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Murder at the Vanities

MURDER STALKS IN THE MIDST OF LOVELINESS!
1934 | 89m | English

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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.
Release Date: May 18, 1934
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Writer: Carey Wilson, Joseph Gollomb
Genres: Comedy, Music, Mystery
Keywords murder, pre-code
Production Companies Paramount Pictures
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2026
Entered: Apr 29, 2024
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Name Character
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)
William Arnold Treasurer (uncredited)
Betty Bethune Fat Chairwoman (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone Policeman (uncredited)
Virginia Davis Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Dorothy Dawes Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Barbara Fritchie Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Gwenllian Gill Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Mary Gordon Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
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)
Gwynne Shipman Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Frank Sully Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Colin Tapley Stage Manager (uncredited)
Beryl Wallace Beryl - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Cecil Weston Miss Bernstein (uncredited)
Vivian Wilson Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Duke Ellington Orchestra Duke Ellington's Orchestra
Ernestine Anderson Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Lucille Battle Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody
Lenora Brown Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody
Marion Callahan Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Nancy Caswell Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Marguerite Caverley Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Juanita Clay Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Paige Crane Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Roy Crane Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Helen Curtis Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Mae Digges Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Mike Donovan Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Winnie Flint Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Mary Flynn Gwen - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Norah Gale Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Zumetta Garnett Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Catherine Grayson Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Cleo Herndon Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Shep Houghton Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Inez Howard Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Billie Huber Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Diane Hunter Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Patsy Hunter Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Constance Jordan Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Evelyn Kelly Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Alyce Key Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
The King's Men Lovely One Quartet (uncredited)
Patsy King Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Mitchell Leisen Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Rosalie Lincoln Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Blanche McDonald Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Leda Nicova Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Ted Oliver Murdock's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Esther Pressman Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Arthur Rankin Assistant Treasurer (uncredited)
Hazel Reese Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Rita Rober Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Ruth Scott Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Honey Smith Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Carolynne Snowden Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Anya Taranda Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Frances Turham Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Flora Washington Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Dorothy White Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Dot Williams Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Gladys Young Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Hal Greene Call Boy (uncredited)
Name Job
Carey Wilson Screenplay
Mitchell Leisen Director
Travis Banton Costume Design
Joseph Gollomb Screenplay
Leo Tover Director of Photography
William Shea Editor
Hans Dreier Art Direction
Ernst Fegté Art Direction
Earl Carroll Theatre Play
Rufus King Theatre Play
Sam Hellman Dialogue
Larry Ceballos Choreographer
LeRoy Prinz Choreographer
Mrs. Tom Rooney Chaperone
Arthur Johnston Songs
Sam Coslow Songs
Howard Jackson Original Music Composer
Milan Roder Original Music Composer
William E. Lynch Original Music Composer
Name Title
E. Lloyd Sheldon Producer
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