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The Mysterious Miss X

The Mysterious Miss X

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The Mysterious Miss X

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1939

1h 5m

5.4(8 votes)

Mystery

Overview

After being mistaken for Scotland Yard detectives, two vaudevillians (Michael Whalen, Chick Chandler) try to solve a murder in a Midwestern town.

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Republic Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Michael Whalen

Michael Whalen

Keith Neville

Lynne Roberts

Lynne Roberts

Julie Graham (as Mary Hart)

Chick Chandler

Chick Chandler

Dan 'Scooter' Casey

Mabel Todd

Mabel Todd

Annie Botts

Frank M. Thomas

Frank M. Thomas

District Attorney Al Ross

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Jack Webster

Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas

Clarence Fredericks

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Police Chief T. J. McDougal

Dorothy Tree

Dorothy Tree

Alma Platt

Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Pete, a Policeman

Creative team

Directed by: Gus Meins
Written by: George Worthing Yates
Olive Cooper

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