''Reported Missing!'' is a 1937 American
thriller film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...
directed by
Milton Carruth and written by
Jerome Chodorov
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and
Joseph Fields
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. The film stars
William Gargan
William Dennis Gargan (July 17, 1905February 16, 1979) was an American film, television and radio actor. He was the 5th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1967, and in 1941, was nominated for the Academy Award for Be ...
,
Jean Rogers
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,
Dick Purcell
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,
Hobart Cavanaugh
Hobart Cavanaugh (September 22, 1886 – April 26, 1950 ) was an American character actor in films and on stage.
Biography
Cavanaugh was born in Virginia City, Nevada, on September 22, 1886. He attended the University of California, then worked ...
,
Michael Fitzmaurice,
Joe Sawyer
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Early life
Sawyer was born August 29, 1 ...
, Billy Wayne, and Robert Spencer. The film was released on August 15, 1937, by
Universal Pictures
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.
Plot
The story follows a gang that sabotages airplanes, making them crash and then robbing the victims.
Cast
References
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1937 films
American thriller films
1930s thriller films
Universal Pictures films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Milton Carruth
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
English-language thriller films
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