Themes - hero falsely accused

• The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) - Jonathan Drew (the lodger) is accused of being the serial killer known as "The Avenger"
• Murder! (1930) - ...in this case it's the heroine Diane
• The 39 Steps (1935) — Hannay falsely accused of the murder of the mysterious Miss Smith (Lucie Mannheim)
• Young and Innocent (1937) - Robert falsely accused of murdering Christine Clay (Pamela Carme)
• The Trouble with Harry (1955) - The captain, Miss Gravely and Jennifer Rogers believe successively they are responsible for Harry Worp's death.
• The Wrong Man (1956) - Manny falsely accused of carrying out a series of robberies
• North by Northwest (1959) - Thornhill falsely accused of being George Kaplan
• Frenzy (1972) - Blaney is accused of being the "Necktie Murderer"