The President Vanishes
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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.
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Edited by Hanson T FritchShot by Barney Mcgill
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Peggy Conklin
as Alma Cronin
Andy Devine
as Valentine Orcott
Janet Beecher
as Mrs. Mary Stanley
Osgood Perkins
as Harris Brownell
Sidney Blackmer
as D.L. Voorman
Edward Ellis
as Lincoln Lee
Irene Franklin
as Mrs. Orcott
Edward Arnold
as Secretary of War Lewis Wardell
Arthur Byron
as President Craig Stanley
Paul Kelly
as Chick Moffat
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