The Missing Corpse (1945): Cast
The Missing Corpse is a 1945 mystery comedy directed by Albert Herman, starring J. Edward Bromberg as Henry Kruger, Isabel Randolph and Eric Sinclair. It runs 1 hour 2 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 2m (62 min)
- Director
- Albert Herman
- Original language
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English - Studio
- PRC
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Missing Corpse About?
The premise of The Missing Corpse without spoilers.
Kruger (Bromberg) and rival newspaperman McDonald (Guilfoyle) are locked in a bitter feud. When Kruger blackmails McDonald, the latter is murdered and his corpse is planted in Kruger’s trunk. With chauffeur Hogan (Jenks) helping, Kruger tries to hide the body, but it keeps turning up in absurd places, forcing him to repeatedly stash it while he hunts for the real killer.
The Missing Corpse Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- pointing with middle finger
- receptionist says you can't go in there
- confession
- signed confession
- safe
- blowing up a safe
- gossip
- explosion
- double cross
- son
- tomato juice
- coffee
+38 more Show fewer
- scatterbrain
- newspaper
- grapefruit
- breakfast
- shot to death
- shot with a gun
- gun
- gunfire
- car trunk
- framed for murder
- threat
- quicklime
- father daughter relationship
- father mother relationship
- husband wife relationship
- trophy wife
- scatterbrained wife
- father son relationship
- death threat
- nagging wife
- year 1945
- pet dog
- male male relationship
- employer employee relationship
- apple pie
- rest and recuperation
- brother sister relationship
- compromising situation
- family scandal
- ex convict
- incriminating document
- vacation
- hiding a dead body
- local police
- suspicion of murder
- wrongly accused
- ruse
- reprisal
The Missing Corpse Cast & Characters
J. Edward Bromberg leads the cast as Henry Kruger, with Isabel Randolph as Alice Kruger and Eric Sinclair as James Kruger. Directed by Albert Herman; 19 actors are credited in all.
- Director Albert Herman
- J. Edward Bromberg as Henry Kruger
- Isabel Randolph as Alice Kruger
- Eric Sinclair as James Kruger
- Lorell Sheldon as Phyllis Kruger (uncredited)
Also Starring in The Missing Corpse
· 15 more- Paul Guilfoyle Andy McDonald
- Frank Jenks Mack Hogan
- Bess Flowers Tribune staff worker (uncredited)
- Charles Coleman Egbert
- Ben Welden "Slippery Joe" Clary
- Eddy Waller Desmond
- Anne O'Neal Mrs. Swanaker (uncredited)
- Archie Twitchell Jimmy Trigg (uncredited)
- Charles Jordan Draper (uncredited)
- Ken Terrell Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
- Isabel Withers Miss Patterson (uncredited)
- Jean Ransome Marie (uncredited)
- Mary Arden Madge (uncredited)
- John Shay Jeffry Dodd (uncredited)
- Elayne Adams Miss Ames (uncredited)
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The Missing Corpse FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Missing Corpse, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Missing Corpse?
The Missing Corpse runs 1 hour 2 minutes (62 minutes).
When was The Missing Corpse released?
The Missing Corpse was released on June 1, 1945.
Who directed The Missing Corpse?
The Missing Corpse was directed by Albert Herman.
More films by Albert Herman Who is in the cast of The Missing Corpse?
The Missing Corpse stars J. Edward Bromberg as Henry Kruger, Isabel Randolph as Alice Kruger and Eric Sinclair as James Kruger, among 19 credited actors.
Does The Missing Corpse have a post-credit scene?
No. The Missing Corpse has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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