The Missing Corpse

The Missing Corpse

62 mins | Comedy, Mystery | June 1, 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.

The Missing Corpse

62 mins | Comedy, Mystery | June 1, 1945

The Missing Corpse
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.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)
Original title The Missing Corpse
Directors William A. Calihan Jr., Albert Herman
Writers Raymond L. Schrock, Harry O. Hoyt

Cast

J. Edward Bromberg

as Henry Kruger

Isabel Randolph

as Alice Kruger

Frank Jenks

as Mack Hogan

Eric Sinclair

as James Kruger

Paul Guilfoyle

as Andy McDonald

Ben Welden

as "Slippery Joe" Clary

Charles Coleman

as Egbert

Eddy Waller

as Desmond

Bess Flowers

as Tribune staff worker (uncredited)

Isabel Withers

as Miss Patterson (uncredited)

Archie Twitchell

as Jimmy Trigg (uncredited)

Elayne Adams

as Miss Ames (uncredited)

Mary Arden

as Madge (uncredited)

Charles Jordan

as Draper (uncredited)

Anne O'Neal

as Mrs. Swanaker (uncredited)

Jean Ransome

as Marie (uncredited)

John Shay

as Jeffry Dodd (uncredited)

Lorell Sheldon

as Phyllis Kruger (uncredited)

Ken Terrell

as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)