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The Witness Vanishes (1939)

Movie"WHO WILL BE THE NEXT VICTIM OF THE DREADED MANIAC!"
Audience Score
67
The Witness Vanishes
NR 1 hr 6 minSep 22nd, 1939Action, Crime, Romance, Adventure, Mystery
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.
StarringEdmund LoweWendy BarrieBruce Lester
DirectorOtis Garrett

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 22nd, 1939
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Universal Pictures
Movie Tags:
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