The Crime Nobody Saw
{{short description|1937 film by Charles Barton}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Crime Nobody Saw
| image = The Crime Nobody Saw poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Charles Barton
| producer = William LeBaron
| screenplay = Bertram Millhauser
| starring = Lew Ayres
Ruth Coleman
Eugene Pallette
Benny Baker
Vivienne Osborne
Colin Tapley
Howard Hickman
| music = Harry Fischbeck
| cinematography = James Smith
| editing = Richard C. Currier
| studio = Paramount Pictures
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1937|3|12}}
| runtime = 63 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
The Crime Nobody Saw is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Bertram Millhauser. The film stars Lew Ayres, Ruth Coleman, Eugene Pallette, Benny Baker, Vivienne Osborne, Colin Tapley and Howard Hickman. The film was released on March 12, 1937, by Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|last=Nugent |first=Frank S. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D05E2D6153EE03ABC4D53DFB266838C629EDE |title=Movie Review - The Crime Nobody Saw - THE SCREEN; Leaving Dick Tracy at Sea and the Audience in Doubt, The Central Presents 'The Crime Nobody Saw' |work=The New York Times |date=1937-04-05 |access-date=2015-03-07}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/71794/the-crime-nobody-saw |title=The Crime Nobody Saw (1937) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2015-03-07}}
Plot
The plot follows play-authors, Horace Dryden, Nick Milburn and "Babe" Lawton, who are in an apartment seeking inspiration, when suddenly an intoxicated man enters and collapses on the floor. The man has $15,000 with him, and things go bad when they find that the man was murdered.
Cast
- Lew Ayres as Nick Milburn
- Ruth Coleman as Kay Mallory
- Eugene Pallette as 'Babe' Lawton
- Benny Baker as Horace Dryden
- Vivienne Osborne as Suzanne Duval
- Colin Tapley as Dr. Randolph Brooks
- Howard Hickman as Robert Mallory
- Robert Emmett O'Connor as Officer Tim Harrigan
- Jed Prouty as William Underhill
- Hattie McDaniel as Ambrosia
- Ferdinand Gottschalk as John Atherton
- Ellen Drew as Secretary
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0028748|The Crime Nobody Saw}}
{{Charles Barton}}
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Category:1930s English-language films
Category:American comedy films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Charles Barton
Category:American black-and-white films
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