''Nancy Steele Is Missing!'' is a 1937 American

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directed by

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and

Otto Preminger Otto Ludwig Preminger ( , ; 5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian-American theatre and film director, film producer, and actor. He directed more than 35 feature films in a five-decade career after leaving the theatre. He first gai ...

and starring

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and

Peter Lorre Peter Lorre (; born László Löwenstein, ; June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian and American actor, first in Europe and later in the United States. He began his stage career in Vienna, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, before movin ...

.Thomas p.83 The film's sets were designed by the British art director Hans Peters.

Partial cast

as Dannie O'Neill *

as Michael Steele *

as Prof. Sturm *

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as Sheila O'Neill - aka Nancy Steele * Robert Kent as Jimmie Wilson * Shirley Deane as Nancy *

John Carradine John Carradine ( ; born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later ...

as Harry Wilkins *

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as Mrs. Mary Flaherty * Frank Conroy as Dan Mallon *

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as Joseph F.X. Flaherty * George Taylor as Gus Crowder *

Kane Richmond Kane Richmond (born Frederick William Bowditch, December 23, 1906 – March 22, 1973) was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s, mostly appearing in cliffhangers and serials. He is best known today for his portrayal of the character L ...

as Tom - Steele's Chauffeur * Margaret Fielding as Miss Hunt *

DeWitt Jennings DeWitt Clarke Jennings (June 21, 1871 – March 1, 1937) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in 17 Broadway plays between 1906 and 1920, and in more than 150 films between 1915 and 1937. Biography He was born in Cameron, Misso ...

as Doctor on Farm * George Chandler as Counter Clerk *

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as Giuseppe Spano *

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as Detective Flynn

References

Bibliography

* Thomas, Sarah. ''Peter Lorre: Face Maker: Constructing Stardom and Performance in Hollywood and Europe''. Berghahn Books, 2012.

External links

* 1937 films 1937 drama films American drama films Films directed by George Marshall Films scored by David Buttolph Films scored by Cyril J. Mockridge 20th Century Fox films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub