Murder at the Vanities (1934)
May 18, 1934Release Date
Murder at the Vanities (1934)
May 18, 1934Release Date
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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)
Carey Wilson
Screenplay
Mitchell Leisen
Director
Joseph Gollomb
Screenplay
Sam Coslow
Songs
Arthur Johnston
Songs
Ernst Fegté
Art Direction
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
William Shea
Editor
Travis Banton
Costume Design
Leo Tover
Director of Photography
Earl Carroll
Theatre Play
Rufus King
Theatre Play
Howard Jackson
Music
E. Lloyd Sheldon
Producer
William E. Lynch
Music
Milan Roder
Music
LeRoy Prinz
Choreographer
Sam Hellman
Dialogue
Larry Ceballos
Choreographer
Mrs. Tom Rooney
Chaperone
Lona Andre
William Arnold
Betty Bethune
Mary Gordon
Stanley Blystone
Virginia Davis
Gwenllian Gill
Barbara Fritchie
Dorothy Dawes
Ruth Hilliard
Otto Hoffman
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Release DateMay 18, 1934
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Content RatingNR
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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.