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Bureau of Missing Persons

Bureau of Missing Persons1933

★5.773 minCrimeComedyDrama

A young woman goes to the police looking for her missing husband. When it turns out her husband is both a murder victim and a bachelor - and that she is the primary suspect - tough cop Butch Saunders comes up with a scheme to crack the case.

Director

Writer

Carol Bird John H. Ayers Robert Presnell Sr.

Stars

Bette Davis Lewis Stone Pat O'Brien

Cast34

Bette Davis
as Norma Roberts
Lewis Stone
as Police Captain Webb
Pat O'Brien
as Detective Butch Saunders
Glenda Farrell
as Belle Howard Saunders
Allen Jenkins
as Detective Joe Musik
Ruth Donnelly
as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
Hugh Herbert
as Detective Hank Slade
Alan Dinehart
as Therme Roberts
Marjorie Gateson
as Mrs. Paul
Tad Alexander
as Caesar Paul
Noel Francis
as Alice Crane
Wallis Clark
as Mr. Paul
Adrian Morris
as Detective Irish Conlin
Clay Clement
as Burton C. Kingman
Henry Kolker
as Theodore Arno
George Chandler
as Homer Howard
J
Jack Baxley
as Homicide Detective (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
as Mr. Newberry (uncredited)
Hobart Cavanaugh
as Mr. Harris (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
as Man Who Will Kill Wife's Lover (uncredited)
Frank Darien
as Man Identifying Daughter's Photo (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
as Dock Worker (uncredited)
Grace Hayle
as Lady Who Wants Her Cook Back (uncredited)
John Hyams
as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)
Edward Keane
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Edward McWade
as Tom - Dock Watchman (uncredited)
Jean Muir
as Louise Kane (uncredited)
Edward Pawley
as Waterfront Diner Wanting Sugar (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
as Waterfront Diner Wanting Salt (uncredited)
Christian Rub
as Janitor (uncredited)
Charles Sellon
as Undertaker (uncredited)
John Sheehan
as Tom--Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
as Tony - Investigator (uncredited)
J
Jack Wise
as Mr. Engel - Press Agent (uncredited)

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