CITY OF MISSING GIRLS ( 1941) H. B. Warner, Astrid Allwyn & John Archer | Crime, Drama | B&W

City of Missing Girls is a 1941 American crime drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring H. B. Warner, Astrid Allwyn and John Archer.[1][2] It was produced as an independent second feature.

Synopsis

The police led by Captain McVeigh and the Assistant District Attorney James J. Horton are baffled by the disappearances of several young girls with some being found dead. Intrepid female newspaper reporter Nora Page's investigations reveal a link between the girls and the Crescent School of Fine Arts owned by gangster King Peterson, who is using the school as a front for a recruiting center for his nightclub "entertainers". Things become more complex when Nora's father is connected with Peterson and her boyfriend James Horton is photographed in embarrassing circumstances with a woman found murdered after the photo was taken. Peterson shoots Nora's father to death in front of witnesses, and we conclude with she and Horton reading a newspaper article about Peterson's execution.

Cast & Crew

H. B. Warner as Police Capt. "Mac" McVeigh
Astrid Allwyn as Nora Page
John Archer as Assistant D.A. James J. Horton
Sarah Padden as Mrs. Randolph
Philip Van Zandt as King Peterson
George Rosener as Police Officer 'Copper' Dugan
Kathryn Crawford as Helen Whitney
Patricia Knox as Kate Nelson
Walter Long as Police Officer Larkin
Gale Storm as Mary Phillips
Boyd Irwin as Joseph 'Joe' Thompson
Danny Webb as William 'Bill' Short, Photographer
Herb Vigran as Danny Mason
Lloyd Ingraham as District Attorney Fowler
Dorothy Granger as Showgirl
Lassie Lou Ahern as Nightclub Performer
Donald Curtis as Reporter

Director: Elmer Clifton
Writers: Elmer Clifton, Oliver Drake, George Rosener
Producers: Max Alexander, George M. Merrick
Production Company: Merrick-Alexander Productions
Distributor: Select Attractions
Technical Details:
Cinematography: Edward Linden
Editing: Charles Henkel Jr.
Music: Marvin Hatley
Release Information:
Release Date: 27 March 1941
Running Time: 74 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English