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The Witness Vanishes
The Witness Vanishes

The Witness Vanishes

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT VICTIM OF THE DREADED MANIAC!

Genres

ActionAdventureCrimeMysteryRomance

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

66 mins

Rating

6.25/10

Release Date

22 September 1939

Country

United States of America

Cast

Edmund Lowe

Edmund Lowe

Mark Peters

Wendy Barrie

Wendy Barrie

Joan Marplay

Bruce Lester

Bruce Lester

Lord Noel Stratton

Forrester Harvey

Forrester Harvey

Allistair McNab

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

Amos Craven

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Flinters

Barlowe Borland

Barlowe Borland

Lucus Marplay

Boyd Irwin

Boyd Irwin

Sinclair Ellis

Vernon Steele

Vernon Steele

Nigel Partridge

Reginald Barlow

Reginald Barlow

Sir John Digby

Leyland Hodgson

Leyland Hodgson

Dade

Robert Noble

Robert Noble

Inspector Wren

Phyllis Barry

Phyllis Barry

Miss Carson (uncredited)

Wilson Benge

Wilson Benge

Bradley the Butler (uncredited)

Hal E. Chester

Hal E. Chester

Copy Boy (uncredited)

Herbert Evans

Herbert Evans

Kirby the Assistant Editor (uncredited)

Denis Greene

Denis Greene

Leets (uncredited)

Anne Nagel

Anne Nagel

Laura the Secretary (uncredited)

Alexander Pollard

Alexander Pollard

Eddie the Sanitorium Attendant (uncredited)

John Rogers

John Rogers

Printer (uncredited)

Michael Vallon

Michael Vallon

Wilkes the Editor (uncredited)

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