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The Lady in the Morgue (film)
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Wikipedia article
'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. 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.
Plot
Detective Bill Crane investigates the murder of the morgue keeper and the disappearance of a blond's dead body.
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Production
In 1937, Universal Pictures made a deal with the Crime Club, who were published of whodunnits. Over the next few years Universal released several mystery films in the series. The film was the third in Universal's Crime Club series.
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."
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