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Vanishing Act ()


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A man honeymooning with his new wife in the Rockies reports his wife's disappearance to the police. Hours later, a strange woman escorted by the local priest claims to be his missing wife, despite the man's inability to recognize her.

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Harry Kenyon
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Chris Kenyon
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Father Macklin
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Dr. DeMarco
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Lieutenant Rudameyer
Heather Ward ...
Flute Girl (as Heather Ward Siegel)
Wally McSween ...
Banker
John Bluethner ...
First Paramedic
Howard Glassman ...
Second Paramedic
Paul Coeur ...
Pilot (as Paul Jolicoeur)
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Desk Clerk
Linda Mackay ...
Bar Girl
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Basketball Referee
Tony Totino ...
Basketball Cop

Directed by

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David Greene

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Robert Thomas ... (based on a play by)
 
Richard Levinson ... (teleplay)
 
William Link ... (teleplay)

Produced by

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Bob Cooper ... producer (as Robert Cooper)
Richard Levinson ... executive producer
William Link ... executive producer

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Kenneth Wannberg ... (as Ken Wannberg)

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Laszlo George ... director of photography

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Parkie L. Singh ... (as Parkie Singh)

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Updesh Kaur Singh ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton
Valorie Massalas

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Richard Hudolin

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Peter Kalven ... (as Peter R. Kalven)

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Wendy Partridge ... wardrobe designer

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Iloe Flewelling ... hairdresser
Jan Newman ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Nick Smirnoff ... executive supervisor
Harold Tichenor ... production manager

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Casey Grant ... second assistant director
Gordon Mark ... first assistant director

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John Blackie ... assistant art director (as John S. Blackie)
Barry Merrells ... property master

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Chris Large ... sound mixer (as Christopher Large)
Ken Dufva ... foley artist (uncredited)
Don White ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)

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Reg Glass ... stunt driver

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Nick Kuchera ... key grip (as Brad Nick Kuchera)
Duncan MacGregor ... gaffer
Brian C. Murphy ... camera assistant
Tony Westman ... camera operator

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Stewart Bethune ... location manager

Script and Continuity Department

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Barbara Amato ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Les Kimber ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Alice Ferrier ... production coordinator
Marlee Novak ... production associate
Jeff Wachtel ... development executive
Macleod Sinclaire ... production assistant (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

In the Rocky Mountains, Harry Kenyon seeks out his missing wife Chris in the Winter Parade. Harry meets Lieutenant Rudameyer and tells that him he is from San Francisco and has just married Chris, from Philadelphia, in Las Vegas. They traveled to the Rockies on honeymoon and they had an argument the previous day, and Chris left their isolated cabin in her car. Harry also says that he is worried about her disappearance since she is not a good driver. Harry returns to his cabin and receives a phone call from the local priest, Father Macklin, who summons him to go to the church. Father Macklin tells says Chris is in the church waiting for him. When Harry sees Chris, he tells that she is not his wife; but the woman knows details of their lives and Harry is discredited by the evidences. Is a stranger impersonating Chris or is Harry delusional? Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Plot Keywords
Taglines A beautiful stranger is posing as Harry's wife... Someone is lying... And you'll never guess who. Is it a scam or is it murder? See more »
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Also Known As
  • Hoax (Canada, English title)
  • L'usurpatrice (France)
  • Ma femme a disparu (France)
  • Desaparición (Spain)
  • Como en una pesadilla (Spain, Castilian title)
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  • 95 min
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Trivia The UK video version was cut by 30 secs for a PG rating by the BBFC to edit a possibly imitable scene where a key is pushed out of a door lock using a wire coat-hanger. See more »
Movie Connections References M*A*S*H (1970). See more »
Quotes Father Macklin: I'm going back to the Church to burn these photographs. Just a joke!
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