Mysterious Crossing

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."