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MysteryThriller

The Phantom of 42nd Street

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A theatre critic teams up with a cop to investigate the murder of a Broadway actor.

Release Date : 1945-05-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : PRC

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Dave O'Brien

Character Name : Tony Woolrich

Original Name : Dave O'Brien

Gender : Male

Jack Mulhall

Character Name : Lt. Walsh

Original Name : Jack Mulhall

Gender : Male

Kay Aldridge

Character Name : Claudia Moore

Original Name : Kay Aldridge

Gender : Female

Alan Mowbray

Character Name : Cecil Moore

Original Name : Alan Mowbray

Gender : Male

Frank Jenks

Character Name : Egbert Egelhofer, aka Romeo

Original Name : Frank Jenks

Gender : Male

Edythe Elliott

Character Name : Janis Buchanan

Original Name : Edythe Elliott

Gender : Female

Vera Marshe

Character Name : Ginger

Original Name : Vera Marshe

Gender : Female

Cyril Delevanti

Character Name : Roberts

Original Name : Cyril Delevanti

Gender : Male

Stanley Price

Character Name : Reggie Thomas

Original Name : Stanley Price

Gender : Male

John Crawford

Character Name : John Carraby

Original Name : John Crawford

Gender : Male

Paul Power

Character Name : Timothy Wells

Original Name : Paul Power

Gender : Male

Fred Aldrich

Character Name : Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Aldrich

Gender : Male

Budd Buster

Character Name : Mike - Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Budd Buster

Gender : Male

Tom Coleman

Character Name : Senator in Play (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Coleman

Gender : Male

Oliver Cross

Character Name : Theater Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Oliver Cross

Gender : Male

Tom Ferrandini

Character Name : Theater Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Ferrandini

Gender : Male

Joe Gilbert

Character Name : Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Gilbert

Gender : Male

Pat Gleason

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Gleason

Gender : Male

Milton Kibbee

Character Name : Peters - Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

Original Name : Milton Kibbee

Gender : Male

Robert Locke Lorraine

Character Name : Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Locke Lorraine

Gender : Male

Hans Moebus

Character Name : Senator in Play (uncredited)

Original Name : Hans Moebus

Gender : Male

Norman Stevans

Character Name : Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Stevans

Gender : Male

Harry Strang

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Strang

Gender : Male

Robert Strange

Character Name : Soothsayer in Play (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Strange

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-01

This had many of the makings of an intriguing little murder mystery with a good tight theatre set; an unpopular star of the stage and a menacing spectre who seemingly haunts the place... Sadly, we are delivered of a blandly written drama with a lacklustre cast treading well trodden boards to guide us gingerly through an equally drably developed story. Neither Dave O'Brien (theatre critic "Woolrich") nor Kay Aldridge (initially the prime suspect "Claudia") bring much to the screen in this. It's so very flat and unmemorable - and there is little doubt that their shenanigans will unearth the murderer. It's got a sort of end-of-the-war fatigue about it that I can't deny I ended up sharing in.