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The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)

February 28, 1936 (US) • Mystery, Thriller • 60m

Overview

Someone is murdering the cast and crew of a new Hollywood movie, and the leading lady may be next. As a police detective locks down the lot and refuses to let anyone leave, the studio’s publicity head and his secretary attempt to solve the murders themselves.

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Top Billed Cast

Frances Drake
Frances Drake

Peggy Madison

Reginald Denny
Reginald Denny

Johnny Morgan

Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick

Claire Woodward

George Barbier
George Barbier

Jerome Hewitt

Ian Keith
Ian Keith

E. Gordon Smith

Rod La Rocque
Rod La Rocque

Neil Du Beck

Conway Tearle
Conway Tearle

Edwin Strange

Thomas E. Jackson
Thomas E. Jackson

Detective McKane

Jack Raymond
Jack Raymond

George Tyson

Colin Tapley
Colin Tapley

Studio Manager

Jack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall

Jack Rawlins

Bryant Washburn
Bryant Washburn

Karl Jennings

Lee Shumway
Lee Shumway

Chief of Police

Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters

Jones - Watchman

Hank Mann
Hank Mann

Comedian

William Arnold
William Arnold

Theatre Manager (Uncredited)

William Bailey
William Bailey

Studio Commissary Chief (Uncredited)

Bobby Barber
Bobby Barber

Prop Man (Uncredited)

George Barton
George Barton

Technician (Uncredited)

Sidney Bracey
Sidney Bracey

Du Beck's Valet (Uncredited)

Henry Brandon
Henry Brandon

The Bat Man (Uncredited)

Bob Card
Bob Card

Cowboy (Uncredited)

F.O. Collings
F.O. Collings

Sound Man (Uncredited)

Nell Craig
Nell Craig

Woman in Preview Audience (Uncredited)

Lester Dorr
Lester Dorr

Reporter (Uncredited)

Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn

Tub Wilson (Uncredited)

Estelle Etterre
Estelle Etterre

Hewitt's Secretary (Uncredited)

Matty Fain
Matty Fain

Reporter (Uncredited)

Hyman Fink
Hyman Fink

Photographer (Uncredited)

John George
John George

The Gnome (Uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilton

Policeman (Uncredited)

Edward Hearn
Edward Hearn

Officer (Uncredited)

Isabel La Mal
Isabel La Mal

Woman in Preview Audience (Uncredited)

Frank Losee Jr.
Frank Losee Jr.

Assistant Manager (Uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Lucas

Director (Uncredited)

Carl McBride
Carl McBride

Still Photographer (Uncredited)

Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough

Policeman (Uncredited)

Torben Meyer
Torben Meyer

Briggs - Smith's Butler (Uncredited)

Frances Morris
Frances Morris

Script Girl (Uncredited)

Jack Norton
Jack Norton

Comedy Director (Uncredited)

Paddy O'Flynn
Paddy O'Flynn

Assistant Director (Uncredited)

Franklin Parker
Franklin Parker

Cutter (Uncredited)

Jack Paul
Jack Paul

Newsboy (Uncredited)

Earl Pingree
Earl Pingree

Officer (Uncredited)

Ralph Rainger
Ralph Rainger

Himself (Uncredited)

Craig Reynolds
Craig Reynolds

Actor (Uncredited)

Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles

Himself (Uncredited)

Dick Rush
Dick Rush

Detective (Uncredited)

Ed Schaefer
Ed Schaefer

Detective (Uncredited)

Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink

English Officer (Uncredited)

Charles L. Sherwood
Charles L. Sherwood

Jovial Cop (Uncredited)

Phillips Smalley
Phillips Smalley

Ben (Uncredited)

Claude Stroud
Claude Stroud

Monk Gibbons (Uncredited)

Hatto Tappenbeck
Hatto Tappenbeck

Cameraman (Uncredited)

Monte Vandergrift
Monte Vandergrift

Watchman (Uncredited)

Luz Vasquez
Luz Vasquez

Dancer (Uncredited)

Larry Wheat
Larry Wheat

Supervisor (Uncredited)

Neil Wheeler
Neil Wheeler

Boom Man (Uncredited)

Crew
Brian Marlow
Brian Marlow

Screenplay

Karl Struss
Karl Struss

Director of Photography

John Cope
John Cope

Sound Recordist

Edward F. Cline
Edward F. Cline

Associate Producer

A. Earl Hedrick
A. Earl Hedrick

Art Direction

Heinz Roemheld
Heinz Roemheld

Additional Music

Robert Yost
Robert Yost

Screenplay

Richard Harlan
Richard Harlan

Assistant Director

A. E. Freudeman
A. E. Freudeman

Interior Designer

Howard Jackson
Howard Jackson

Additional Music

A.W. Singley
A.W. Singley

Sound Recordist

Karl Hajos
Karl Hajos

Additional Music

Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier

Art Direction



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

April 4, 2022

Rod Laroque ("DuBeck") has been getting threatening letters as he tries to conclude a film shoot at Paramount. Nobody is much surprised as he is a bit of a pain in the neck, but when the unthinkable does happen it falls to Reginald Denny ("Johnny Morgan") to get to the bottom of things. He'd better get a move on, because it is soon pretty clear that the killer has a vendetta against the entire cast! The investigation itself is fairly formulaic, b… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

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Revenue

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