The President Vanishes
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“SENSATIONAL!...DYNAMIC! A SMASHING, DRAMATIC STORY SO STARTLING THE AUTHOR DARED NOT SIGN HIS NAME!”
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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Edward Arnold
Secretary of War Wardell
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
You Can't Take It with You
Arthur Byron
President Stanley Craig
Known for
The Mummy
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Paul Kelly
Chick Moffat
Known for
Crossfire
The Roaring Twenties
Peggy Conklin
Alma Cronin
Also in
Having Wonderful Time
The Devil Is a Sissy
Andy Devine
Val Orcott
Known for
Robin Hood
Stagecoach
Rosalind Russell
Sally Voorman
Known for
His Girl Friday
Auntie Mame
Janet Beecher
Mrs. Craig
Known for
The Lady Eve
The Mark of Zorro
Osgood Perkins
Harris Brownell
Known for
Scarface
Sidney Blackmer
D.L. Voorman
Known for
Rosemary's Baby
Little Caesar
Edward Ellis
Lincoln Lee
Known for
Fury
The Thin Man
Irene Franklin
Mrs. Orcott
Also in
Registered Nurse
Swingtime in the Movies
Charley Grapewin
Richard Norton
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
The Grapes of Wrath
William A. Wellman Director · Ben Hecht Writer Charles MacArthur Writer
Worldwide gross $392K · Budget $290K · United States release November 17, 1934
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Budget
$290,056
Worldwide gross
$391,542
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Paramount Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 17, 1934
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