The Phantom of 42nd Street

IMDb RATING

YOUR RATING

Kay Aldridge, Alan Mowbray, and Dave O'Brien in The Phantom of 42nd Street (1945)

A theatre critic (Dave O'Brien) teams up with a cop (Jack Mulhall) to investigate the murder of a Broadway actor.A theatre critic (Dave O'Brien) teams up with a cop (Jack Mulhall) to investigate the murder of a Broadway actor.A theatre critic (Dave O'Brien) teams up with a cop (Jack Mulhall) to investigate the murder of a Broadway actor.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

434

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Photos3

Top cast24

Edit

Dave O'Brien

Tony Woolrich

Kay Aldridge

Claudia Moore

Alan Mowbray

Cecil Moore

Frank Jenks

Romeo

Edythe Elliott

Janis Buchanan

Jack Mulhall

Lt. Walsh

Vera Marshe

Ginger

Stanley Price

Reggie Thomas

John Crawford

John Carraby

Cyril Delevanti

Roberts

Paul Power

Timothy Wells

Fred Aldrich

Detective
(uncredited)

Budd Buster

Mike - Stage Doorman
(uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Senator in Play
(uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Theater Patron
(uncredited)

Tom Ferrandini

Theatre Patron
(uncredited)

Joe Gilbert

Theatre Patron
(uncredited)

Pat Gleason

Reporter
(uncredited)

More like this

5.3

Le voyageur de l'espace

5.6

The Limping Man

4.9

City of Missing Girls

6.3

Crime Doctor's Strangest Case

5.4

One Body Too Many

6.2

The Hoodlum

6.9

La maison sur la colline

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.9

6.6

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
Claudia Moore (Kay Aldridge) drives a 1941 Buick convertible.

Goofs
When someone takes a shot at Tony backstage, incredibly, most of the people backstage don't hear the shot.

User reviews16

Featured review

4/10

Murder in the Theatre

"The death of a performer at a Broadway stage play brings a theatre critic and a police detective together as an unlikely crime-solving duo. The dead performer's niece becomes not only the object of affection for our critic, but also a prime suspect in this death, and some other murders that occur at the theatre. 'The Phantom Killer' sets his sights upon the young woman as his next victim; so, it is a race against time for our heroes to catch the killer," according to the DVD sleeve's synopsis.

Milton Raison's screenplay puts a little spark in this low-budget mystery whodunit. Helpfully, Dave O'Brien (as Anthony "Tony" Woolrich) does well in the lead role; his skills as an actor appear to be much greater than the productions employing him. O'Brien and cab driving sidekick Frank Jenks (as Egbert "Romeo" Egglehoffer) would have made a fine 1950s TV detective team. Leading lady Kay Aldridge (as Claudia Moore) and the supporting cast are also good. Unfortunately, the story becomes meandering, and anti-climactic.

**** The Phantom of 42nd Street (5/2/45) Albert Herman ~ Dave O'Brien, Kay Aldridge, Frank Jenks