Murder at the Vanities (1934)
May 18, 1934Release Date
Murder at the Vanities (1934)
May 18, 1934Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Carl Brisson
Eric Lander
Victor McLaglen
Bill Murdock
Jack Oakie
Jack Ellery
Dorothy Stickney
Norma Watson
Kitty Carlisle
Ann Ware
Mitchell Leisen
Director
Gertrude Michael
Rita Ross
Carey Wilson
Writer
Jessie Ralph
Mrs. Helene Smith
Joseph Gollomb
Writer
Charles Middleton
Homer Boothby
Earl Carroll
Writer
Earl Carroll
Writer
Gail Patrick
Sadie Evans
Donald Meek
Dr. Saunders
Rufus King
Writer
Toby Wing
Nancy
Sam Hellman
Writer
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Wanda Perry
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Lucille Ball
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Ann Sheridan
Lou - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Alan Ladd
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Travis Banton
Costume Design
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Leo Tover
Director of Photography
William Shea
Editor
Arthur Johnston
Songs
Ernst Fegté
Art Direction
LeRoy Prinz
Choreographer
Larry Ceballos
Choreographer
Sam Coslow
Songs
Mrs. Tom Rooney
Chaperone
Media.
Details.
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Murder at the Vanities is a 1934 American Pre-Code musical film based on the 1933 Broadway show with music by Victor Young. It was released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Mitchell Leisen, stars Victor McLaglen, Carl Brisson, Jack Oakie, Kitty Carlisle, Gertrude Michael, Toby Wing, and Jessie Ralph. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra are featured in the elaborate "Ebony Rhapsody" number.
The film is primarily a musical, based on Earl Carroll's long-running Broadway revue Earl Carroll's Vanities, combined with a murder mystery. Songs featured in the film by Arthur Johnston and Sam Coslow include "Cocktails for Two" sung by Brisson, "Sweet Marijuana" sung by Michael, "Where Do They Come From (and Where Do They Go)" sung by Carlisle, and "Ebony Rhapsody" performed by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra and sung by Michael. In the film, Lucille Ball, Ann Sheridan, and Virginia Davis had small roles as chorines. It was released on DVD (as part of a six-disc set entitled "Pre-Code Hollywood Collection") on April 7, 2009.