The Phantom of 42nd Street
| The Phantom of 42nd Street | |
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| Directed by | Albert Herman |
| Produced by |
Albert Herman (producer) Martin Mooney (associate producer) |
| Written by |
Jack Harvey (novel) Milton Raison (novel and screenplay) |
| Starring |
Dave O'Brien Kay Aldridge |
| Music by |
Karl Hajos Walter Greene |
| Cinematography | James S. Brown Jr. |
| Edited by | Hugh Winn |
| Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation |
Release dates |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Phantom of 42nd Street is a 1945 American film directed by Albert Herman, starring Dave O'Brien and Kay Aldridge.
Plot summary
An actor is killed during the performance of a play while critic Tony Woolrich (Dave O'Brien) is attending. Initially Woolrich is reluctant to investigate, even though he's encouraged to do so by his friend Romeo (Frank Jenks), who is also the taxi driver who brought him to the show, and acts as a sort of sidekick throughout the story. Later, Tony is chewed out by his editor for not investigating when he happened to be at the scene of the crime, and so he takes an initially reluctant interest. Tony becomes more involved in the investigation when there is another murder, and when Claudia Moore (Kay Aldridge, in her last movie role), the girl he loves, is suspected, and is also possibly threatened by the killer.
Cast
- Dave O'Brien as Tony Woolrich
- Kay Aldridge as Claudia Moore
- Alan Mowbray as Cecil Moore
- Frank Jenks as Egbert "Romeo" Egelhofer (taxi driver)
- Edythe Elliott as Jane Buchanan
- Jack Mulhall as Lt. Walsh
- Vera Marshe as Ginger
- Stanley Price as Reggie Thomas/The Phantom
- John Crawford as John Carraby
- Cyril Delevanti as Roberts
- Paul Power as Timothy Wells
- Budd Buster as Mike (stage doorman)
- Pat Gleason as Reporter
- Milton Kibbee as Peters (newspaper editor)
- Harry Strang as Policeman
- Robert Strange as Soothsayer in Play
External links
- The Phantom of 42nd Street at the Internet Movie Database
- The Phantom of 42nd Street is available for free download at the Internet Archive