The President Vanishes (1934)
The President Vanishes, released in the United Kingdom as Strange Conspiracy, is a 1934 American political drama film directed by William A. Wellman and produced by Walter Wanger. Starring Edward Arnold and Arthur Byron, the film is an adaptation of Rex Stout's political novel of the same name.
Director: William A. Wellman
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Edward Arnold as Secretary of War Wardell |
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Arthur Byron as President Stanley Craig |
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Paul Kelly as Chick Moffat |
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Peggy Conklin as Alma Cronin |
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Andy Devine as Val Orcott |
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Rosalind Russell as Sally Voorman |
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Janet Beecher as Mrs. Craig |
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Osgood Perkins as Harris Brownell |
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Sidney Blackmer as D.L. Voorman |
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Edward Ellis as Lincoln Lee |
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Irene Franklin as Mrs. Orcott |
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Charley Grapewin as Richard Norton |
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Robert McWade as Vice Presient Molleson |
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DeWitt Jennings as Cullen |
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Walter Kingsford as Drew |
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Douglas Wood as Roger Grant |
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Charles Richman as Corcoran |
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Paul Harvey as Skinner |
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Jason Robards Sr. as Kilbourne |
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Harry Woods as Kramer |
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Tom Dugan as Nolan |
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Martha Mayo as Mrs. Delling |
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Charles K. French as Legislator |
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William Worthington as Legislator |
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William J. Holmes as Legislator |
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Charles Meakin as Legislator |
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Art Howard as Legislator |
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Ed Lewis as Legislator |
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Edmund Mortimer as Legislator |
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Emmett King as Legislator |
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Edgar Sherrod as Legislator |
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Henry Hebert as Legislator |
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Clara Blandick as Mrs. Delling |
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J. Carrol Naish as Anti-War Demonstrator (uncredited) |
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Irving Bacon as Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited) |
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Eddie Fetherston as Radio Man at President's Speech (uncredited) |
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Sam Hayes as Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
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Robert Homans as Cop on the Beat (uncredited) |
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John St. Polis as Attorney General Davis (uncredited) |
| Directing | William A. Wellman | Director |
| Production | Walter Wanger | Producer |
| Camera | Barney McGill | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hanson T. Fritch | Editor |
| Art | Sidney Ullman | Art Direction |
| Directing | Dolph Zimmer | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Hugo Grenzbach | Sound |
| Sound | Edward B. Powell | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Hugo Riesenfeld | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Clifford Vaughan | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Rex Stout | Novel |
| Writing | Carey Wilson | Writer |
| Writing | Cedric Worth | Writer |
| Writing | Ben Hecht | Writer |
| Writing | Charles MacArthur | Writer |