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The Lady in the Morgue

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Plot

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

Cast

Preston Foster as Det. Bill Crane
Preston Foster

as Det. Bill Crane

Patricia Ellis as Mrs. Sam Taylor
Patricia Ellis

as Mrs. Sam Taylor

Frank Jenks as Doc Williams
Frank Jenks

as Doc Williams

Thomas E. Jackson as Police Lieutenant Strom
Thomas E. Jackson

as Police Lieutenant Strom

Bill Elliott as Chauncey Courtland
Bill Elliott

as Chauncey Courtland

Roland Drew as Sam Taylor
Roland Drew

as Sam Taylor

Barbara Pepper as Kay Renshaw
Barbara Pepper

as Kay Renshaw

Joe Downing as Steve Collins
Joe Downing

as Steve Collins

Archie Robbins as Frankie French
Archie Robbins

as Frankie French

Al Hill as Spitzy
Al Hill

as Spitzy

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • April 22, 1938

Production Companies

  • Universal Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.12 hrs

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Hold on to your hats - this doesn't (sorry) hang around. A woman's body is found in a dodgy hotel. The police think it suicide, but before anyone can establish who did what to whom - and, indeed, whom she actually was - the body goes AWOL. Investigating PI "Dick Crane" (Preston Foster) gets bumped over the head for his troubles as he attempts to convince the police his is not connected with the d…

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