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The Missing People

  • 1939
  • 1h 9m
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The Missing People (1939)
Mystery

J.G. Reeder, an elderly gentleman who fancies himself a detective, decides to investigate the strange disappearance of 27 well-to-do people, who all vanished under similar circumstances.J.G. Reeder, an elderly gentleman who fancies himself a detective, decides to investigate the strange disappearance of 27 well-to-do people, who all vanished under similar circumstances.J.G. Reeder, an elderly gentleman who fancies himself a detective, decides to investigate the strange disappearance of 27 well-to-do people, who all vanished under similar circumstances.

  • Director
    • Jack Raymond
  • Writers
    • Lydia Hayward
    • Edgar Wallace
  • Stars
    • Will Fyffe
    • Kay Walsh
    • Lyn Harding
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
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    • Director
      • Jack Raymond
    • Writers
      • Lydia Hayward
      • Edgar Wallace
    • Stars
      • Will Fyffe
      • Kay Walsh
      • Lyn Harding
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Will Fyffe
    Will Fyffe
    • J. G. Reeder
    Kay Walsh
    Kay Walsh
    • Peggy Gillette
    Lyn Harding
    Lyn Harding
    • Joseph Bronstone
    Ronald Shiner
    Ronald Shiner
    • Sam Hackett
    Ronald Adam
    Ronald Adam
    • Surtees
    Patricia Roc
    Patricia Roc
    • Doris Bevan
    Anthony Holles
    • Ernest Bronstone
    Reginald Purdell
    Reginald Purdell
    • Harry Morgan
    Maire O'Neill
    Maire O'Neill
    • Housekeeper
    Lawrence Hanray
    Lawrence Hanray
      O.B. Clarence
      O.B. Clarence
      • Director
        • Jack Raymond
      • Writers
        • Lydia Hayward
        • Edgar Wallace
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        This is one of about three dozen British films picked up by CBS in 1949 for USA television presentation in New York City on WCBS (Channel 2) where its initial telecast took place Friday 1 July 1949; it next aired in Baltimore Saturday 23 July 1949 on WMAR (Channel 2), in Chicago Saturday 3 September 1949 on WGN (Channel 9), in Los Angeles Monday 7 November 1949 on KLAC (Channel 13), and in Boston Sunday 5 March 1950 on WNAC (Channel 7).

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      • Release date
        • November 6, 1940 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United Kingdom
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Missing People
      • Filming locations
        • Highbury Studios, Highbury, London, England, UK
      • Production company
        • Jack Raymond Productions
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 9 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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