Murder at the Vanities (1934)

MURDER STALKS IN THE MIDST OF LOVELINESS!

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.

Cast (92)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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)

Ann Sheridan

Lou - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Alan Ladd

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Lona Andre

Lona - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

W

William Arnold

Treasurer (uncredited)

B

Betty Bethune

Fat Chairwoman (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Policeman (uncredited)

Virginia Davis

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

D

Dorothy Dawes

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

B

Barbara Fritchie

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Gwenllian Gill

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Mary Gordon

Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

M

Mildred Gover

Pearl (uncredited)

Beatrice Hagen

Ruth Hilliard

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Otto Hoffman

Walsh (uncredited)

Iris Lancaster

Charles McAvoy

Ben (uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell

Detective (uncredited)

Juanita Moore

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Dave O'Brien

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Laurie Shevlin

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Teru Shimada

Koto (uncredited)

G

Gwynne Shipman

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Frank Sully

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Colin Tapley

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Beryl Wallace

Beryl - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

C

Cecil Weston

Miss Bernstein (uncredited)

V

Vivian Wilson

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

D

Duke Ellington Orchestra

Duke Ellington's Orchestra

E

Ernestine Anderson

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

L

Lucille Battle

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

M

Mildred Boyd

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody

L

Lenora Brown

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody

M

Marion Callahan

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Nancy Caswell

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

M

Marguerite Caverley

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

J

Juanita Clay

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

P

Paige Crane

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

R

Roy Crane

Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

H

Helen Curtis

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

M

Mae Digges

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

M

Mike Donovan

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

W

Winnie Flint

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

M

Mary Flynn

Gwen - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

N

Norah Gale

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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