Drummond Escapes", has just awful audio and video quality. Ray Milland stars in this one, but John Howard stars in the other five. The whole point of this incarnation of the series is that Drummond is always trying to marry his fiance when some crime drama interrupts the proceedings and Drummond has to solve the crime or mystery. The quality of the audio/video is good on all but the earliest two. The quality of the mysteries is excellent.Next we have three Dick Tracy movies. The best one is "Tracy Meets Gruesome" starring Boris Karloff, but all of the films are very good as is the audio and video quality. There is good continuity between the three films too, with Tracy's girlfriend and adopted son providing a home life for the detective.Next we have two films from "The Shadow" series. There's not much continuity here. In the first one, "The Shadow Strikes", The Shadow is still acting without the knowledge of the police and outside of the law as he impersonates a fellow attorney in order to solve a crime. In "International Crime" The Shadow is known by the police, but now has his own radio show and seems to delight in making them look bad. In the second film The Shadow has picked up a female sidekick that detracts from the plot. Both are above average. Audio/video quality is good.Next we have three films trying to trade on the success of Warner Oland's Charlie Chan series at Fox. Peter Lorre stars in "Mr Moto's Last Warning". Lorre is pretty effective as Moto and did a long series of these films. The two Mr. Wong films are night and day. The Mysterious Mr. Wong has Lugosi in the title role acting almost like a mad scientist. The audio/video quality is poor on this one, and the story is not very interesting either - Lugosi's campy performance is just too much. "Mr. Wong: Detective" has Boris Karloff in the title role, this time as good guy. The mystery is interesting and the audio/video quality is quite good.Next we have eight Sherlock Holmes films. This group is a mixed bag as far as actors in the starring roles and audio/video quality. However, all have interesting stories. Only four have Basil Rathbone as Holmes, and these are the best of the films. The earlier ones have other actors taking a try at the role, and sometimes the result is ineffective. Dr. Watson undergoes the most changes. In "The Sign of Four" Watson is a young man who winds up in love with and engaged to the heroine, and in all the others he is played by a much older man even though Holmes is essentially the same age in all of the films. The non-Rathbone Holmes pictures have pretty spotty audio quality, but once Universal takes control of the series the video and audio quality is quite good."The Kennel Murder Case" starring William Powell, "He Walked by Night", "Quicksand" with Mickey Rooney, and "They Made Me a Criminal" with Paul Muni are all well done crime dramas and noirs. Also, the video and audio quality are good on all of these. "The Death Kiss" was made in the early 30's but it is one of the best films in the pack, starring the forgotten David Manners as a scriptwriter turned amateur sleuth. Finally there is "Great Guy" with James Cagney. This is more of Cagney being his typical wise-guy self on the right side of the law for a change. It is always fun to see him at work, and this film is no exception.This isn't all of the films, but it gives you a good idea of what is good and bad about the package.

Wonderful B& W movies that cannot be replicated! Great movies of a bygone era that are really entertaining. So glad I bought this for my collection!

I am a HUGE fan of movies from the 1920s-1940s. That said, words cannot describe how much I enjoyed watching these films! All of the movies were in very good condition (at least as much as possible considering the age of the movies) and were in black/white.There were SO many movies that I had never seen before so this isn't just your rehash of TNT or AMC showings. Some of my favorites were: The Shadow (2 movies); Dick Tracey (3 movies) and Mr. Moto.The fact that these are SO inexpensive just makes them that much better! Definitely a set worth buying if you enjoy these old films as I do!Likewise, if you wish to "research" detective costumes of the 1940's - this would be a great set. The costume should be something along the lines of classic Bogart in "The Big Sleep" (not included in this set) because you would want to present almost the "stereotype" of a 1940's detective rather than piece for piece historic props.

be careful for a dealer with less than 96%!!!the packs are well worth the money-tho some are blurry. one disk #11 was so bad i could not view the last movie on each side.i still considered it a fair enough deal (get what you pay for). still i told a certaon dealer about the bad disk. they promised to send me a good disk -- but none came. after another email from me they gave me a tracking number which turned out to be for someone else at another address.i emailed again-- but they never replied again.i was too nice. the time expired to file a claim. i cannot even leave them feedback, to warn others so i have turned here. so tho they may be ownwed and run by decent swell people, my experience leads me to warn others to avoid them. (check their crappy recent feedback).

