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Murder at the Vanities
“MURDER STALKS IN THE MIDST OF LOVELINESS!”
5.7 / 10• 1934• 1h 29m•NR• English
MusicMystery
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Carl Brisson
Eric Lander
Lead
Victor McLaglen
Bill Murdock
Jack Oakie
Jack Ellery
Kitty Carlisle
Ann Ware
Dorothy Stickney
Norma Watson
Gertrude Michael
Rita Ross
Jessie Ralph
Mrs. Helene Smith
Charles Middleton
Homer Boothby
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mitchell Leisen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Murder at the Vanities is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
