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Murder at the Vanities
UNITED STATES · 1934

Murder at the Vanities

Mitchell Leisen
murder mystery Broadway theater backstage intrigue romantic rivalry crime investigation
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Synopsis

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

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