Movie Description
Murder at the Vanities
(1934)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Mitchell Leisen
- Producer : E. Lloyd Sheldon
- Editor : William Shea
- Cast : Carl Brisson,Victor McLaglen,Jack Oakie,Kitty Carlisle,Dorothy Stickney,Gertrude Michael,Jessie Ralph,Charles Middleton,Gail Patrick,Donald Meek,Toby Wing,Duke Ellington,Wanda Perry,Lucille Ball,Ann Sheridan,Alan Ladd,Lona Andre,William Arnold,Betty Bethune,Stanley Blystone,Virginia Davis,Dorothy Dawes,Barbara Fritchie,Gwenllian Gill,Mary Gordon,Mildred Gover,Beatrice Hagen,Ruth Hilliard,Otto Hoffman,Iris Lancaster,Charles McAvoy,Howard M. Mitchell,Juanita Moore,Dave O'Brien,Dennis O'Keefe,Laurie Shevlin,Teru Shimada,Gwynne Shipman,Frank Sully,Colin Tapley,Beryl Wallace,Cecil Weston,Vivian Wilson,Duke Ellington Orchestra,Ernestine Anderson,Lucille Battle,Mildred Boyd,Lenora Brown,Marion Callahan,Nancy Caswell,Marguerite Caverley,Juanita Clay,Paige Crane,Roy Crane,Helen Curtis,Mae Digges,Mike Donovan,Winnie Flint,Mary Flynn,Norah Gale,Zumetta Garnett,Catherine Grayson,Cleo Herndon,Shep Houghton,Inez Howard,Billie Huber,Diane Hunter,Patsy Hunter,Constance Jordan,Evelyn Kelly,Alyce Key,The King's Men,Patsy King,Mitchell Leisen,Rosalie Lincoln,Blanche McDonald,Leda Nicova,Ted Oliver,Esther Pressman,Arthur Rankin,Hazel Reese,Rita Rober,Ruth Scott,Honey Smith,Carolynne Snowden,Anya Taranda,Frances Turham,Flora Washington,Dorothy White,Dot Williams,Gladys Young,Hal Greene
Cast
Eric Lander
Bill Murdock
Jack Ellery
Ann Ware
Norma Watson
Rita Ross
Mrs. Helene Smith
Homer Boothby
Sadie Evans
Dr. Saunders
Nancy
Duke Ellington
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Lou - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Lona - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Treasurer (uncredited)
Fat Chairwoman (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Pearl (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Walsh (uncredited)
Ben (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Koto (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Beryl - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Miss Bernstein (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Duke Ellington's Orchestra
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody
Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Gwen - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Lovely One Quartet (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Murdock's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Assistant Treasurer (uncredited)
Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Call Boy (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleMurder at the Vanities
Status Released
Release Information
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1934-05-18
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 29m
Production CompaniesParamount Pictures
Genres
- Music
- Mystery
- Comedy


















































































