The Missing Corpse

1945
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1h 2m

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Paul Guilfoyle, J. Edward Bromberg, Frank Jenks, Isabel Randolph, and Eric Sinclair in 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.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.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.

Director
- Albert Herman
Writers
- Raymond L. Schrock
- Harry O. Hoyt
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5.8/10

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Director
- Albert Herman
Writers
- Raymond L. Schrock
- Harry O. Hoyt
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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

Elayne Adams

Miss Ames
(uncredited)

Mary Arden

Madge
(uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Office Worker
(uncredited)

Charles Jordan

Draper
(uncredited)

Anne O'Neal

Mrs. Swanaker
(uncredited)

Jean Ransome

Marie
(uncredited)

John Shay

Jeffry Dodd
(uncredited)

Lorell Sheldon

Phyllis Kruger
(uncredited)

Ken Terrell

Motorcycle Policeman
(uncredited)

Joan Tours

Office Worker
(uncredited)

Director
- Albert Herman
Writers
- Raymond L. Schrock
- Harry O. Hoyt
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Trivia
Kruger's car is a 1941 Buick convertible; the "A" sticker on his front windshield is a World War II era gasoline ration status. The "A" sticker was aimed at nonessential driving and was good for three gallons a week to be used for essential shopping and other uses.

Goofs
When Officer Trigg sees Kruger speeding past, and sets out after him, his motorcycle has three headlights on. But just seconds later, before he catches up to Kruger, only two headlights are on. The next time we see him, still at night, none of the headlights are on.

Soundtracks
Home, Sweet Home
(uncredited)
Music by Sir Henry Bishop (aka H.R. Bishop)
Played under the opening and closing credits

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8/10

Body, body....who's got the body?!

PRC was a tiny studio that rented space at larger studios and made their films on a shoestring budget. Generally, when I see a film was made by PRC, I either avoid it or expect it to be, at best, a time-passer. Imagine my surprise when I found I not only liked "The Missing Corpse" but would highly recommend it. It's hard to believe...especially since there are no big name actors and the film is clearly a B-movie, clocking in at only 62 minutes in length!

Henry Kruger owns a newspaper and his greatest nemesis is a rival newspaper owner who takes delight in slandering Kruger. Because of this, Kruger has been known to threaten the guy if he didn't stop harassing him. Imagine Kruger's surprise, then, when he discovers the guy in his trunk...dead! Who did it and how is Kruger going to get rid of the body? Watch this clever film and find out for yourself.

As I said, I really liked this one. This was helped by having Frank Jenks in a supporting role. While few would remember his name, he was very adept at this sort of film and helped make it fun.