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Murder at the Vanities (1934)

May 18, 1934 (US) Music, Mystery, Comedy • 89m

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.

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Top Billed Cast

Carl Brisson
Carl Brisson

Eric Lander

Victor McLaglen
Victor McLaglen

Bill Murdock

Jack Oakie
Jack Oakie

Jack Ellery

Jessie Ralph
Jessie Ralph

Mrs. Helene Smith

Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick

Sadie Evans

Donald Meek
Donald Meek

Dr. Saunders

Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Wanda Perry
Wanda Perry

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Ann Sheridan
Ann Sheridan

Lou - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Lona Andre
Lona Andre

Lona - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

William Arnold
William Arnold

Treasurer (uncredited)

Betty Bethune
Betty Bethune

Fat Chairwoman (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone

Policeman (uncredited)

Virginia Davis
Virginia Davis

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Dorothy Dawes
Dorothy Dawes

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Barbara Fritchie
Barbara Fritchie

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Gwenllian Gill
Gwenllian Gill

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon

Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

Mildred Gover
Mildred Gover

Pearl (uncredited)

Ruth Hilliard
Ruth Hilliard

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Otto Hoffman
Otto Hoffman

Walsh (uncredited)

Charles McAvoy
Charles McAvoy

Ben (uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell
Howard M. Mitchell

Detective (uncredited)

Juanita Moore
Juanita Moore

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Dave O'Brien
Dave O'Brien

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Laurie Shevlin
Laurie Shevlin

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Teru Shimada
Teru Shimada

Koto (uncredited)

Gwynne Shipman
Gwynne Shipman

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Frank Sully
Frank Sully

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Colin Tapley
Colin Tapley

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Beryl Wallace
Beryl Wallace

Beryl - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Cecil Weston
Cecil Weston

Miss Bernstein (uncredited)

Vivian Wilson
Vivian Wilson

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Duke Ellington Orchestra
Duke Ellington Orchestra

Duke Ellington's Orchestra

Ernestine Anderson
Ernestine Anderson

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Lucille Battle
Lucille Battle

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Mildred Boyd
Mildred Boyd

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody

Lenora Brown
Lenora Brown

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody

Marion Callahan
Marion Callahan

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Nancy Caswell
Nancy Caswell

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Marguerite Caverley
Marguerite Caverley

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Juanita Clay
Juanita Clay

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Paige Crane
Paige Crane

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Roy Crane
Roy Crane

Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

Helen Curtis
Helen Curtis

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Mae Digges
Mae Digges

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Mike Donovan
Mike Donovan

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Winnie Flint
Winnie Flint

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Mary Flynn
Mary Flynn

Gwen - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Norah Gale
Norah Gale

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Zumetta Garnett
Zumetta Garnett

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Catherine Grayson
Catherine Grayson

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Cleo Herndon
Cleo Herndon

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Shep Houghton
Shep Houghton

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Inez Howard
Inez Howard

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Billie Huber
Billie Huber

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Diane Hunter
Diane Hunter

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Patsy Hunter
Patsy Hunter

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Constance Jordan
Constance Jordan

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Evelyn Kelly
Evelyn Kelly

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Alyce Key
Alyce Key

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

The King's Men
The King's Men

Lovely One Quartet (uncredited)

Patsy King
Patsy King

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Mitchell Leisen
Mitchell Leisen

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Rosalie Lincoln
Rosalie Lincoln

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Blanche McDonald
Blanche McDonald

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Leda Nicova
Leda Nicova

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Ted Oliver
Ted Oliver

Murdock's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Esther Pressman
Esther Pressman

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Arthur Rankin
Arthur Rankin

Assistant Treasurer (uncredited)

Hazel Reese
Hazel Reese

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Rita Rober
Rita Rober

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Ruth Scott
Ruth Scott

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Honey Smith
Honey Smith

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Carolynne Snowden
Carolynne Snowden

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Anya Taranda
Anya Taranda

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Frances Turham
Frances Turham

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Flora Washington
Flora Washington

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Dorothy White
Dorothy White

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Dot Williams
Dot Williams

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Gladys Young
Gladys Young

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Hal Greene
Hal Greene

Call Boy (uncredited)

Crew
Carey Wilson
Carey Wilson

Screenplay

Ernst Fegté
Ernst Fegté

Art Direction

Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Travis Banton
Travis Banton

Costume Design

Leo Tover
Leo Tover

Director of Photography

Earl Carroll
Earl Carroll

Theatre Play

Rufus King
Rufus King

Theatre Play

LeRoy Prinz
LeRoy Prinz

Choreographer

Larry Ceballos
Larry Ceballos

Choreographer

Howard Jackson
Howard Jackson

Original Music Composer

Milan Roder
Milan Roder

Original Music Composer

William E. Lynch
William E. Lynch

Original Music Composer



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

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