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The Lady in the Morgue

  • 1938
  • Approved
  • 1h 7m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Patricia Ellis and Preston Foster in The Lady in the Morgue (1938)
ActionCrimeDramaMystery

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

  • Director
    • Otis Garrett
  • Writers
    • Jonathan Latimer
    • Eric Taylor
    • Robertson White
  • Stars
    • Preston Foster
    • Patricia Ellis
    • Frank Jenks
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    192
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Otis Garrett
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Latimer
      • Eric Taylor
      • Robertson White
    • Stars
      • Preston Foster
      • Patricia Ellis
      • Frank Jenks
    • 15User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Preston Foster
    Preston Foster
    • Det. Bill Crane
    Patricia Ellis
    Patricia Ellis
    • Kathryn Courtland aka Mrs. Sam Taylor
    Frank Jenks
    Frank Jenks
    • Doc Williams
    Thomas E. Jackson
    Thomas E. Jackson
    • Strom
    • (as Thomas Jackson)
    Bill Elliott
    Bill Elliott
    • Chauncey Courtland
    • (as Gordon Elliott)
    Roland Drew
    Roland Drew
    • Sam Taylor
    Barbara Pepper
    Barbara Pepper
    • Kay Renshaw
    Joe Downing
    • Steve Collins
    • (as Joseph Downing)
    Archie Robbins
    Archie Robbins
    • Frankie French
    • (as James Robbins)
    Al Hill
    Al Hill
    • Spitzy
    Morgan Wallace
    Morgan Wallace
    • Layman
    Brian Burke
    • Johnson
    Donald Kerr
    • Greening
    Don Brodie
    Don Brodie
    • Taxi Driver
    Rollo Lloyd
    Rollo Lloyd
    • Coroner
    Gordon Hart
    • Colonel Black
    Byron Foulger
    Byron Foulger
    • Al Horn
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Hall
    Eddie Hall
    • Spectator at the Hearing
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Otis Garrett
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Latimer
      • Eric Taylor
      • Robertson White
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    • Trivia
      In 1937, Universal entered into a deal with Crime Club, a publisher of popular pulp mysteries, allowing it to select up to four of its books annually for production as B-pictures. The Crime Club series was produced by Irving Starr. This was the third of eleven novels produced under the deal.
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      Followed by The Last Warning (1938)

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    4/10

    Grade-D mystery programmer

    Grade-D mystery programmer in underdressed sets. The director, Otis Garrett, tries to keep it running with some fast screen wipes, but it still feels much longer than its 68 minutes. Preston Foster tries to carry it almost single-handedly; it's hard to tell most of the supporting characters apart, because they look the same, they dress the same and they talk the same. *1/2 out of 4.
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    • Feb 25, 2018
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    • Release date
      • April 22, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Case of the Missing Blonde
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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