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Murder at the Vanities

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Calorie Rating: 125
Released: 1934-05-18
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Studios: Paramount Pictures,


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 / Directors



Cast

Carl Brisson
Character: Eric Lander
Victor McLaglen
Character: Bill Murdock
Jack Oakie
Character: Jack Ellery

Kitty Carlisle
Character: Ann Ware
Dorothy Stickney
Character: Norma Watson
Gertrude Michael
Character: Rita Ross

Jessie Ralph
Character: Mrs. Helene Smith
Charles Middleton
Character: Homer Boothby
Gail Patrick
Character: Sadie Evans

Donald Meek
Character: Dr. Saunders
Toby Wing
Character: Nancy
Duke Ellington
Character: Duke Ellington

Wanda Perry
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Lucille Ball
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Ann Sheridan
Character: Lou - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Alan Ladd
Character: Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Lona Andre
Character: Lona - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
William Arnold
Character: Treasurer (uncredited)

Betty Bethune
Character: Fat Chairwoman (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Character: Policeman (uncredited)
Virginia Davis
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Dorothy Dawes
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Barbara Fritchie
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Mary Gordon
Character: Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Mildred Gover
Character: Pearl (uncredited)

Ruth Hilliard
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Character: Walsh (uncredited)

Charles McAvoy
Character: Ben (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Juanita Moore
Character: Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Dave O'Brien
Character: Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Character: Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Laurie Shevlin
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Teru Shimada
Character: Koto (uncredited)
Gwynne Shipman
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Frank Sully
Character: Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Colin Tapley
Character: Stage Manager (uncredited)
Beryl Wallace
Character: Beryl - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Cecil Weston
Character: Miss Bernstein (uncredited)

Vivian Wilson
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Character: Duke Ellington's Orchestra
Ernestine Anderson
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Lucille Battle
Character: Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd
Character: Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody
Lenora Brown
Character: Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody

Marion Callahan
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Nancy Caswell
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Marguerite Caverley
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Juanita Clay
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Paige Crane
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Roy Crane
Character: Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

Helen Curtis
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Mae Digges
Character: Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
Character: Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Winnie Flint
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Mary Flynn
Character: Gwen - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Norah Gale
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Zumetta Garnett
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Catherine Grayson
Character: Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Cleo Herndon
Character: Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Shep Houghton
Character: Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Inez Howard
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Billie Huber
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Diane Hunter
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Patsy Hunter
Character: Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Constance Jordan
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Evelyn Kelly
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Alyce Key
Character: Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
The King's Men
Character: Lovely One Quartet (uncredited)

Patsy King
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Mitchell Leisen
Character: Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Rosalie Lincoln
Character: Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Blanche McDonald
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Leda Nicova
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Ted Oliver
Character: Murdock's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Esther Pressman
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Arthur Rankin
Character: Assistant Treasurer (uncredited)
Hazel Reese
Character: Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Rita Rober
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Ruth Scott
Character: Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Honey Smith
Character: Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Carolynne Snowden
Character: Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Anya Taranda
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Frances Turham
Character: Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Flora Washington
Character: Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Dorothy White
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Dot Williams
Character: Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Gladys Young
Character: Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Hal Greene
Character: Call Boy (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Carey Wilson
Screenplay
Joseph Gollomb
Screenplay

Ernst Fegté
Art Direction
Hans Dreier
Art Direction

Travis Banton
Costume Design
Leo Tover
Director of Photography

Earl Carroll
Theatre Play
Rufus King
Theatre Play

LeRoy Prinz
Choreographer
Sam Hellman
Dialogue
Larry Ceballos
Choreographer

Howard Jackson
Original Music Composer
Milan Roder
Original Music Composer

William E. Lynch
Original Music Composer