The Phantom of 42nd Street

1945

58m

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4.5/10

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Thriller

A theatre critic teams up with a cop to investigate the murder of a Broadway actor.

Directors

Albert Herman

Writers

Jack Harvey(novel by)

Milton Raison(novel by)

Milton Raison(screenplay by)

Stars

Dave O'Brien

Jack Mulhall

Kay Aldridge

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Top cast

Tony Woolrich

Lt. Walsh

Claudia Moore

Cecil Moore

Egbert Egelhofer, aka Romeo

Janis Buchanan

Ginger

Roberts

Reggie Thomas

John Carraby

Timothy Wells

Detective (uncredited)

Budd Buster

Mike - Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Senator in Play (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Theater Patron (uncredited)

Tom Ferrandini

Theater Patron (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Pat Gleason

Reporter (uncredited)

Directors

Albert Herman

Writers

Jack Harvey(novel by)

Milton Raison(novel by)

Milton Raison(screenplay by)

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This had many of the makings of an intriguing little murder mystery with a good tight theatre set; an unpopular star of the stage and a menacing spectre who seemingly haunts the place... Sadly, we are delivered of a blandly written drama with a lacklustre cast treading well trodden boards to guide us gingerly through an equally drably developed story. Neither Dave O'Brien (theatre critic "Woolrich") nor Kay Aldridge (initially the prime suspect "Claudia") bring much to the screen in this. It's so very flat and unmemorable - and there is little doubt that their shenanigans will unearth the murderer. It's got a sort of end-of-the-war fatigue about it that I can't deny I ended up sharing in.

Geronimo196701 Jul, 2022