The Witness Vanishes

The Witness Vanishes
Poster for the film
Directed by	Otis Garrett
Written by	Robertson White [1]
Produced by	Irving Starr [1]
Starring	Edmund Lowe Wendy Barrie Bruce Lester
Cinematography	Arthur Martinelli [1]
Edited by	Harry Keller [1]
Production company	Crime Club Productions [1]
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	September 22, 1939 (1939-09-22)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Witness Vanishes is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Otis Garrett and starring Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barrie, and Bruce Lester.

Cast

• Edmund Lowe as Mark Peters
• Wendy Barrie as Joan Marplay
• Bruce Lester as Lord Noel Stretton
• Forrester Harvey as Alistair Mac Nab
• Walter Kingsford as Ambrose Craven
• J. M. Kerrigan as Flinters
• Barlowe Borland as Lucius Marplay
• Boyd Irwin as Sinclair Ellis
• Vernon Steele as Nigel Partridge
• Reginald Barlow as Sir John Digby

Production

In 1937, Universal Pictures made a deal with Crime Club, who were publishers of whodunnits. ^[2] Over the next few years Universal released several mystery films in the series. ^[2] The Witness Vanishes was the last film in the series. ^{[3] [4]} The film was inspired by James Ronald's magazine serial They Can't Hang Me! which was the films working title. ^[4]

Release

The Witness Vanishes was released by Universal Pictures on September 22, 1939. ^[1]

References

Footnotes

1. "The Witness Vanishes". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
2. Weaver, Brunas & Brunas 2007, p. 175.
3. Weaver, Brunas & Brunas 2007, p. 576.
4. Weaver, Brunas & Brunas 2007, p. 578.

Sources

• Weaver, Tom; Brunas, Michael; Brunas, John (2007) [1990]. Universal Horrors (2 ed.). McFarland & Company. ISBN   978-0-7864-2974-5.

External links

• The Witness Vanishes at IMDb
• The Witness Vanishes at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)