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The Witness Vanishes

The Witness Vanishes (1939)

1h 6m | PG-13

⭐ 6.25 / 10

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.

Director: Otis Garrett

Studio: Universal Pictures

Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

Edmund Lowe

Edmund Lowe

as Mark Peters

Wendy Barrie

Wendy Barrie

as Joan Marplay

Bruce Lester

Bruce Lester

as Lord Noel Stratton

Forrester Harvey

Forrester Harvey

as Allistair McNab

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

as Amos Craven

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

as Flinters