The Witness Vanishes
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT VICTIM OF THE DREADED MANIAC!
1939 | 66m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Otis Garrett |
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| Writer: | Robertson White, James Ronald |
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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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 22, 1939 |
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| Director: | Otis Garrett |
| Writer: | Robertson White, James Ronald |
| Genres: | Action |
| Keywords | scotland yard, insane asylum, investigator, newspaper man, frame up, universal crime club |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Otis Garrett | Director |
| Robertson White | Screenplay |
| James Ronald | Novel |
| Arthur Martinelli | Director of Photography |
| Harry Keller | Editor |
| Jack Otterson | Art Direction |
| Vera West | Costume Design |
| Ben Hersh | Production Manager |
| Bernard B. Brown | Sound Supervisor |
| Robert Pritchard | Sound |
| Charles Previn | Music Director |
| David Raksin | Original Music Composer |
| Hans J. Salter | Original Music Composer |
| Frank Skinner | Original Music Composer |
| Clifford Vaughan | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Irving Starr | Producer |
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