The Body Vanished

A Scotland Yard inspector and his reporter friend arrive on vacation in a small village and are immediately involved in what is claimed to be a murder but the body has disappeared, leaving it to the inspector to find the body, determine the motive and find the killer.

Cast

Anthony Hulme

as Rodney Paine

C. Denier Warren

as Pip Piper

Ernest Sefton

as Sgt. Hopkins

Evelyn Foster

as Miss Casson (as Eve Foster)

Frank Atkinson

as Hobbleberry

Wilfred Noy

as Cuthbert Snelling

Hamilton Keene

as Capt. Hallam

Cyril Chamberlain

as Auctioneer

Frederick Keen

as Mr. Williams

Charles Paton

as Mr. Briggs

Reviews

CinemaSerf

A Scotland Yard inspector and his journalist pal head to a remote inn for a fishing holiday, only to discover (or not!) that a murder has been committed in this sleepy community and they have to investigate - without actually having the corpse! It's only 45 minutes long, moves quickly with some humo...

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