The Missing Corpse

The Missing Corpse (1945)

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

Mystery Comedy

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.

star 5.3
  • Release Date: 1945-06-01
  • Runtime: 1h 2min
  • Director: Albert Herman

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    • 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)

    • Isabel Withers

      Miss Patterson (uncredited)

    • Archie Twitchell

      Jimmy Trigg (uncredited)

    • Elayne Adams

      Miss Ames (uncredited)

    • Mary Arden

      Madge (uncredited)

    • Charles Jordan

      Draper (uncredited)

    • Anne O'Neal

      Mrs. Swanaker (uncredited)

    • Jean Ransome

      Marie (uncredited)

    • John Shay

      Jeffry Dodd (uncredited)

    • Lorell Sheldon

      Phyllis Kruger (uncredited)

    • Ken Terrell

      Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)