"MURDER STALKS IN THE MIDST OF LOVELINESS!"

1934

1h 29m

5.5(11 votes)

Music

Mystery

Comedy

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

92 members

Acting

Carl Brisson

Eric Lander

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Victor McLaglen

Bill Murdock

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Jack Oakie

Jack Ellery

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Kitty Carlisle

Ann Ware

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Dorothy Stickney

Norma Watson

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Gertrude Michael

Rita Ross

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Jessie Ralph

Mrs. Helene Smith

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Charles Middleton

Homer Boothby

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Gail Patrick

Sadie Evans

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Donald Meek

Dr. Saunders

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Toby Wing

Nancy

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Duke Ellington

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Wanda Perry

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Lucille Ball

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Ann Sheridan

Lou - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Alan Ladd

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Lona Andre

Lona - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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William Arnold

Treasurer (uncredited)

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Betty Bethune

Fat Chairwoman (uncredited)

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Stanley Blystone

Policeman (uncredited)

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Virginia Davis

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Dorothy Dawes

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Barbara Fritchie

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Gwenllian Gill

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Mary Gordon

Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

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Mildred Gover

Pearl (uncredited)

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Beatrice Hagen

Unknown Role

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Ruth Hilliard

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Otto Hoffman

Walsh (uncredited)

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Iris Lancaster

Unknown Role

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Charles McAvoy

Ben (uncredited)

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Howard M. Mitchell

Detective (uncredited)

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Juanita Moore

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

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Dave O'Brien

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Dennis O'Keefe

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Laurie Shevlin

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Teru Shimada

Koto (uncredited)

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Gwynne Shipman

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Frank Sully

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Colin Tapley

Stage Manager (uncredited)

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Beryl Wallace

Beryl - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Cecil Weston

Miss Bernstein (uncredited)

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Vivian Wilson

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Duke Ellington Orchestra

Duke Ellington's Orchestra

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Ernestine Anderson

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Lucille Battle

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

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Mildred Boyd

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody

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Lenora Brown

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody

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Marion Callahan

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Nancy Caswell

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Marguerite Caverley

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Juanita Clay

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Paige Crane

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Roy Crane

Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

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Helen Curtis

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Mae Digges

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

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Mike Donovan

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

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Winnie Flint

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Mary Flynn

Gwen - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Norah Gale

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Zumetta Garnett

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Catherine Grayson

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

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Cleo Herndon

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

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Shep Houghton

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Inez Howard

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Billie Huber

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Diane Hunter

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Patsy Hunter

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

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Constance Jordan

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Evelyn Kelly

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Alyce Key

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

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The King's Men

Lovely One Quartet (uncredited)

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Patsy King

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Directing

Mitchell Leisen

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

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Rosalie Lincoln

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

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Blanche McDonald

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Leda Nicova

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Ted Oliver

Murdock's Chauffeur (uncredited)

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Esther Pressman

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Arthur Rankin

Assistant Treasurer (uncredited)

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Hazel Reese

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

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Rita Rober

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Ruth Scott

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

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Honey Smith

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Carolynne Snowden

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

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Anya Taranda

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Frances Turham

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

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Flora Washington

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

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Dorothy White

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Dot Williams

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

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Gladys Young

Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

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Hal Greene

Call Boy (uncredited)

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