United States / May 18, 1934 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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| 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) |
Genres
MusicMysteryComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Murder at the Vanities |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 18 maggio 1934 |
| Production | E. Lloyd Sheldon |
| Writer | Carey Wilson, Joseph Gollomb, Earl Carroll, Rufus King, Sam Hellman |
| Editing | William Shea |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Assistant directors | Mitchell Leisen |
| Camera operators | Leo Tover |
| Additional photography | Leo Tover |
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| Production design | Ernst Fegté, Hans Dreier |
| Art direction | Ernst Fegté, Hans Dreier |
| Set decoration | Ernst Fegté, Hans Dreier |
| Music | Howard Jackson, Milan Roder, William E. Lynch, Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston |
| Sound | Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston, Howard Jackson, Milan Roder, William E. Lynch |
| Costume design | Travis Banton |
| Makeup | Travis Banton |
| Hairstyling | Travis Banton |
Release dates
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