A Slight Case of Murder (1938)

February 26, 1938 (US) • Comedy, Crime • 85m

Overview

Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.

Director

Lloyd Bacon

Writers

Earl Baldwin, Joseph Schrank

Top Billed

Edward G. Robinson

Keywords

bootlegger police prohibition era orphanage beer satire hooligan money organized crime gunshot wound orphan corpse reward state trooper foreclosure brewery murder mystery gangster comedy wise guy social climber loan due going straight going legit

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Top Billed Cast

Edward G. Robinson

Remy Marko

Jane Bryan

Mary Marko

Allen Jenkins

Mike

Ruth Donnelly

Nora Marko

Willard Parker

Dick Whitewood

John Litel

Post

Edward Brophy

Lefty

Harold Huber

Guiseppe

Eric Stanley

Ritter

Paul Harvey

Mr. Whitewood

Bobby Jordan

Douglas Fairbanks Rosenbloom

Joe Downing

Innocence

Margaret Hamilton

Mrs. Cagle

George E. Stone

Kirk

Bert Hanlon

Sad Sam

Jean Benedict

Remy's Secretary

Harry Seymour

The Singer

Betty Compson

Loretta

Joe Caits

No-Nose Cohen

George Lloyd

Little Dutch

John Harmon

Blackhat Gallagher

Duke York

Champ

Pat Daly

Pete Ryan

Harry Tenbrook

The Stranger

Sam Ash

Cocktail Lounge Manager (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Partygoer (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

First Policeman (uncredited)

Frank Bruno

Gangster (uncredited)

Tommy Bupp

Freckle-Faced Kid (uncredited)

Raymond Butler

Orphan (uncredited)

Donald Chaffin

Orphan (uncredited)

Loia Cheaney

Nurse (uncredited)

Richard Clucas

Luther Perey (uncredited)

Harry Cody

Pessimistic Beer Patron (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

Third Policeman (uncredited)

Charles Flickinger

Orphan (uncredited)

Jimmie Fox

Customer (uncredited)

Harrison Greene

Bartender (uncredited)

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Second Policeman (uncredited)

Al Herman

Jim (uncredited)

John Hiestand

Radio Commentator (uncredited)

Al Hill

Gangster (uncredited)

Elwyn Hoffman

Orphan (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Partygoer (uncredited)

Jerry Jerome

Ryan (uncredited)

Leonard Kibrick

Orphan (uncredited)

Carole Landis

Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

Partygoer (uncredited)

Tom McGuire

Partygoer (uncredited)

Pat McKee

Mug Playing Craps (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Beer Drinker (uncredited)

Sue Moore

Partygoer (uncredited)

Harry Myers

Partygoer (uncredited)

Louis Natheaux

Partygoer (uncredited)

Anne O'Neal

Orphanage Singing Teacher (uncredited)

Jane Ray

Partygoer (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Speakeasy Proprietor (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

Partygoer (uncredited)

Jackie Salling

Orphan (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Harry Semels

Partygoer (uncredited)

Myrtle Stedman

Nurse (uncredited)

Doc Stone

Gangster (uncredited)

Elliott Sullivan

Beer Salesman (uncredited)

George Taylor

Gangster (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

Customer (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

Partygoer Popping Cork (uncredited)

Huey White

Gangster (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Butch (uncredited)

Robert Winkler

Orphan (uncredited)

Jack Wise

Partygoer (uncredited)

Crew

Lloyd Bacon

Director

Earl Baldwin

Screenplay

Joseph Schrank

Screenplay

Howard Shoup

Costume Design

Stanley Jones

Sound

Leo F. Forbstein

Music Director

Samuel Bischoff

Producer

Jack L. Warner

Executive Producer

Hal B. Wallis

Executive Producer

Heinz Roemheld

Original Music Composer

Sidney Hickox

Director of Photography

James Gibbon

Editor

Max Parker

Art Direction

M.K. Jerome

Songs

Richard Maybery

Assistant Director

Mary C. McCall, Jr.

Additional Writing

Damon Runyon

Theatre Play

Howard Lindsay

Theatre Play

Jack Scholl

Lyricist

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A Slight Case of Murder (1938)

Earl Baldwin, Joseph Schrank

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