Missing Corpse (1945)
1945 · Feature film · 61 min · dir. Albert Herman
The Body Was A.W.O.L.... and a House Party was on the loose!
- Mystery
- Comedy
Synopsis
A feud between rival newspapermen Kruger (Bromberg) and McDonald (Guilfoyle) goes deadly when blackmailing McDonald ends up murdered and his corpse planted in the trunk of Kruger's car. Good guy Kruger attempts to hide McDonald's body, with the help of chauffeur Hogan (Jenks), to keep from being charged with murder. However, zany scenarios occur as the body just won't stay hidden, and keeps on popping up in multiple places where Kruger is located, leading to him hiding the body again and again…
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Albert Herman
- Writer
- Raymond L. Schrock
- Studio
- PRC
- Released
- 1945-06-01
- Running time
- 61 minutes
Cast & crew
Albert Herman Director
J. Edward Bromberg
Isabel Randolph
Frank Jenks
Eric Sinclair
Paul Guilfoyle
Ben Welden
Charles Coleman
Eddy Waller
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · loved it · fonsi · 2005-07-13
my wife and I watched and just loved it. The action was brisk and kept you guessing all the time as to the next movie.Very highly recommend it it. A comedy crime drama and well acted..........
★★★★ · Well... · Kodachrome · 2012-12-18
Two of my favorite reviewers have weighed in on this movie. One says it's garbage and the other recommends it. How could I not watch it? I liked it.
★★★ · nice time · 1110babe · 2010-01-08
Interesting actors, cute little dog, good ending. Does anybody know anything about the actress who played the daughter? She has a very distinctive face but she apparently only acted in this movie.
★★★ · Missing · katperrr · 2014-05-12
No blockbuster, but it was entertaining.
★★★ · Don't look in the trunk! · picfixer · 2010-02-07
An innocent man (Edward Bromberg in one of his few starring roles) finds a dead body in his roadster's trunk. Then with the help of his chauffeur/sidekick (Frank Jenks), spends the rest of this crime comedy unsuccessfully trying to hide the corpse from his family, friends and the cops. The supporting cast is good, with one minor exception. Coming from PRC (one of the better poverty row studios) the production values are above average for a low-budget B-feature, and it even has an original background score that works. The print is in good condition. An entertaining, light-weight comedy with a…
