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

Kitty Carlisle
Ann Ware

Dorothy Stickney
Norma Watson

Gertrude Michael
Rita Ross

Jessie Ralph
Mrs. Helene Smith

Charles Middleton
Homer Boothby

Gail Patrick
Sadie Evans

Donald Meek
Dr. Saunders

Toby Wing
Nancy

Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington

Wanda Perry
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Lucille Ball
Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Earl Carroll
Writer

Ann Sheridan
Lou - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Alan Ladd
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Joseph Gollomb
Screenplay

Carey Wilson
Screenplay

Mitchell Leisen
Director

Sam Coslow
Songs

Arthur Johnston
Songs

Leo Tover
Director of Photography

Travis Banton
Costume Design

Ernst Fegté
Art Direction

Rufus King
Theatre Play

Earl Carroll
Theatre Play

William Shea
Editor

Hans Dreier
Art Direction

Howard Jackson
Music

Milan Roder
Music

E. Lloyd Sheldon
Producer

William E. Lynch
Music

Mrs. Tom Rooney
Chaperone

Sam Hellman
Dialogue

LeRoy Prinz
Choreographer

Larry Ceballos
Choreographer

Barbara Fritchie

William Arnold

Lona Andre

Dorothy Dawes

Virginia Davis

Stanley Blystone

Betty Bethune

Mary Gordon

Mildred Gover

Beatrice Hagen

Otto Hoffman

Iris Lancaster

Charles McAvoy

Howard M. Mitchell

Juanita Moore

Dave O'Brien

Dennis O'Keefe

Teru Shimada

Gwynne Shipman

Frank Sully

Colin Tapley

Beryl Wallace

Gwenllian Gill

Ruth Hilliard

Laurie Shevlin

Cecil Weston

Vivian Wilson
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Details.
Release DateMay 18, 1934
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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Murder at the Vanities is a 1934 American pre-Code musical film with music by Victor Young. It was released by Paramount Pictures and directed by Mitchell Leisen. The film stars Victor McLaglen, Carl Brisson, Jack Oakie, Kitty Carlisle, Gertrude Michael, Toby Wing and Jessie Ralph. Future stars Lucille Ball and Ann Sheridan have small roles as chorines.
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 It was released on DVD (as part of a six-disc set entitled "Pre-Code Hollywood Collection") on April 7, 2009.
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