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The Lady in the Morgue (1938)

The Lady in the Morgue poster
Directed by
Otis Garrett
Genre
mystery, crime
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 07m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates the case of an unidentified woman found dead in a morgue. He uncovers clues that lead him into a web of secrets and suspects.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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