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The Missing Corpse (1945) | Slate

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Rated 5.1 on TMDB

The Missing Corpse

The Body Was A.W.O.L.... and a House Party was on the loose!

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.

Released: 1945
Runtime: 1h 2m
Genres: Mystery, Comedy
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Raymond L. SchrockScreenplay

Albert HermanDirector

Cast

J. Edward BrombergHenry Kruger
Isabel RandolphAlice Kruger
Frank JenksMack Hogan

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William A. Calihan Jr.Assistant Director

Harry O. HoytStory

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Eric SinclairJames Kruger

Paul GuilfoyleAndy McDonald

Ben Welden"Slippery Joe" Clary

Charles ColemanEgbert

Eddy WallerDesmond

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