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The Witness Vanishes
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT VICTIM OF THE DREADED MANIAC!
Genres
ActionAdventureCrimeMysteryRomance
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
66 min
Release Date
1939-09-22
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6.25
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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)
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