The Missing Corpse

"The Body Was A.W.O.L.... and a House Party was on the loose!"

Jun 1 1945 Passed 1h 2m
Comedy, Mystery

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Raymond L. Schrock, Harry O. Hoyt

Directed by

Albert Herman

Cast

J. Edward Bromberg, Isabel Randolph, Frank Jenks

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

PRC

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
303
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA