The Secret Witness
The Secret Witness | |
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Directed by | Thornton Freeland |
Written by | Sam Spewack |
Produced by | J.G. Bachmann |
Starring | Una Merkel William Collier Jr. Zasu Pitts |
Cinematography | Robert H. Planck |
Edited by | |
Production company | Famous Attractions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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. The screenplay concerns a man who 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
- 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[]
Categories:
- 1931 films
- English-language films
- 1931 drama films
- American films
- American drama films
- Films directed by Thornton Freeland
- Columbia Pictures films
- American black-and-white films
- 1930s drama film stubs