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The Lady In The Morgue (film)
''The Lady in the Morgue'' is a 1938 American mystery film directed by Otis Garrett and written by Eric Taylor and Robertson White. It is based on the 1936 novel ''The Lady in the Morgue'' by Jonathan Latimer. The film stars Preston Foster, Patricia Ellis, Frank Jenks, Thomas E. Jackson, Wild Bill Elliott, Roland Drew and Barbara Pepper. The film was released on April 22, 1938, by Universal Pictures. Plot Detective Bill Crane investigates the murder of the morgue keeper and the disappearance of a blond's dead body. Cast Production In 1937, Universal Pictures made a deal with the Crime Club, who were published of whodunnits A ''whodunit'' or ''whodunnit'' (a colloquial elision of "Who asdone it?") is a complex plot-driven variety of detective fiction in which the puzzle regarding who committed the crime is the main focus. The reader or viewer is provided with the .... Over the next few years Universal released several mystery films in the series. The film was the third in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otis Garrett
Otis Garrett (1905–1941) was an American film editor, screenwriter and film director.Shelley p.150 Filmography Director * ''The Last Express'' (1938) * '' Danger on the Air'' (1938) * '' The Black Doll'' (1938) * ''Personal Secretary'' (1938) * '' The Lady in the Morgue'' (1938) * '' Exile Express'' (1939) * '' Mystery of the White Room'' (1939) * ''The Witness Vanishes'' (1939) * ''Sandy Gets Her Man'' (1940) * ''Margie'' (1940) * ''World Premiere'' (1941) Editor * ''The Guilty Generation'' (1931) * '' Behind the Mask'' (1932) * '' The Crusader'' (1932) * '' The Unwritten Law'' (1932) * ''The Mystic Hour'' (1933) * ''The Vampire Bat'' (1933) * ''Gigolettes of Paris'' (1933) * '' The World Gone Mad'' (1933) * '' Curtain at Eight'' (1933) * ''The Sin of Nora Moran'' (1933) * ''What Price Decency'' (1933) * ''Sing Sinner Sing'' (1933) * '' Unknown Blonde'' (1934) * '' Breezing Home'' (1937) * ''Night Key'' (1937) * '' The Westland Case'' (1937) Screenwriter * ''Age of Indiscret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |