The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
1h
Running Time
February 28, 1936Release Date
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
1h
Running Time
February 28, 1936Release Date
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Plot.
The star of "Song of the Toreador" receives threatening messages that he will not survive the preview screening of the film. The studio publicist works with the Director, the Producer and the police, to discover who is behind the threats.
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Cast & Crew.
Frances Drake
Peggy Madison
Reginald Denny
Johnny Morgan
Gail Patrick
Claire Woodward
Ian Keith
E. Gordon Smith
George Barbier
Jerome Hewitt
Robert Florey
Director
Rod La Rocque
Neil DuBeck
Conway Tearle
Edwin Strange
Brian Marlow
Writer
Thomas E. Jackson
Detective McKane
Robert Yost
Writer
Garnett Weston
Writer
Jack Raymond
George Tyson
Colin Tapley
Studio Manager
Harlan Ware
Writer
Karl Struss
Cinematographer
Jack Mulhall
Jack Rawlins
Bryant Washburn
Karl Jennings
Franklyn Farnum
James Deley
Lee Shumway
Chief of Police
Spencer Charters
Watchman
Chester Conklin
Comedian
Hank Mann
Comedian
William Arnold
Theatre Manager (Uncredited)
William Bailey
Studio Commissary Chief (Uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Prop Man (Uncredited)
George Barton
Technician (Uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
DuBeck's Valet (Uncredited)
Henry Brandon
The Bat Man (Uncredited)
Bob Card
Cowboy (Uncredited)
F.O. Collings
Sound Man (Uncredited)
Nell Craig
Woman in Preview Audience (Uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Reporter (Uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Tub Wilson (Uncredited)
Estelle Etterre
Hewitt's Secretary (Uncredited)
Matty Fain
Reporter (Uncredited)
Hyman Fink
Photographer (Uncredited)
John George
The Gnome (Uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman (Uncredited) / Stunts
Edward Hearn
Officer (Uncredited)
Isabel La Mal
Woman in Preview Audience (Uncredited)
Frank Losee Jr.
Assistant Manager (Uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Director (Uncredited)
Carl McBride
Still Photographer (Uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Policeman (Uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Smith's Butler (Uncredited)
Frances Morris
Script Girl (Uncredited)
Jack Norton
Comedy Director (Uncredited)
Paddy O'Flynn
Assistant Director (Uncredited)
Franklin Parker
Cutter (Uncredited)
Jack Paul
Newsboy (Uncredited)
Earl Pingree
Officer (Uncredited)
Ralph Rainger
Himself (Uncredited)
Craig Reynolds
Actor (Uncredited)
Charles Ruggles
Cameo Appearance as Himself at Preview (Uncredited)
Dick Rush
Detective (Uncredited)
Ed Schaefer
Detective (Uncredited)
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
English Officer (Uncredited)
Charles L. Sherwood
Jovial Cop (Uncredited)
Phillips Smalley
Ben, Hewitt's Legal Advisor (Uncredited)
Claude Stroud
Monk Gibbons (Uncredited)
Hatto Tappenbeck
Cameraman (Uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift
Watchman (Uncredited)
Luz Vasquez
Dancer (Uncredited)
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Wiki.
The Preview Murder Mystery is a 1936 American comedy mystery film directed by Robert Florey and starring Reginald Denny, Frances Drake and Gail Patrick. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The plot follows a studio public relations man who attempts to trap a killer using television technology, allowing on-screen glimpses of technicians like Florey's cinematographer Karl Struss.