Miracles for Sale
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Directed by | Tod Browning |
Produced by | J. J. Cohn |
Written by |
Clayton Rawson Harry Ruskin Marion Parsonnet James Edward Grant |
Starring |
Robert Young Florence Rice |
Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
Edited by | Fredrick Y. Smith |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release dates |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Miracles for Sale is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Tod Browning, starring Robert Young and Florence Rice, and was Browning's final film as a director.[1]
The film is based on a locked-room mystery novel by well-known mystery writer Clayton Rawson, Death From a Top Hat, which was the first to feature his series detective The Great Merlini. In this film, Merlini's character has been changed into Michael Morgan (The Amazing Morgan) as portrayed by Robert Young. Don Diavolo, another series character in Rawson's work under his pseudonym, Stuart Towne, appears here as "Dave Duvallo".
Cast
- Robert Young - Michael 'Mike' Morgan
- Florence Rice - Judy Barclay
- Frank Craven - Dad Morgan
- Henry Hull - Dave Duvallo
- Lee Bowman - Mr. Al La Claire
- Cliff Clark - Police Inspector Marty Gavigan
- Astrid Allwyn - Mrs. Zelma La Claire
- Walter Kingsford - Colonel Herbert Watrous
- Frederick Worlock - Dr. Caesar Sabbatt (Credits) / Sabbat in Film (as Frederic Worlock)
- Gloria Holden - Madame Rapport
- William Demarest - Detective Quinn
- Harold Minjir - Tauro
References
- ↑ Nugent, Frank S. (August 10, 1939). "Miracles for Sale (1939) THE SCREEN; Murder in Magicians' Row Is the Theme of 'Miracles for Sale,' the New Mystery at the Criterion". The New York Times.