The Missing Corpse (1945)
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 while Kruger tries to find the real killer.
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J. Edward Bromberg
as Henry Kruger
as Henry Kruger
Isabel Randolph
as Alice Kruger
as Alice Kruger
Frank Jenks
as Mack Hogan
as Mack Hogan
Eric Sinclair
as James Kruger
as James Kruger
Paul Guilfoyle
as Andy McDonald
as Andy McDonald
Ben Welden
as "Slippery Joe" Clary
as "Slippery Joe" Clary
Charles Coleman
as Egbert
as Egbert
Eddy Waller
as Desmond
as Desmond
Bess Flowers
as Tribune staff worker (uncredited)
as Tribune staff worker (uncredited)
Isabel Withers
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell
as Jimmy Trigg (uncredited)
as Jimmy Trigg (uncredited)
Elayne Adams
as Miss Ames (uncredited)
as Miss Ames (uncredited)
Mary Arden
as Madge (uncredited)
as Madge (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
as Draper (uncredited)
as Draper (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal
as Mrs. Swanaker (uncredited)
as Mrs. Swanaker (uncredited)
Jean Ransome
as Marie (uncredited)
as Marie (uncredited)
John Shay
as Jeffry Dodd (uncredited)
as Jeffry Dodd (uncredited)
Lorell Sheldon
as Phyllis Kruger (uncredited)
as Phyllis Kruger (uncredited)
Ken Terrell
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
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Albert Herman
Director
Director
Eugene C. Stone
Property Master
Property Master
William A. Calihan Jr.
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Ken Terrell
Stunts
Stunts
Ray Young
Production Manager
Production Manager
William R. Fox
Sound Engineer
Sound Engineer
Ray Mercer
Special Effects
Special Effects
Paul Palmentola
Art Direction
Art Direction
Harry Reif
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
W. Donn Hayes
Editor
Editor
Leon Fromkess
Producer
Producer
James S. Brown Jr.
Cinematography
Cinematography
Raymond L. Schrock
Screenplay
Screenplay
Harry O. Hoyt
Story
Story
Mona Barry
Costume Design
Costume Design
Martin Mooney
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Karl Hajos
Music
Music
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