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The Witness Vanishes
“WHO WILL BE THE NEXT VICTIM OF THE DREADED MANIAC!”
7.0 / 10• 1939• 1h 6m•NR• English
ActionAdventureCrimeMysteryRomance
Storyline
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 & Crew
Edmund Lowe
Mark Peters
Lead
Wendy Barrie
Joan Marplay
Bruce Lester
Lord Noel Stratton
Forrester Harvey
Allistair McNab
Walter Kingsford
Amos Craven
J.M. Kerrigan
Flinters
Barlowe Borland
Lucus Marplay
Boyd Irwin
Sinclair Ellis
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Otis Garrett's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Witness Vanishes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
