The Witness Vanishes (1939)

The Witness Vanishes (1939)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1939-09-22 United States of America 66 Min. PG-13
6.25 4 votes
Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

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