The Missing Corpse (1945)

5.1/10 62 min Mystery Comedy

Overview

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.

Cast

J. Edward Bromberg

Henry Kruger

Isabel Randolph

Alice Kruger

Frank Jenks

Mack Hogan

Eric Sinclair

James Kruger

Paul Guilfoyle

Andy McDonald

Ben Welden

"Slippery Joe" Clary

Charles Coleman

Egbert

Eddy Waller

Desmond

Bess Flowers

Tribune staff worker (uncredited)

Archie Twitchell

Jimmy Trigg (uncredited)

Mary Arden

Madge (uncredited)

Charles Jordan

Draper (uncredited)

Ken Terrell

Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

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