The Important Witness
{{Short description|1933 film directed by Sam Newfield}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Important Witness
| image = File:TheImportantWitness.card.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Lobby card for the film
| director = Sam Newfield
| producer = Sigmund Neufeld
| writer =
| screenplay = Douglas Doty
| story = Gordon Morris
| based_on =
| starring = Noel Francis
Dorothy Burgess
Donald Dillaway
| cinematography = Harry Forbes
| editing = Al Clark
| studio = Tower Productions
| released = {{Film date|1933|11|10|US|ref1={{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7879 | title=The Important Witness: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | access-date= August 26, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826193733/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7879 | url-status=live | archive-date=August 26, 2017}}}}
| runtime = 64 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
The Important Witness is an American 1933 pre-Code crime drama directed by Sam Newfield which stars Noel Francis, Dorothy Burgess, and Donald Dillaway.
Plot
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Cast
- Noel Francis as Ellen Kelly
- Dorothy Burgess as Ruth Dana
- Donald Dillaway as Steve Connors
- Noel Madison as Gus Miranda
- Robert Ellis as Jack (Duke Farnham)
- Charles Delaney as Joe Murphy
- Paul Fix as Tony
- Ben Hendricks Jr. as Red Getchel
- Ethel Wales as Bride
- Gladys Blake
- Mary Dunn
- John Deering
References
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External links
{{commons category|The Important Witness}}
- {{IMDb title|0024174}}
- {{Tcmdb title|79052}}
- {{AFI film|7879}}
{{Sam Newfield}}
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Category:American crime drama films
Category:Films directed by Sam Newfield
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1933 crime drama films
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