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  • The Witness Vanishes (1939)
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    66 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The Witness Vanishes (1939)
Approved
66 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Railroaded to an insane asylum twenty years ago by four men who had taken over his newspaper, Lucius Marplay, publisher of the London Sun, escapes with the sole intent of murdering the men responsible for his plight - Mark Peters, Sinclair...See moreRailroaded to an insane asylum twenty years ago by four men who had taken over his newspaper, Lucius Marplay, publisher of the London Sun, escapes with the sole intent of murdering the men responsible for his plight - Mark Peters, Sinclair Ellis, Nigel Partridge and Ambrose Craven. One by one, their advance obituaries appear in print, giving the exact day and hour on their impending deaths. And each future-obit becomes true for all but Peters. Also working on the case are Joan Marplay, the daughter who thought her father dead until his escape, and Noel Stretton, the star columnist for the 'Sun.' Plus, a strange character with a Scottish accent, Alastair MacNab, being on the scene at just the right time. Strangely enough, The London Tribune, continues to scoop the 'Sun' on the murders within its own building. Written by Les Adams See less
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Robertson White (screenplay) | James Ronald (novel "They Can't Hang Me")
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Updated Sep 22, 1939

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Sep 22, 1939 (United States)

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Edmund Lowe
Mark Peters Mark Peters   See fewer
Wendy Barrie
Joan Marplay Joan Marplay   See fewer
Bruce Lester
Lord Noel Stratton Lord Noel Stratton   See fewer
Forrester Harvey
Alastair MacNab Alastair MacNab   See fewer
Walter Kingsford
Ambrose Craven Ambrose Craven   See fewer
J.M. Kerrigan
Flinters Flinters   See fewer
Barlowe Borland
Lucius Marplay Lucius Marplay   See fewer
Boyd Irwin
Sinclair Ellis Sinclair Ellis   See fewer
Vernon Steele
Nigel Partridge Nigel Partridge   See fewer
Reginald Barlow
Sir John Digby Sir John Digby   See fewer
Robert Noble
Inspector Wren Inspector Wren   See fewer
Phyllis Barry
Miss Carson (uncredited) Miss Carson (uncredited)   See fewer
Wilson Benge
Bradley the Butler (uncredited) Bradley the Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Hal E. Chester
Copy Boy (uncredited) Copy Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Evans
Kirby the Assistant Editor (uncredited) Kirby the Assistant Editor (uncredited)   See fewer
Denis Green
Leets (uncredited) Leets (uncredited)   See fewer
Anne Nagel
Laura the Secretary (uncredited) Laura the Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Alexander Pollard
Eddie the Sanitorium Attendant (uncredited) Eddie the Sanitorium Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
John Rogers
Printer (uncredited) Printer (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Vallon
Wilkes the Editor (uncredited) Wilkes the Editor (uncredited)   See fewer
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