The Man in the Trunk

The Man in the Trunk

🎞️ Movie 71 min US
โ˜… 5.5 /10 1942

He's a howl of a horror who'd rather haunt a lady's boudoir than a house!

The discovery of a skeleton in a swamp enables the district attorney to convict petty-crook Ed Mygatt (Douglas Fowley)of the ten-year-old murder of Jim Cheevers (Raymond Walburn). Dick Burke (George Holmes), Mygatt's lawyer, tries to uncover new evidence in an effort to prove Mygatt's innocence. At an auction, he is outbid for Cheever's trunk by Peggy LaRue (Lynne Roberts, a dancer. Dick follows her home, and when the trunk is opened, a skeleton and a hat with the murdered man's initials are discovered. But the police ignore the evidence, claiming it is a publicity stunt for Peggy. But, suddenly, from the trunk emerges Cheever's ghost, a gay old fellow, who can't be seen or heard but he uses his wits to communicate with the outside world. This changes the whole ball game.

Cast

Lynne Roberts
Lynne Roberts
Peggy LaRue
George Holmes
George Holmes
Dick Burke
Raymond Walburn
Raymond Walburn
Jim Cheevers
J. Carrol Naish
J. Carrol Naish
Reginald DeWinters
Dorothy Peterson
Dorothy Peterson
Lola DeWinters
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Eily Malyon
Abbie Addison
Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft
Sam Kohler
Milton Parsons
Milton Parsons
Doctor Pluma
Matt McHugh
Matt McHugh
Detective Murtha
Charles Cane
Charles Cane
Police Lieut. Braley
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Cyril J. Mockridge
Composer
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Glen MacWilliams
Cinematographer