Strange Affair

Oct 5, 1944

1h 18m

★ 6.2

Chuckle While You Shudder! Shiver While You Laugh!

Overview

Eminent psychiatrist Dr. Brenner invites cartoonist Bill Harrison and his wife, Jack, to a banquet honoring war refugees. Bill volunteers to pick up fellow psychiatrist Dr. Baumler at the train station, but the man vanishes when he has Bill stop so he can use a pay phone. At the dinner, Bill and Jack are seated with Brenner's daughter, Freda, and, to Bill's surprise, another man is introduced as Baumler -- who dies moments later.

Genres

Mystery

Comedy

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Strange Affair Trailers

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Cast

Bill Harrison

Allyn Joslyn

Jacqueline "Jack" Harrison

Evelyn Keyes

Marie Dumont Baumler

Marguerite Chapman

Lt. Washburn

Edgar Buchanan

Frieda Brenner

Nina Foch

Domino

Hugo Haas

Laundry Truck Driver

Shemp Howard

Sgt. Erwin

Frank Jenks

Dr. Brenner

Erwin Kalser

Leslie Carlson

Tonio Selwart

Rudolph Kruger

John Wengraf

Detective Carey (Uncredited)

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