Murder at the Vanities
“MURDER STALKS IN THE MIDST OF LOVELINESS!”
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.
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Carl Brisson
Eric Lander
Known for
The Ring
The Manxman
Victor McLaglen
Bill Murdock
Known for
The Quiet Man
The Informer
Jack Oakie
Jack Ellery
Known for
The Great Dictator
Lover Come Back
Kitty Carlisle
Ann Ware
Known for
A Night at the Opera
Dorothy Stickney
Norma Watson
Known for
The Uninvited
Gertrude Michael
Rita Ross
Known for
Cleopatra
I'm No Angel
Jessie Ralph
Mrs. Helene Smith
Known for
Camille
After the Thin Man
Charles Middleton
Homer Boothby
Known for
Duck Soup
The Flying Deuces
Gail Patrick
Sadie Evans
Known for
My Man Godfrey
My Favorite Wife
Donald Meek
Dr. Saunders
Known for
Stagecoach
You Can't Take It with You
Toby Wing
Nancy
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Mitchell Leisen Director · Carey Wilson Screenplay Joseph Gollomb Screenplay
United States release May 18, 1934 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 18, 1934
Theatrical
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