| Are These Our Children? (1931) | Eric Linden | Edward ‘Eddie’ Brand | leading man, murderer | Dreams, Makes You Forget Your Troubles, Dreams |
| Thirteen Women (1932) | Myrna Loy | Ursula Georgi | leading lady, murderer, antagonist, hypnotist, classmate | Ursula, Thirteen Women |
| State’s Attorney (1932) | William Boyd | Valentine 'Vinny' Powers | gangster, murderer, victim | [none] |
| The Roadhouse Murder (1932) | Bruce Cabot | Fred Dykes | murderer | [none] |
| Men of America (1932) | Frank Mills | Frank | criminal, murderer | [none] |
| Penguin Pool Murder (1932) | Robert Armstrong | Barry Costello | lawyer, murderer, suspect | [none] |
| Thirteen Women (1932) | Peg Entwistle | Hazel Clay | murderer, victim, classmate | [none] |
| His Greatest Gamble (1934) | Richard Dix | Philip Eden | leading man, murderer, fugitive, father | Morning Glory Waltz |
| The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) | Helen Vinson | Laura Shadwell | wife, murderer | [none] |
| Star of Midnight (1935) | Ralph Morgan | Roger Classon | murderer, suspect | [none] |
| They Made Me a Criminal (1939) | Robert Gleckler | Doc Wood | murderer | [none] |
| City for Conquest (1940) | Elia Kazan | Googi | gangster, criminal, murderer | Googi |
| The Letter (1940) | Bette Davis | Leslie Crosbie | leading lady, murderer | Hammond A, Hammond B |
| Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) | Josephine Hull | Abby Brewster | aunt, murderer, crazy person | The Aunts, Happy Land |
| Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) | Raymond Massey | Jonathan Brewster | leading man, brother, murderer, crazy person | Jonathan, Jonathan 2, Scar, Home Sweet Home |
| Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) | Jean Adair | Martha Brewster | aunt, murderer, crazy person | The Aunts, Happy Land |
| Mildred Pierce (1945) | Ann Blyth | Veda Pierce | daughter, child, antagonist, murderer | Kay and Veda |