Comedy · United States of America · 1941 · 1h 12m

The Body Disappears

Director

Cast

Jeffrey Lynn as Peter DeHaven Jane Wyman as Joan Shotesbury Edward Everett Horton as Professor Shotesbury Herbert Anderson as George Appleby Marguerite Chapman as Christine Lunceford Craig Stevens as Robert Struck

Crew

Allen G. Siegler — Director of Photography Frederick Richards — Editor Howard Jackson — Original Music Composer Scott Darling — Screenplay Erna Lazarus — Screenplay Milo Anderson — Costume Design

Tagline

Now You See Him! Now You Don't!

Synopsis

Wealthy scion Peter DeHaven, about to marry socialite Christine Lunceford, wakes up after bachelor party revelry to find he's been turned invisible by eccentric college professor Reginald Shotesbury. An unbelievable series of events is revealed by several witnesses testifying in a "mystery trial" to determine the reason for DeHaven's "disappearance".

Mood & Themes

romance

Key Collaborators

D. Ross Lederman Director Allen G. Siegler Director of Photography Frederick Richards Editor Howard Jackson Original Music Composer Scott Darling Screenplay Erna Lazarus Screenplay Milo Anderson Costume Design

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