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The Important Witness
The Important Witness

The Important Witness

Opening a door by mistake made her "The Important Witness" to the century's most gruesome crime!

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A freelance stenographer is hired for a job, but when she arrives at the address she was given, she finds that a murder has taken place there--and she is arrested for it.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

15 July 1933

Country

United States of America

Cast

Noel Francis

Noel Francis

Ellen Kelly

Don Dillaway

Don Dillaway

Steve Connors

Dorothy Burgess

Dorothy Burgess

Ruth Dana

Noel Madison

Noel Madison

Gus Miranda

Sarah Padden

Sarah Padden

Deaf Woman

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Groom

Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis

Jack (Duke) Farnham

Harry Myers

Harry Myers

Drunk

Charles Delaney

Charles Delaney

Joe Murphy

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Tony

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Red Getchel

Ethel Wales

Ethel Wales

Bride

Gladys Blake

Gladys Blake

Mary Dunn

Mary Dunn

John Deering

John Deering

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