United States / Feb 28, 1936 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Someone is murdering the cast and crew of a new Hollywood movie, and the leading lady may be next. As a police detective locks down the lot and refuses to let anyone leave, the studio’s publicity head and his secretary attempt to solve the murders themselves.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Thomas E. Jackson | Detective McKane |
| Jack Raymond | George Tyson |
| Colin Tapley | Studio Manager |
| Jack Mulhall | Jack Rawlins |
| Bryant Washburn | Karl Jennings |
| Franklyn Farnum | James Deley |
| Lee Shumway | Chief of Police |
| Spencer Charters | Jones - Watchman |
| Chester Conklin | Comedian |
| Hank Mann | Comedian |
| William Arnold | Theatre Manager (Uncredited) |
| William Bailey | Studio Commissary Chief (Uncredited) |
| Bobby Barber | Prop Man (Uncredited) |
| George Barton | Technician (Uncredited) |
| Sidney Bracey | Du Beck's Valet (Uncredited) |
| Henry Brandon | The Bat Man (Uncredited) |
| Bob Card | Cowboy (Uncredited) |
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| F.O. Collings | Sound Man (Uncredited) |
| Nell Craig | Woman in Preview Audience (Uncredited) |
| Lester Dorr | Reporter (Uncredited) |
| Eddie Dunn | Tub Wilson (Uncredited) |
| Estelle Etterre | Hewitt's Secretary (Uncredited) |
| Matty Fain | Reporter (Uncredited) |
| Hyman Fink | Photographer (Uncredited) |
| John George | The Gnome (Uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Policeman (Uncredited) |
| Edward Hearn | Officer (Uncredited) |
| Isabel La Mal | Woman in Preview Audience (Uncredited) |
| Frank Losee Jr. | Assistant Manager (Uncredited) |
| Wilfred Lucas | Director (Uncredited) |
| Carl McBride | Still Photographer (Uncredited) |
| Philo McCullough | Policeman (Uncredited) |
| Torben Meyer | Briggs - Smith's Butler (Uncredited) |
| Frances Morris | Script Girl (Uncredited) |
| Jack Norton | Comedy Director (Uncredited) |
| Paddy O'Flynn | Assistant Director (Uncredited) |
| Franklin Parker | Cutter (Uncredited) |
| Jack Paul | Newsboy (Uncredited) |
| Earl Pingree | Officer (Uncredited) |
| Ralph Rainger | Himself (Uncredited) |
| Craig Reynolds | Actor (Uncredited) |
| Charles Ruggles | Himself (Uncredited) |
| Dick Rush | Detective (Uncredited) |
| Ed Schaefer | Detective (Uncredited) |
| Ferdinand Schumann-Heink | English Officer (Uncredited) |
| Charles L. Sherwood | Jovial Cop (Uncredited) |
| Phillips Smalley | Ben (Uncredited) |
| Claude Stroud | Monk Gibbons (Uncredited) |
| Hatto Tappenbeck | Cameraman (Uncredited) |
| Monte Vandergrift | Watchman (Uncredited) |
| Luz Vasquez | Dancer (Uncredited) |
| Larry Wheat | Supervisor (Uncredited) |
| Neil Wheeler | Boom Man (Uncredited) |
Genres
MysteryThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Preview Murder Mystery |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 28 febbraio 1936 |
| Production | Harold Hurley, Edward F. Cline |
| Writer | Brian Marlow, Garnett Weston, Robert Yost |
| Editing | James Smith |
| Cinematography | Karl Struss |
| Assistant directors | Richard Harlan, Robert Florey |
| Camera operators | Karl Struss |
| Additional photography | Karl Struss |
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| Production design | A. Earl Hedrick, A. E. Freudeman, Hans Dreier |
| Art direction | A. Earl Hedrick, Hans Dreier, A. E. Freudeman |
| Set decoration | A. Earl Hedrick, A. E. Freudeman, Hans Dreier |
| Stunts | Chuck Hamilton, Jack Stoney |
| Music | John Cope, A.W. Singley |
| Sound | John Cope, A.W. Singley |
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