Crime, Drama, Mystery
A private eye is hired by a mayoral candidate to prevent any sort of adverse publicity. It seems that, somewhere in town, there's a talking blackbird who insists upon saying that the candidate will commit a murder. When the killing occurs, the candidate is implicated, and the detective is off on a hectic pursuit of the incriminating crow and the actual murderer.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Long Goodbye
The Thin Man
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
Devil in a Blue Dress
It's Called 'Murder', Baby
Bite Till Die - Killing Box
Alphaville
8MM
Fellowship of the Frog
Follow That Woman
Aloys
The Alphabet Murders
A Matter of Wife... and Death
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Blood Simple
Dead Again
Secret File: Hollywood
The Westland Case
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Long Goodbye
IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 1973
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.The Thin Man
IMDB 7.5 | May , 1934
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
IMDB 6.6 | May , 1982
Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list of people who are 'The Friends and Enemies of Carlotta'.The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
IMDB 6.1 | Jul , 1990
To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a heavy-metal musician dies mid-concert, Fairlane is on the case before the lights come up. But things turn shocking when radio personality Johnny Crunch hires Fairlane to find a missing groupie mere hours before he is electrocuted live on air.Devil in a Blue Dress
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 1995
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.It's Called 'Murder', Baby
IMDB 7 | Jun , 1983
In 1940s Los Angeles, private investigator Nick Popodopolis, is hired by actress Dixie Ray, to find her blackmailer. Edited R version of adult film, Dixie Ray Hollywood Star.Bite Till Die - Killing Box
IMDB 5 | Aug , 2008
Former freelance Soldier "Dragonhair" has retired for years. He set up a private investigation agency and now runs it with a group of martial arts experts. The group's premier investigator, Gene, an orphan who has learnt his excellent skills of swords, guns and Thai boxing from Dragonhair, keeps investigating crime cases while searching for his father. Anna, the adopted boyish girl of Dragonhair also works in the group. Dragonhair's daughter Run, migrated to Japan with her mother, has now returned to Thailand to visit her father. When all seems to be working so well, Dragon hair is threatened with a bullet shot into his home and a mysterious bomb like box which was sent to him. Everyone in the detective agent tries to find out who wants to kill Dragonhair. The old man has been worrying that he has to pay his debt for what the did 10 years ago but he never imagined his innocent child would also be affected....Alphaville
IMDB 6.9 | May , 1965
Lemmy Caution is on a mission to eliminate Professor Von Braun, the creator of a malevolent computer that rules the city of Alphaville. Befriended by the scientist’s daughter Natasha, Lemmy must unravel the mysteries of the strictly logical Alpha 60 and teach Natasha the meaning of the word “love.”8MM
IMDB 6.5 | Feb , 1999
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.Fellowship of the Frog
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 1959
Both Scotland Yard and an amateur American sleuth are tracking a master criminal known as The Frog. This moniker refers to the bulging-eyed mask worn by the evildoer, and is reflected by the frog icons painfully tatooed onto the forearms of his henchmen. The trail leads to the country manor of an enigmatic, steely-eyed nabob, whose repressed son has eyes for the artistes at the Lolita cabaret, and whose lovely daughter captures the fancy of both the American playboy and the villain himself. Murder, kidnapping and seduction ensue.Follow That Woman
IMDB 6 | Dec , 1945
A private detective's wife takes over his business when he enters the Army.Aloys
IMDB 6.4 | Mar , 2016
A lonely private investigator is contacted by a mysterious woman who pulls him into a mind game known as “telephone walking”. Fascinated by her voice, Aloys discovers an imaginary universe that allows him to break out of his isolation.The Alphabet Murders
IMDB 5.6 | Dec , 1965
The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.A Matter of Wife... and Death
IMDB 0 | Apr , 1975
A private investigator is confronted by the police AND the mob about the killing of a former private-eye associate.Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 1994
The alleged suicide of a gubernatorial candidate triggers a series of mysterious deaths leading to the governor's mansion, and "Wild" Bill McKenzie, a friend of Perry Mason, is on the case.Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
IMDB 7.5 | Apr , 1995
Attorney Bill McKenzie takes the case when his niece is framed for the murder of a popular and demanding sitcom star.Blood Simple
IMDB 7.2 | Jan , 1985
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.Dead Again
IMDB 6.4 | Aug , 1991
In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.Secret File: Hollywood
IMDB 4 | Jun , 1962
A private eye (Robert Clarke) takes pictures for the publishers (Francine York, Syd Mason) of a scandal magazine.The Westland Case
IMDB 6 | Oct , 1937
A detective must solve a case where a girl was murdered in a room--and all the doors and windows were locked from the inside.