Watch The Man in the Trunk (1942) Official Trailer
He's a howl of a horror who'd rather haunt a lady's boudoir than a house!
9 / 10 IMDb September 19, 1942 1h 11m
The ghost of a murdered man returns to Earth to help a young couple find his killer.
Director
Runtime
1h 11m
Release Date
September 19, 1942
Genre
Crime, Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
Lynne Roberts
as Peggy LaRue
George Holmes
as Dick Burke
Raymond Walburn
as Jim Cheevers
J. Carrol Naish
as Reginald DeWinters
Dorothy Peterson
as Lola DeWinters
Eily Malyon
as Abbie Addison
Arthur Loft
as Sam Kohler
Milton Parsons
as Doctor Pluma
Matt McHugh
as Detective Murtha
Charles Cane
as Police Lieut. Braley
Theodore von Eltz
as Theodore Swann
Joan Marsh
as Yvonne Duvalle
Syd Saylor
as Joe -Clown with Yvonne
Douglas Fowley
as Ed Mygatt
Tim Ryan
as Auctioneer
Vivien Oakland
as Mrs. Tessie Sweeney Kohler
Wade Boteler
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
as Mrs. Inge (uncredited)
Victor Potel
as Deaf Floor Man (uncredited)
Production Companies
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