Cult Cinema Archive
Mystery
117 films curated
The Mystery collection at Dbcult brings together 117 curated cult films that exemplify the style, atmosphere, and cultural weight that define this genre. Each title is selected for its distinctive qualities, devoted audience following, and lasting impact on cult cinema.
Standout titles in this collection include The Greek Interpreter (1922)IMDb 8.9, The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax (1923)IMDb 8.8, Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)IMDb 7.8.
Browse the full Mystery archive below. Each film page includes synopsis, cast, IMDb rating, and expert editorial analysis from the Dbcult team.

Camera obscura
Max Obal

The Greek Interpreter
George Ridgwell

The Way Women Love
Marcel Perez

The Trail of the Cigarette
Tom Collins

The Truthful Liar
Thomas N. Heffron

The West Case
A.E. Coleby

Warning Shadows
Arthur Robison

The Kalda Ruby
Unknown Director

A Midnight Bell
Charles Ray

The Woman in Room 13
Frank Lloyd

The Blue Carbuncle
George Ridgwell

The Rip-Tide
Jack Pratt

Worlds Apart
Alan Crosland

Midnight
Maurice Campbell

The Guyra Ghost Mystery
John Cosgrove

Beasts of Paradise
William James Craft

The Invisible Web
Beverly C. Rule

Duds
Thomas R. Mills

False Feathers
William P. Burt

The Unknown Purple
Roland West

A Blind Bargain
Wallace Worsley

The Bromley Case
David Wall

The Family Closet
John B. O'Brien

Tao
Gaston Ravel

One Hour Before Dawn
Henry King

Among the Counterfeiters
Alexander Hall

The Crimson Circle
George Ridgwell

Goodbye Girls
Jerome Storm

Strangers of the Night
Fred Niblo

The Devil's Foot
Maurice Elvey

Alias Miss Dodd
Harry L. Franklin

The Hound of the Baskervilles
Maurice Elvey

The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
George Ridgwell

The Invisible Fear
Edwin Carewe

The Girl in the Web
Robert Thornby

Circumstantial Evidence
Tom Collins

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Maurice Elvey

The Fighting Lover
Fred LeRoy Granville

Der zeugende Tod
Heinz Sarnow

Die Banditen von Asnières
Karl Mueller-Hagens

The Phantom Butler
Carl Harbaugh

The Acquittal
Clarence Brown

The Dying Detective
Maurice Elvey

The Leavenworth Case
Charles Giblyn

Le brasier ardent
Ivan Mozzhukhin

Cordelia the Magnificent
George Archainbaud

Charles Augustus Milverton
George Ridgwell

The Hole in the Wall
Maxwell Karger

Fifty Candles
Irvin Willat

My Lady's Latchkey
Edwin Carewe

Footfalls
Charles Brabin

Alias the Night Wind
Joseph Franz

One Exciting Night
D.W. Griffith

Gas, Oil and Water
Charles Ray

My Lady's Garter
Maurice Tourneur

The Mask
Bertram Bracken

Alias Phil Kennedy
William Bertram

The Evolution of Man
Unknown Director

A Voice in the Dark
Frank Lloyd

The Blue Mountains Mystery
Raymond Longford

The Fiery Hand
A.E. Coleby

Trailin'
Lynn Reynolds

Sherlock Holmes
Albert Parker

The Final Problem
George Ridgwell

The Knocking on the Door
A.E. Coleby

Nobody
Roland West

The Missing Passport
William P. Burt

The Scarab Ring
Edward José

The Servant Question
Dell Henderson

The Unseen Witness
Tom Collins

The Eyes of the Mummy
Ernst Lubitsch

The Haunted Valley
George Marshall

The Man with the Twisted Lip
Maurice Elvey

The Social Code
Oscar Apfel

Not Guilty
Sidney Franklin

A Scandal in Bohemia
Maurice Elvey

Love and the Law
William P. Burt

The Face in the Fog
Alan Crosland

The Secret of the Pueblo
Neal Hart

Zpev zlata
Jan S. Kolár

L'affaire de la rue de Lourcine
Henri Diamant-Berger

Luring Shadows
Joseph Levering

The Golden Pince-Nez
George Ridgwell

A Manhattan Knight
George Beranger

The Ace of Hearts
Wallace Worsley

The Wall Street Mystery
Tom Collins

Nedbrudte nerver
A.W. Sandberg

The Toll of the Sea
Chester M. Franklin

Missing Husbands
Jacques Feyder

The Peddler of Lies
William C. Dowlan

The Blue Pearl
George Irving

The Last Door
William P.S. Earle

The Great London Mystery
Charles Raymond

The Hope Diamond Mystery
Stuart Paton

Modern Marriage
Victor Heerman

Chains of Evidence
Dallas M. Fitzgerald

The Bruce Partington Plans
George Ridgwell

The Wakefield Case
George Irving

The Haunted Castle
F.W. Murnau

The Crimson Skull
Richard E. Norman

The Triple Clue
Tom Collins

The Drums of Jeopardy
Edward Dillon

Red Lights
Clarence G. Badger

Tiger True
J.P. McGowan

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Fritz Lang

Bulldog Drummond
Oscar Apfel

The Sign of the Serpent
William P. Burt

The Infamous Miss Revell
Dallas M. Fitzgerald

The Man with the Limp
A.E. Coleby

The Sign of Four
Maurice Elvey

Forgive and Forget
Howard M. Mitchell

An Inside Job
William P. Burt

The Red Circle
George Ridgwell

Das Geheimnis der Mumie
Victor Janson

Face to Face
Harry Grossman

$30,000
Ernest C. Warde

Find the Woman
Tom Terriss
