The Witness Vanishes

The Witness Vanishes (1939)

NRSeptember 22, 1939 (US)Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Romance1 hour and 6 minutes
67%
User score

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT VICTIM OF THE DREADED MANIAC!

Description

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.

Otis Garrett
Director
Robertson White
Screenplay
James Ronald
Novel

Actors

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)
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords
escapescotland yardinsane asylumrevengemurderinvestigatornewspaper manframe upuniversal crime club