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The Important Witness

The Important Witness

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

19335.01h 0mNR

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.

Directed by Sam Newfield
Written by Douglas Z. Doty, Leslie Simmonds, Gordon Morris
Produced by Leslie Simmonds, Sigmund Neufeld
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Top 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

Themes & Keywords

murderkillerpublic stenographernight bus

About The Important Witness

The Important Witness is a action, adventure, comedy, drama, crime film released in 1933 exploring themes of murder, killer, public stenographer, night bus. Directed by Sam Newfield, it stars Noel Francis, Don Dillaway, Dorothy Burgess. 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.

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