Movie Description
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Otis Garrett
- Producer : Irving Starr
- Editor : Harry Keller
- Cast : Edmund Lowe,Wendy Barrie,Bruce Lester,Forrester Harvey,Walter Kingsford,J.M. Kerrigan,Barlowe Borland,Boyd Irwin,Vernon Steele,Reginald Barlow,Leyland Hodgson,Robert Noble,Phyllis Barry,Wilson Benge,Hal E. Chester,Herbert Evans,Denis Greene,Anne Nagel,Alexander Pollard,John Rogers,Michael Vallon
Cast
Mark Peters
Joan Marplay
Lord Noel Stratton
Allistair McNab
Amos Craven
Flinters
Lucus Marplay
Sinclair Ellis
Nigel Partridge
Sir John Digby
Dade
Inspector Wren
Miss Carson (uncredited)
Bradley the Butler (uncredited)
Copy Boy (uncredited)
Kirby the Assistant Editor (uncredited)
Leets (uncredited)
Laura the Secretary (uncredited)
Eddie the Sanitorium Attendant (uncredited)
Printer (uncredited)
Wilkes the Editor (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Witness Vanishes
Status Released
Release Information
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1939-09-22
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 06m
Production CompaniesUniversal Pictures
Genres
- Action
- Adventure
- Crime
- Mystery
- Romance
