Murder at the Vanities
1 hour 29 minutes1934-05-18
5.5
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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.
Cast
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)
