Murder at the Vanities

IMDb 5.5 1934 • 89 min • MusicMysteryComedy

Director

Mitchell Leisen

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Carl Brisson
Carl Brisson Eric Lander
Victor McLaglen
Victor McLaglen Bill Murdock
Jack Oakie
Jack Oakie Jack Ellery
Kitty Carlisle
Kitty Carlisle Ann Ware
Dorothy Stickney
Dorothy Stickney Norma Watson