Missing Daughters (1939 film) explained

Missing Daughters
Director:Charles C. Coleman
(as C.C. Coleman Jr.)
Starring:Richard Arlen
Rochelle Hudson
Marian Marsh
Cinematography:Henry Freulich
Editing:Gene Havlick
Studio:Columbia Pictures
Distributor:Columbia Pictures
Runtime:59 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Missing Daughters is a 1939 American crime film directed by Charles C. Coleman. It stars Richard Arlen, Rochelle Hudson, and Marian Marsh.[1]

Plot

Kay Roberts comes to see radio crime commentator Wally King after the death of Josie, her sister. Josie left home to become a nightclub hostess, only to fall victim to a series of murders covering up a slavery racket.

Wally goes undercover to investigate with the police department's consent after disparaging their work on his radio program. Kay also takes a job as a cigarette girl, hoping to help Wally with his work. The nightclub's owner figures out what Wally is up to and is about to kill him when Capt. McGraw of the police intervenes, just in time.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Book: Etling, Laurence. Radio in the Movies: A History and Filmography, 1926-2010. 19 July 2011. McFarland. 978-0-7864-8616-8. 181.