The Witness Vanishes (1939)
Overview
In this mystery, a newspaper executive and three of his colleagues conspire to have the owner of the highly-respected London Sun committed to an insane asylum. The hapless publisher manages to escape. Soon after, the four collaborators begin dying one-by-one. Oddly their obituaries appear in a rival publication before they are actually killed.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.686 |
Directed By
Otis Garrett
Crew
Otis Garrett
Robertson White
Jack Otterson
Irving Starr
Ben Hersh
Arthur Martinelli
James Ronald
Harry Keller
Vera West
Clifford Vaughan
David Raksin
Frank Skinner
Charles Previn
Robert Pritchard
Bernard B. Brown
Hans J. Salter
TOP CAST
Edmund Lowe
Mark Peters
Wendy Barrie
Joan Marplay
Bruce Lester
Lord Noel Stratton
Forrester Harvey
Allistair McNab
Walter Kingsford
Amos Craven
J.M. Kerrigan
Flinters
Barlowe Borland
Lucus Marplay
Boyd Irwin
Sinclair Ellis
Vernon Steele
Nigel Partridge
Reginald Barlow
Sir John Digby
Leyland Hodgson
Dade
Robert Noble
Inspector Wren
Phyllis Barry
Miss Carson (uncredited)
Wilson Benge
Bradley the Butler (uncredited)
Hal E. Chester
Copy Boy (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
Kirby the Assistant Editor (uncredited)
Denis Greene
Leets (uncredited)
Anne Nagel
Laura the Secretary (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard
Eddie the Sanitorium Attendant (uncredited)
John Rogers
Printer (uncredited)
Michael Vallon
Wilkes the Editor (uncredited)
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