Best Murder Movies & TV Series of the 1930s

Looking for the best murder movies and TV series of the 1930s? These 52 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Freaks 1932 ★ 7.8
The Invisible Man 1933 ★ 7.5
Daybreak 1939 ★ 7.6
Scarface 1932 ★ 7.4
Fury 1936 ★ 7.5
The 39 Steps 1935 ★ 7.3
After the Thin Man 1936 ★ 7.3
Young Mr. Lincoln 1939 ★ 7.2
Grand Hotel 1932 ★ 7.0
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1939 ★ 6.9
Little Caesar 1931 ★ 6.9
Son of Frankenstein 1939 ★ 6.7
Charlie Chan in Egypt 1935 ★ 6.9
Charlie Chan in London 1934 ★ 6.9
The Man They Could Not Hang 1939 ★ 6.7
Mr. Moto in Danger Island 1939 ★ 6.7
Young and Innocent 1937 ★ 6.6
Bullets or Ballots 1936 ★ 6.6
The Man Who Knew Too Much 1934 ★ 6.5
The General Died at Dawn 1936 ★ 6.5
It's a Wonderful World 1939 ★ 6.5
The Maltese Falcon 1931 ★ 6.4
Two Seconds 1932 ★ 6.2
Private Detective 62 1933 ★ 6.2