Murder at the Vanities (1934)
MURDER STALKS IN THE MIDST OF LOVELINESS!
89 min
Shortly before the curtain goes up the first time at the latest performance of Earl Carroll's Vanities, someone is attempting to injure the leading lady Ann Ware, who wants to marry leading man Eric Lander. Stage manager Jack Ellery calls in his friend, policeman Bill Murdock, to help him investigate. Bill thinks Jack is offering to let him see the show from an unusual viewpoint after he forgot to get him tickets for the performance, but then they find the corpse of a murdered woman and Bill immediately suspects Eric of the crime.
- Release date
- May 18, 1934
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Carl Brisson as Eric Lander
- Victor McLaglen as Bill Murdock
- Jack Oakie as Jack Ellery
- Kitty Carlisle as Ann Ware
- Dorothy Stickney as Norma Watson
- Gertrude Michael as Rita Ross
- Jessie Ralph as Mrs. Helene Smith
- Charles Middleton as Homer Boothby
- Gail Patrick as Sadie Evans
- Donald Meek as Dr. Saunders
Crew
- Mitchell Leisen · Director
- Carey Wilson · Writer
- Joseph Gollomb · Writer
- Earl Carroll · Writer
- Rufus King · Writer
- Leo Tover · Cinematographer
- William Shea · Editor