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Earthbound
A murdered man helps his widow bring his killer to justice.
- Original title
- Earthbound
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
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CinemaSerf
Jun 2, 2024 · via TMDB
I quite enjoyed this daft little crime caper. "Nick" (Warner Baxter) has been shot, stone dead as a dodo - and his pal "Jeff" (Henry Wilcoxon) looks set to swing for it. Thing is, he didn't do it. We know he didn't - he is just covering for someone, but whom? Well the spirit of "Nick" is determined to try and help, even if nobody can actually see or hear him - except "Whimser" (Charley Grapewin) who might have some clues that will turn him into the original "influencer"! Using some simple and effective visual effects, Irving Pichel now takes us on what is, admittedly, a rather procedural cat chases mouse affair using his widow "Ellen" (Andrea Leeds) to investigate and deliver the fairly obvious culprit before it's fry-day for "Jeff". It's only an hour and moves along quite amiably without remotely taxing your little grey cells.
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Warner Baxter
Nick Desborough
Andrea Leeds
Ellen Besborough
Lynn Bari
Linda Reynolds
Elizabeth Patterson
Becky Tilden
Charley Grapewin
Mr. Whimser
Henry Wilcoxon
Jeffrey Reynolds
Russell Hicks
Prosecutor
Ian Wolfe
Amos Totten
Christian Rub
Etienne Almette
Pedro de Cordoba
Minister
Lester Sharpe
Detective
Reginald Sheffield
Defense Attorney
Eugene Borden
Court Attendant
Marcelle Corday
Louise - Linda's Maid
Jean Del Val
Train Dispatcher
William Edmunds
Chris
Bobby Larson
Edouard
Eric Mayne
Court Magistrate
Mira McKinney
Minor Role
Alberto Morin
Elevator Operator
Florence Shirley
Bertha - Gossip
Pierre Watkin
President of the Court
Lloyd Whitlock
Minor Role
Irving Pichel
Director
Sol M. Wurtzel
Executive Producer
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
John Howard Lawson
Writer
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