The Lady in the Morgue

1938

1h 7m

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6.2/10

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Mystery

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A detective investigates the disappearance of a girl's body from the city morgue.

Directors

Otis Garrett

Writers

Jonathan Latimer(novel by)

Eric Taylor(screenplay by)

Robertson White(screenplay by)

Stars

Preston Foster

Patricia Ellis

Frank Jenks

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Det. Bill Crane

Mrs. Sam Taylor

Doc Williams

Police Lieutenant Strom

Chauncey Courtland

Sam Taylor

Kay Renshaw

Steve Collins

Frankie French

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Inspector Layman

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Greening

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Coroner

Colonel Black

Al Horn (uncredited)

Spectator at the Hearing (uncredited)

Directors

Otis Garrett

Writers

Jonathan Latimer(novel by)

Eric Taylor(screenplay by)

Robertson White(screenplay by)

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Hold on to your hats - this doesn't (sorry) hang around. A woman's body is found in a dodgy hotel. The police think it suicide, but before anyone can establish who did what to whom - and, indeed, whom she actually was - the body goes AWOL. Investigating PI "Dick Crane" (Preston Foster) gets bumped over the head for his troubles as he attempts to convince the police his is not connected with the disappearing corpse, whilst he and his sidekick "Doc" (Frank Jenks) try to find the real culprits and repatriate the body to the morgue... This production is all very basic, the writing likewise, but Otis Garnett keeps the thing moving along hell-for-leather and what it lacks in substance it makes up for in enthusiasm. Maybe a bit too wordy, but still kills an hour ok.

Geronimo196720 Jun, 2022