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The Missing Corpse (1945)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Mystery, Comedy
Written By:Raymond L. Schrock
In Theaters:6/1/1945
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Runtime:62 minutes
Studio:PRC
Cast
Albert Herman
Director
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)
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