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Tomatometer
12%
Popcornmeter
4.8
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A theatre critic teams up with a cop to investigate the murder of a Broadway actor.
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Budget
Not disclosed
Revenue
Not disclosed
Studio
PRC
Dave O'Brien
Tony Woolrich
Jack Mulhall
Lt. Walsh
Kay Aldridge
Claudia Moore
Alan Mowbray
Cecil Moore
Frank Jenks
Egbert Egelhofer, aka Romeo
Edythe Elliott
Janis Buchanan
Vera Marshe
Ginger
Cyril Delevanti
Roberts
Stanley Price
Reggie Thomas
John Crawford
John Carraby
Paul Power
Timothy Wells
Fred Aldrich
Detective (uncredited)
2 reviews · 1 fan
0 fresh · 1 rotten
This had many of the makings of an intriguing little murder mystery with a good tight theatre set; an unpopular star of the stage and a menacing spectre who seemingly haunts the place... Sadly, we are delivered of a blandly written drama with a lacklustre cast treading well trodden boards to guide us gingerly through an equally drably developed story. Neither Dave O'Brien (theatre critic "Woolrich") nor Kay Aldridge (initially the prime suspect "Claudia") bring much to the screen in this. It's so very flat and unmemorable - and there is little doubt that their shenanigans will unearth the murderer. It's got a sort of end-of-the-war fatigue about it that I can't deny I ended up sharing in.
Title
The Phantom of 42nd Street
Released
May 2, 1945
Rated
NR
Region of Origin
United States of America
Original Audio
English
Runtime
58m
Status
Released
Studio
PRC
