Missing Daughters (1939 film)
Appearance
Missing Daughters | |
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![]() Theater in Toronto showing the film | |
Directed by | Charles C. Coleman (as C.C. Coleman Jr.) |
Starring | Richard Arlen Rochelle Hudson Marian Marsh |
Cinematography | Henry Freulich |
Edited by | Gene Havlick |
Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 59 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Missing Daughters is a 1939 American crime film directed by Charles C. Coleman. It stars Richard Arlen, Rochelle Hudson, and Marian Marsh.[1]
Plot
Kay Roberts comes to see radio crime commentator Wally King after the death of Josie, her sister and wife. Josie left home to become a nightclub hostess, only to fall victim to a series of murders covering up a slavery racket.
Wally goes undercover to investigate with the police department's consent after disparaging their work on his radio program. Kay also takes a job as a cigarette girl, hoping to help Wally with his work. The nightclub's owner figures out what Wally is up to and is about to kill him when Capt. McGraw of the police intervenes, just in time.
Cast
- Richard Arlen as Wally
- Rochelle Hudson as Kay
- Marian Marsh as Josie Lamonte
- Isabel Jewell as Peggy
- Wade Boteler as Capt. McGraw
References
- ^ Etling, Laurence (19 July 2011). Radio in the Movies: A History and Filmography, 1926-2010. McFarland. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-7864-8616-8.
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