The Mysterious Miss X

NR
1h 5m
1939
4.6 /10 (6)

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Overview

After being mistaken for Scotland Yard detectives, two vaudevillians (Michael Whalen, Chick Chandler) try to solve a murder in a Midwestern town.

Country : United States of America
Genre : Mystery
Languages : English
Released Date: 1939-01-10

Top Billed Cast

Michael Whalen

Keith Neville

Lynne Roberts

Julie Graham (as Mary Hart)

Chick Chandler

Dan 'Scooter' Casey

Mabel Todd

Annie Botts

Frank M. Thomas

District Attorney Al Ross

Regis Toomey

Jack Webster

Donald Douglas

Clarence Fredericks

Wade Boteler

Police Chief T. J. McDougal

Dorothy Tree

Alma Platt

Eddie Acuff

Pete, a Policeman

Pierre Watkin

Winslow

Harlan Briggs

Charlie Graham

Richard Cramer

Husband

Eddie Fetherston

Henchman

Alan Ladd

Henchman

Bruce MacFarlane

Policeman

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