The Missing Guest (1938)

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1h 8min
Action, Comedy
12 Aug 1938 (USA)
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A newspaper reporter, "Scoop" Hanlon "Paul Kelly", is required to spend time in a haunted house in which two murders are committed, several people faint and most of them drink a lot.

Director:

John Rawlins

Writers:

Charles Martin, Paul Perez, Erich Philippi

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	Paul Kelly	...	'Scoop' Hanlon
	Constance Moore	...	Stephanie Kirkland
	William Lundigan	...	Larry Dearden
	Edwin Stanley	...	Dr. Carroll
	Selmer Jackson	...	Frank Baldrich
	Billy Wayne	...	'Vic'
	George Cooper	...	'Jake'
	P.J. Kelly	...	Edwards - the Butler (as Patrick J. Kelly)
	Florence Wix	...	Linda Baldrich
	Harlan Briggs	...	Frank Kendall - Editor
	Pat C. Flick	...	Inventor - Nikolaus Popoulos
	John Harmon	...	Baldrich's Guard
	Guy Usher	...	Police Inspector McDonald
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Thomas Carr	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Myrtis Crinley	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Billy Engle	...	First inventor (uncredited)
	Allen Fox	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	George Ovey	...	Gatekeeper (uncredited)
	Raymond Parker	...	Wolf (uncredited)
	Michael Slade	...	Brown - Kendall's Assistant (uncredited)
	Leonard Sues	...	Office Boy (uncredited)
	Margo Yoder	...	Maid (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Rawlins

Written by

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Charles Martin	...	(screenplay) and
Paul Perez	...	(screenplay)

Erich Philippi	...	(story "Secret of the Blue Room")

Produced by

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Barney A. Sarecky

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associate producer

Cinematography by

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Milton R. Krasner

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director of photography

Editing by

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Frank Gross

Editorial Department

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R. Davis

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assistant cutter (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Jack Otterson

Makeup Department

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B. Preditty

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hair stylist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jack Bernhard	...	second assistant director (uncredited)
Charles S. Gould	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Dan Fish	...	props (uncredited)
N.V. Timchenko	...	associate art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Bernard B. Brown	...	sound supervisor
Joe Lapis	...	sound mixer
Robert Pritchard	...	sound technician

Camera and Electrical Department

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John Brooks	...	gaffer (uncredited)
Roman Freulich	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Maury Gertsman	...	second camera operator (uncredited)
John Mehl	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
George Schuman	...	grip (uncredited)
S. Tenny	...	best boy (uncredited)

Music Department

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Charles Previn	...	musical director
Karl Hajos	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Charles Henderson	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Charles Previn	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
David Raksin	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Heinz Roemheld	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Frank Skinner	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Maude Allen

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script clerk (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Universal Pictures

Distributors

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Universal Pictures (1938) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal Pictures Corporation)
Empire Universal Films (1938) (Canada) (theatrical)
General Film Distributors (GFD) (1938) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Proprietary (1938) (Australia) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Corporation of Mexico (1938) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1938) (France) (theatrical)
Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1938) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Universal Film (1938) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Universal Film A/S (1938) (Denmark) (theatrical)
Luis Martinez Producciones Cinematograficas (1938) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
Jaime Puig Arosemena (1938) (Colombia) (theatrical)
La Universal (Cis Distribuidora de Peliculas) (1938) (Cuba) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Corporation of Peru (1938) (Peru) (theatrical)
Universal Films (1938) (Panama) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Corporation of Chile (1938) (Chile) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures (1938) (Brazil) (theatrical)
Universal Films Argentina (1938) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Corporation of Puerto Rico (1939) (Puerto Rico) (theatrical)

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords	b-movie double-feature-film remade-more-than-once stock-footage red-herring See All (31) »
Taglines	Ghostly! Giggly! Grand! See more »
Genres	Action Comedy Crime Mystery
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	United Kingdom:A United States:Approved United States:Passed (National Board of Review)

Additional Details

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Also Known As	De vermiste gast (Netherlands) Spökrummets hemlighet (Sweden) To fantasma tou pyrgou (Greece) Det blå værelse (Denmark) See more »
Runtime	68 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Filming Locations	Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Filmed June 10-25 1938, and released August 12. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in The Missing Guest (1980). See more »
Quotes	Larry Dearden: The only spirits in this house are in the wine cellar. They're very good too. See more »

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