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Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities (1934)

1h 29m | PG-13

⭐ 5.4 / 10

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.

Director: Mitchell Leisen

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Genre: Music, Mystery, Comedy

Video: 720p

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Cast

Carl Brisson

Carl Brisson

as Eric Lander

Victor McLaglen

Victor McLaglen

as Bill Murdock

Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie

as Jack Ellery

Kitty Carlisle

Kitty Carlisle

as Ann Ware

Dorothy Stickney

Dorothy Stickney

as Norma Watson

Gertrude Michael

Gertrude Michael

as Rita Ross