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Murder at the Vanities

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1934 film by Mitchell Leisen

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5.5

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.

Released: 1934-05-1889 minDir: Mitchell LeisenMusic, Mystery, Comedy

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

Themes

  • murder
  • pre-code

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Ratings

IMDb

6.5/10

1,037 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

78%

Year
1934
Runtime
89 min
Genres
Crime, Music, Musical
Rated
Passed
Awards
1 win total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Earl Carroll
Cast member
Frank Sully
Production company
Paramount Pictures
Cinematographer
Leo Tover
Duration
89
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publication date
1934-01-01
title
Murder at the Vanities
after a work by
Earl Carroll
distributed by
Paramount Pictures
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