The Lady in the Morgue

"DETECTIVE BILL CRANE AGAIN!...Wise-cracking around for clues...And making them fit...In a thrill-filled mystery drama!"

1938

1h 7m

6.2(4 votes)

Mystery

Crime

Overview

A detective investigates the disappearance of a girl's body from the city morgue.

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Cast & Crew

21 members

Acting

Preston Foster

Det. Bill Crane

Acting

Patricia Ellis

Mrs. Sam Taylor

Acting

Frank Jenks

Doc Williams

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Thomas E. Jackson

Police Lieutenant Strom

Acting

Bill Elliott

Chauncey Courtland

Acting

Roland Drew

Sam Taylor

Acting

Barbara Pepper

Kay Renshaw

Acting

Joe Downing

Steve Collins

Acting

Archie Robbins

Frankie French

Acting

Al Hill

Spitzy

Acting

Morgan Wallace

Inspector Layman

Acting

Brian Burke

Johnson

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Donald Kerr

Greening

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Don Brodie

Taxi Driver

Acting

Rollo Lloyd

Coroner

Acting

Gordon Hart

Colonel Black

No Image

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Byron Foulger

Al Horn (uncredited)

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Eddie Hall

Spectator at the Hearing (uncredited)

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Peter Lind Hayes

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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Stanley Price

French's Henchman (uncredited)

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Minerva Urecal

Mrs. Horn (uncredited)

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