Top 5 best 'private detective'-movies from the forties

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 5 best 'private detective'-movies from the forties

This is a list of the best 5 'private detective'-movies from the forties and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 5 best 'private detective'-movies from the forties

1	The Big Sleep (1946) Filmnoir, Mystery 114 minutes	3,65(626) 3
2	The Maltese Falcon (1941) Alternative title: Maltezer Valk Filmnoir, Crime 99 minutes	3,64(842) 3
3	Murder, My Sweet (1944) Alternative title: Farewell My Lovely Thriller, Filmnoir 95 minutes	3,53(147) 3
4	Unfaithfully Yours (1948) Comedy 105 minutes	3,41(35) 2
5	The Pearl of Death (1944) Alternative title: Sherlock Holmes and the Pearl of Death Crime, Mystery 69 minutes	3,12(33)