Mysterious Crossing is a 1936 American mystery film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring James Dunn, Jean Rogers and Andy Devine. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Plot A travelling newspaper reporter stumbles across the body of a dead man while on a boat crossing the Mississippi River at New Orleans. He takes a lead in the investigation of the murder, falling in love with the dead man's daughter.
Cast James Dunn as Addison Francis Murphy Jean Rogers as Yvonne Fontaine Andy Devine as Carolina Hobart Cavanaugh as Ned J. Stebbins John Eldredge as Paul Briand Herbert Rawlinson as District Attorney Henry R. Charters Lorin Raker as Wilson - Copy Writer J. Farrell MacDonald as Police Chief Bullock Clarence Muse as Lincoln Libby Taylor as Hattie Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Hotel Porter Edward Earle as Hotel Manager Alphonse Martell as Head Waiter Etta McDaniel as Cook Pat O'Malley as Sergeant Rhea Mitchell as Hotel Floor Clerk James Flavin as Plainclothesman
Production It was originally called Murder on the Mississippi, which was the title of the Fred MacIsaac story on which it was based. Universal bought this in June 1936 as a vehicle for Boris Karloff. Filming started October 1936.
Reception The New York Times said the film "may not be great art" but "it has a smoothness about it."
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Mysterious Crossing at Letterbox DVD Mysterious Crossing at BFI Mysterious Crossing at Variety