You can't go wrong with any of the 50 packs! You may get a couple of duds, but who cares! Show me a better deal! Some reviews mentioned picture or sound quality being an issue. Hey! This is before they had dolby, hi-fi and all that! I assume most of the negative reviews come from younger folks who were raised on HD TV! I haven't had any problem listening or watching any of these movies! Sure there are a few places where there might have been a film splice, or the sound may be less than 2015 standards, but it's nothing that's really going to bother anyone except for the spoiled younger generation! I own close to 20 of these 50 packs and I'm glad I bought every single one of them!

It is used. Was supposed to be new. driver left it on front steps where it easy to see from the street. Table and mailbox can be seen in the delivery photo. I have a picture of the item, but I don't know how to get it in the review without giving access to my photos.

What a bargain! Fifty movies , currently priced ( June 2014 ) at a sawbuck!! Some of the titles are worth that as a singlemovie ; Detour is the best ( cheap ) movie ever made (for approx $20,000.00). Great Guy has James Cagney as a somewhat younger tough guy , on the right side of the law , and is for me more realistic than some later movies. Scarlett Street , Kansas City Confidential , The Stranger , Quicksand , Impact , and Suddenly are all note worthy classics and good movies. The rest of the titles are not as major , but still you will know of them ; six Bulldog Drummond , three Dick Tracy , two of The Shadow , three of Mr. Wong , eight of Sherlock Holmes, plus Nancy Drew ( better than it sounds ) , the well known Kennel Murder Case ( preceeds The Thin Man series but very similar ) , Topper Returns , They Made me a Crimminal and more. The packaging is typical of Mill Creek , double sided discs in paper sleeves in a plastic case that is only about thrice as deep as a single DVD case. Not a great fan of the double sided disc format , but it all works fine , and many subjects come in that format , even from major studios (Magmun P.I. for instance ). The movies are all in Glorious Black & White. Why do I say that? Because , like reading a book , Black & White requires a little more imagination input form you the viewer.More than worth the money ( at the current price it is a steal !! ) and very highly recommended to fans of the genre and those old enough to appreciate the material.Oh , P. S. , the package includes a very handy little booklet that lists the movies in order of appearance , with a list of the stars , the production date , and a briefdescription.

Mystery Classics (12pc) [DVD] [US Import ]50 Mystery Classics [All Region DVD] [US Import]From Fulfillment Express (Fulfilled by Amazon)Great Service,came very quickly!Just started watching some of the movies & I am very happy so far with them! I love old black & white movies! As you would expect on some of the movies the sound & picture quality is not great,but I definitely have enjoyed them very much as I knew with them being so old what to expect. I noticed there is a movie called The Stranger in the set,starring Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Philip Merivale, Richard Long &Directed by Orson Welles, which I already have & that is a great movie & I would say an A movie not B!At prices starting from £10.98 New, you can't go wrong! Also there is a booklet with the box set!Anyone who loves old black & white films, will love this! Martin. :-) Mystery Classics (12pc) [DVD] [US Import

Certains de ces films sont de véritables raretés comme "They made me a criminal" avec John Garfield. Pour le collectionneur que je suis ce sont même des "trésors". Par contre, la plupart sont d'une qualité d'image douteuse et j'irais même jusqu'à en mettre à la poubelle. Globalement je suis heureux de mon achat.

Already an owner of several of the mill creek boxed set collections I jumped at the chance of this set, some are very good movies others aren't great but still watchable the films in this set are:Bulldog Drummonds revengeBulldog Drummond in africaBulldog Drummond escapesbulldog Drummonds secret policeBulldog Drummond comes backBulldog Drummonds perilDick Tracy detectiveDick Tracy meets gruesomeDick Tracy vs cueballThe Shadow StrikesThe Shadow: International crimeMr Motos Last WarningThe Mysterious Mr WongMr Wong DetectiveSherlock Holmes the sign of fourThe Triumph of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes murder at the baskervillesSherlock Holmes the woman in greenSherlock Holmes a study in scarlettSherlock Holmes and the secret weaponSherlock Holmes terror by nightSherlock Holmes dressed to killNancy Drew ReporterThe Kennel Murder Case (5/5 excellent movie)The Death KissSuddenlyImpactHe Walked By NightQuicksandEyes In The Night (5/5 excellent movie)The Man On The Eiffel TowerTopper ReturnsThe Green GloveThe Second WomanFog Island (4.5/5 great murder mystery)They Made Me A CriminalJigsawAlgiersMurder With PicturesThe StrangerMurder At MidnightKansas City ConfidentialDetourToo Late For TearsMystey Liner (5/5 excellent film)Scarlett StreetMidnight ManhuntMurder By TelevisionThe MoonstoneGreat Guy

Nice to have some oldies in a box set: I wish they would do a boxset of all black and white movies by the year from 1932 or so.