Strange Affair (1944)

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.
- Released
- 1944-10-05
- Genres
- Mystery, Comedy
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Alfred E. Green, Eve Greene, Oscar Saul, Jerome Odlum
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Allyn Joslyn as Bill Harrison
- Evelyn Keyes as Jacqueline "Jack" Harrison
- Marguerite Chapman as Marie Dumont Baumler
- Edgar Buchanan as Lt. Washburn
- Nina Foch as Frieda Brenner
- Hugo Haas as Domino
- Shemp Howard as Laundry Truck Driver
- Frank Jenks as Sgt. Erwin
- Erwin Kalser as Dr. Brenner
- Tonio Selwart as Leslie Carlson
- John Wengraf as Rudolph Kruger
- Hugh Beaumont as Detective Carey (uncredited)
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