The Body Disappears
The Body Disappears is a 1941 American comedy film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Jeffrey Lynn and Jane Wyman.[1]
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| Directed by | D. Ross Lederman |
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| Cinematography | Allen G. Siegler |
| Edited by | Frederick Richards |
| Music by | Howard Jackson |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Unconscious after his bachelor party, Peter De Haven (Jeffrey Lynn) is transported by his friends to the college dissecting room as a practical joke. Professor Shotesbury (Edward Everett Horton) mistakenly injects him with a serum that makes him invisible. While invisible, De Haven learns that his fiancee, Christine (Marguerite Chapman), is only marrying him for his money. He also falls in love with Shotesbury's daughter, Joan (Jane Wyman). Meanwhile, Shotesbury is committed to a sanitarium by his colleagues for his claims about invisible monkeys and men. De Haven and Joan, by this time also invisible, go to release Shotesbury from the mental hospital, which they achieve by making him invisible as well. All the while time is running out for De Haven to receive an antidote. In the end, all receive the antidote, and De Haven ends up with Joan.[2]
Cast
- Jeffrey Lynn as Peter De Haven III
- Jane Wyman as Joan Shotesbury
- Edward Everett Horton as Professor Shotesbury
- Herbert Anderson as George "Doc" Appleby
- Marguerite Chapman as Christine Lunceford
- Craig Stevens as Robert Struck
- David Bruce as Jimmie Barbour
- Willie Best as Willie
- Ivan F. Simpson as Dean Claxton (as Ivan Simpson)
- Tod Andrews as Bill (as Michael Ames)
- William Hopper as Terrence Abbott (as DeWolf Hopper)
- Natalie Schafer as Mrs. Lunceford
- Charles Halton as Prof. Moggs
- Sidney Bracey as Barrett (as Sidney Bracy)
- Wade Boteler as Inspector Deming
References
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2014). . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Movies. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "The Body Disappears (1941) – Full Synopsis". Retrieved March 10, 2015.
External links
- The Body Disappears at IMDb