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The Lady in the Morgue is a 1938 American mystery film directed by Otis Garrett and written by Eric Taylor and Robertson White. It is based on the 1936 novel The Lady in the Morgue by Jonathan Latimer.[1] The film stars Preston Foster, Patricia Ellis, Frank Jenks, Thomas E. Jackson, Wild Bill Elliott, Roland Drew and Barbara Pepper. The film was released on April 22, 1938, by Universal Pictures.[1]

The Lady in the Morgue
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Otis Garrett
Screenplay by	Eric Taylor Robertson White
Based on	The Lady in the Morgue by Jonathan Latimer
Produced by	Irving Starr
Starring	Preston Foster Patricia Ellis Frank Jenks Thomas E. Jackson Wild Bill Elliott Roland Drew Barbara Pepper
Cinematography	Stanley Cortez[1]
Edited by	Ted J. Kent[1]
Production companies	Crime Club Productions, Inc.[1]
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 22, 1938 (1938-04-22)
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States[1]
Language	English

Plot

Detective Bill Crane investigates the murder of the morgue keeper and the disappearance of a blond's dead body.

Cast

Production

In 1937, Universal Pictures made a deal with the Crime Club, who were published of whodunnits.[2] Over the next few years Universal released several mystery films in the series.[2] The film was the third in Universal's Crime Club series.[3]

Reception

From retrospective reviews, the authors of the book Universal Horrors stated that the film was a "confusing yarn" and that "all the ingredients for a crackerjack mystery thriller are here, but somewhere along the line, this inconsequential meller misses the mark."[4]

References

Footnotes

Sources

External links

• The Lady in the Morgue at IMDb

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