

Murder at the Vanities
MURDER STALKS IN THE MIDST OF LOVELINESS!
Music
Mystery
Comedy
Overview
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1934-05-18
Runtime:
1h 29m
Director:
Mitchell Leisen
Writer:
Carey Wilson, Joseph Gollomb
Top Cast

Carl Brisson
Eric Lander

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

Gail Patrick
Sadie Evans

Donald Meek
Dr. Saunders

Toby Wing
Nancy

Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
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