The Phantom of 42nd Street

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

Cast

Dave O'Brien

as Tony Woolrich

Jack Mulhall

as Lt. Walsh

Kay Aldridge

as Claudia Moore

Alan Mowbray

as Cecil Moore

Frank Jenks

as Egbert Egelhofer, aka Romeo

Edythe Elliott

as Janis Buchanan

Vera Marshe

as Ginger

Cyril Delevanti

as Roberts

Stanley Price

as Reggie Thomas

John Crawford

as John Carraby

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 u...

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