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The Phantom of 42nd Street

The Phantom of 42nd Street

4.5 / 1019450h 58m

Synopsis

A theatre critic teams up with a cop to investigate the murder of a Broadway actor.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Status: Released

Director: Albert Herman

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Main Cast

Dave O'Brien

Dave O'Brien

Tony Woolrich

Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Lt. Walsh

Kay Aldridge

Kay Aldridge

Claudia Moore

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

Cecil Moore

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

Egbert Egelhofer, aka Romeo

Edythe Elliott

Janis Buchanan

Vera Marshe

Vera Marshe

Ginger

Cyril Delevanti

Cyril Delevanti

Roberts

Stanley Price

Stanley Price

Reggie Thomas

John Crawford

John Crawford

John Carraby

User Reviews

CinemaSerf

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.