The Man in the Trunk

"He's a howl of a horror who'd rather haunt a lady's boudoir than a house!"

1942 1h 11m EN

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★9.0TMDB · 1

CrimeComedy

Synopsis

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The ghost of a murdered man returns to Earth to help a young couple find his killer.

“He's a howl of a horror who'd rather haunt a lady's boudoir than a house!”

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Cast

Lynne Roberts
Peggy LaRue
George Holmes
Dick Burke
Raymond Walburn
Jim Cheevers
J. Carrol Naish
Reginald DeWinters
Dorothy Peterson
Lola DeWinters
Eily Malyon
Abbie Addison
Arthur Loft
Sam Kohler
Milton Parsons
Doctor Pluma

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Malcolm St. Clair
Writers: John Francis Larkin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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84 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Lynne Roberts and George Holmes and Raymond Walburn carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He's a howl of a horror who'd rather haunt a lady's boudoir than a house!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0035030 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Malcolm St. Clair directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
284 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Lynne Roberts and George Holmes and Raymond Walburn carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "He's a howl of a horror who'd rather haunt a lady's boudoir than a house!".
6IMDB entry: tt0035030 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.