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The Important Witness

  • 1933
  • Passed
  • 1h
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Noel Francis and Noel Madison in The Important Witness (1933)
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A freelance stenographer is hired for a job, but when she arrives at the address she was given, she finds that a murder has taken place there--and she is arrested for it.A freelance stenographer is hired for a job, but when she arrives at the address she was given, she finds that a murder has taken place there--and she is arrested for it.A freelance stenographer is hired for a job, but when she arrives at the address she was given, she finds that a murder has taken place there--and she is arrested for it.

  • Director
    • Sam Newfield
  • Writers
    • Gordon Morris
    • Douglas Z. Doty
    • Leslie Simmonds
  • Stars
    • Noel Francis
    • Don Dillaway
    • Dorothy Burgess
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
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    • Director
      • Sam Newfield
    • Writers
      • Gordon Morris
      • Douglas Z. Doty
      • Leslie Simmonds
    • Stars
      • Noel Francis
      • Don Dillaway
      • Dorothy Burgess
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Noel Francis
    Noel Francis
    • Ellen Kelly
    Don Dillaway
    Don Dillaway
    • Steve Connors
    • (as Donald Dillaway)
    Dorothy Burgess
    Dorothy Burgess
    • Ruth Dana
    Noel Madison
    Noel Madison
    • Gus Miranda
    Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden
    • Deaf Woman
    Franklin Pangborn
    Franklin Pangborn
    • Groom
    Robert Ellis
    Robert Ellis
    • Jack (Duke) Farnham
    Harry Myers
    Harry Myers
    • Drunk
    Charles Delaney
    Charles Delaney
    • Joe Murphy
    Paul Fix
    Paul Fix
    • Tony
    Ben Hendricks Jr.
    • Red Getchel
    Ethel Wales
    Ethel Wales
    • Bride
    Gladys Blake
    Gladys Blake
    Mary Dunn
    John Deering
    • Director
      • Sam Newfield
    • Writers
      • Gordon Morris
      • Douglas Z. Doty
      • Leslie Simmonds
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    • Trivia
      The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.
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      Featured in Murder Before Midnight: The Important Witness

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    • Release date
      • July 15, 1933 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Tower Productions (III)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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