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66 minutes of pure paranoia—someone's killing jurors, and the clock is ticking.
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IMDb
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The Missing Juror (1944)

Pulp fever dreamShadowy newsroom noirB-movie adrenaline

Overview

MysteryCrime

A newsman tracks down a phantom killer of murder-trial jurors.

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film noirgunropewrongful convictionnoose

Standout Aspects

Direction

Boetticher's debut—tight, hungry, already iconic.

Acting

Macready's whispery menace steals every frame.

Best for:Solo: Late-night rabbit hole when insomnia hits.·Rewatch: Spot the seams in this bargain-bin Hitchcock.
Heads up:Violence: Multiple juror stranglings, mostly off-screen.
Budd Boetticher

Director

Budd Boetticher

ReleasedNov 16, 1944
Runtime1h 6m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Columbia Pictures

Top Cast

Jim Bannon

Jim Bannon

Joe Keats

Janis Carter

Janis Carter

Alice Hill

George Macready

George Macready

Harry Wharton

Jean Stevens

Jean Stevens

Tex Tuttle

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Willard Apple

Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Town Sheriff (uncredited)

Trevor Bardette

Trevor Bardette

Tom Pierson (uncredited)

Al Bridge

Al Bridge

Deputy Sheriff Ben (uncredited)

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Police Inspector Davis (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Police Detective Cahan (uncredited)

Sam Flint

Sam Flint

Judge (uncredited)

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Budd Boetticher was 28 and had never directed before—studio execs gave him 10 days and $50,000.

Insight

The 'phantom killer' premise directly rips off 1939's 'The Phantom Strikes,' but Boetticher's kinetic camera makes it feel fresh.

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