The Secret Witness
1931 film
- December 12, 1931 (1931-12-12)
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The Secret Witness is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film, directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Una Merkel, William Collier Jr. and Zasu Pitts.[1] It is an adaptation of the novel Murder in the Gilded Cage by Sam Spewack.
Plot
A man is found murdered in his luxury apartment. His neighbors believe that the wrong man has been arrested and set out to solve the crime.
Cast
- Una Merkel as Lois Martin
- William Collier Jr. as Arthur Jones aka Casey
- Zasu Pitts as Bella
- Purnell Pratt as Capt. McGowan
- Ralf Harolde as Lewis Leroy
- Clyde Cook as Larson - Building Engineer
- June Clyde as Tess Jones
- Nat Pendleton as Gunner - Bodyguard
- Clarence Muse as Jeff - Building Janitor
- Hooper Atchley as Herbert 'Bert' Folsom
- Billy Bletcher as Radio Announcer's Voice
- Mike Donlin as Mike - Speakeasy Proprietor
- James Durkin as Detective
- Greta Granstedt as Moll
- Henry Hall as Police Commissioner Martin
- Paul Hurst as Officer Brannigan
- Rita La Roy as Sylvia Folsom
- Maston Williams as Contact Detective
References
- ^ Goble p. 946
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
- The Secret Witness at IMDb
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Films directed by Thornton Freeland
- Three Live Ghosts (1929)
- Be Yourself! (1930)
- Whoopee! (1930)
- Six Cylinder Love (1931)
- The Secret Witness (1931)
- The Unexpected Father (1932)
- Love Affair (1932)
- Week-End Marriage (1932)
- They Call It Sin (1932)
- Flying Down to Rio (1933)
- George White's Scandals (1934)
- Brewster's Millions (1935)
- The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
- Accused (1936)
- Skylarks (1936)
- Jericho (1937)
- Paradise for Two (1937)
- Hold My Hand (1938)
- Over the Moon (1939)
- So This Is London (1939)
- The Gang's All Here (1940)
- Too Many Blondes (1941)
- Marry the Boss's Daughter (1941)
- Meet Me at Dawn (1947)
- Brass Monkey (1948)
- Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)
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