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Strange Affair
Chuckle While You Shudder! Shiver While You Laugh!
Genres
MysteryComedy
Overview
Eminent psychiatrist Dr. Brenner invites cartoonist Bill Harrison and his wife, Jack, to a banquet honoring war refugees. Bill volunteers to pick up fellow psychiatrist Dr. Baumler at the train station, but the man vanishes when he has Bill stop so he can use a pay phone. At the dinner, Bill and Jack are seated with Brenner's daughter, Freda, and, to Bill's surprise, another man is introduced as Baumler -- who dies moments later.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
78 min
Release Date
1944-10-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
6.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Allyn Joslyn
Bill Harrison
Evelyn Keyes
Jacqueline "Jack" Harrison
Marguerite Chapman
Marie Dumont Baumler
Edgar Buchanan
Lt. Washburn
Nina Foch
Frieda Brenner
Hugo Haas
Domino
Shemp Howard
Laundry Truck Driver
Frank Jenks
Sgt. Erwin
Erwin Kalser
Dr. Brenner
Tonio Selwart
Leslie Carlson
John Wengraf
Rudolph Kruger
Hugh Beaumont
Detective Carey (Uncredited)
William Forrest
Superintendent Reynolds (Uncredited)
Ivan Triesault
Dr. Igor Baumler (Uncredited)
Eugene Borden
B.M. Toman (Uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Mike McCafferty (Uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Mounted Officer (Uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
Officer in Patrol Car (Uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Motorcycle Officer (Uncredited)
Jack Lee
Sampson (Uncredited)
Erik Rolf
Johansen (Uncredited)
Arthur Space
Mac (Uncredited)
Pauline Derby
Girl (Uncredited)
Buddy Swan
Newsboy (Uncredited)
James Flavin
Bank Security Guard (Uncredited)
Reed Howes
Bank Officer (Uncredited)
Harold Minjir
Hat Salesman (Uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Fashionable Woman with Great Dane (Uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane
Police Psychiatrist (Uncredited)
Larry Emmons
Policeman (Uncredited)
Brian O'Hara
Policeman (Uncredited)
Harry Semels
Man in Police Lineup (Uncredited)
Ruth Warren
Irate Woman at Police Lineup (Uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
Dr. Parrish (Uncredited)
Martha Wentworth
Proprietress (Uncredited)
Ray Teal
Truck Driver (Uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Sam Finn
Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Jack Carr
Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
John Tyrrell
Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
James Conaty
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
George Sorel
Nightclub M.C. (Uncredited)
Florence Wix
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Dean Collins
Jitterbug (Uncredited)
Rosemary Wilson
Jitterbug (Uncredited)
Carole Mathews
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