The Body Vanished

The Body Vanished

1939 · 46 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A Scotland Yard inspector and his reporter friend arrive on vacation in a small village and are immediately involved in what is claimed to be a murder but the body has disappeared, leaving it to the inspector to find the body, determine the motive and find the killer.

Directed by Walter Tennyson · Written by Ian Walker

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