Green for Danger (1947)

That's the newest DVD cover, which is much cooler than the disc inside. That's not to say that the film is bad -- just that it's a rather standard whodunit: an Agatha Christie lite.

During World War II in a British hospital, an operating table death gets ruled murder. One of the people working the room is guilty...can you figure out who before the murderer makes it blindingly obvious by virtue of being the last one standing? It's fairly square, and seems not to realize that the main pleasure of watching a mystery is the "playing along" as an investigator -- figuring out who, why, and how. Seeing as the movie's black and white with a mystery that hinges on a color, that game's a little stacked this time.

Alistair Sim as the Scotland Yard detective on the case is great, though. He adds much-needed wit with a raised eyebrow.

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