Movie: The Important Witness

Top 10 Billed Cast

Noel Francis
Noel Francis

Ellen Kelly

Don Dillaway
Don Dillaway

Steve Connors

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

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  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    1933-07-15

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
  • Tagline

    Opening a door by mistake made her "The Important Witness" to the century's most gruesome crime!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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