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The Preview Murder Mystery( 1936)

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SCREEN STAR MURDERED! All Hollywood Thrown in an Uproar!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Frances Drake

      Peggy Madison

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      Reginald Denny

      Johnny Morgan

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      Gail Patrick

      Claire Woodward

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      George Barbier

      Jerome Hewitt

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      Ian Keith

      E. Gordon Smith

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      Rod La Rocque

      Neil Du Beck

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      Conway Tearle

      Edwin Strange

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      Thomas E. Jackson

      Detective McKane

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      Jack Raymond

      George Tyson

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      Colin Tapley

      Studio Manager

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      Jack Mulhall

      Jack Rawlins

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      Bryant Washburn

      Karl Jennings

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      Franklyn Farnum

      James Deley

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      Lee Shumway

      Chief of Police

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      Spencer Charters

      Jones - Watchman

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      Chester Conklin

      Comedian

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      Hank Mann

      Comedian

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      William Arnold

      Theatre Manager (Uncredited)

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      William Bailey

      Studio Commissary Chief (Uncredited)

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      Bobby Barber

      Prop Man (Uncredited)

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      George Barton

      Technician (Uncredited)

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      Sidney Bracey

      Du Beck's Valet (Uncredited)

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      Henry Brandon

      The Bat Man (Uncredited)

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      Bob Card

      Cowboy (Uncredited)

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      F.O. Collings

      Sound Man (Uncredited)

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      Nell Craig

      Woman in Preview Audience (Uncredited)

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      Lester Dorr

      Reporter (Uncredited)

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      Eddie Dunn

      Tub Wilson (Uncredited)

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      Estelle Etterre

      Hewitt's Secretary (Uncredited)

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      Matty Fain

      Reporter (Uncredited)

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      Hyman Fink

      Photographer (Uncredited)

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      John George

      The Gnome (Uncredited)

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      Chuck Hamilton

      Policeman (Uncredited)

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      Edward Hearn

      Officer (Uncredited)

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      Isabel La Mal

      Woman in Preview Audience (Uncredited)

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      Frank Losee Jr.

      Assistant Manager (Uncredited)

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      Wilfred Lucas

      Director (Uncredited)

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      Carl McBride

      Still Photographer (Uncredited)

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      Philo McCullough

      Policeman (Uncredited)

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      Torben Meyer

      Briggs - Smith's Butler (Uncredited)

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      Frances Morris

      Script Girl (Uncredited)

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      Jack Norton

      Comedy Director (Uncredited)

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      Paddy O'Flynn

      Assistant Director (Uncredited)

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      Franklin Parker

      Cutter (Uncredited)

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      Jack Paul

      Newsboy (Uncredited)

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      Earl Pingree

      Officer (Uncredited)

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      Ralph Rainger

      Himself (Uncredited)

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      Craig Reynolds

      Actor (Uncredited)

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      Charles Ruggles

      Himself (Uncredited)

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      Dick Rush

      Detective (Uncredited)

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      Ed Schaefer

      Detective (Uncredited)

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      Ferdinand Schumann-Heink

      English Officer (Uncredited)

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      Charles L. Sherwood

      Jovial Cop (Uncredited)

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      Phillips Smalley

      Ben (Uncredited)

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      Claude Stroud

      Monk Gibbons (Uncredited)

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      Hatto Tappenbeck

      Cameraman (Uncredited)

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      Monte Vandergrift

      Watchman (Uncredited)

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      Luz Vasquez

      Dancer (Uncredited)

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      Larry Wheat

      Supervisor (Uncredited)

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      Neil Wheeler

      Boom Man (Uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Apr 04 2022
    Rod Laroque ("DuBeck") has been getting threatening letters as he tries to conclude a film shoot at Paramount. Nobody is much surprised as he is a bit of a pain in the neck, but when the unthinkable does happen it falls to Reginald Denny ("Johnny Morgan") to get to the bottom of things. He'd better get a move on, because it is soon pretty clear that the killer has a vendetta against the entire cast! The investigation itself is fairly formulaic, but it has the added interest of showing us much of the behind-the-scenes aspects of life in Hollywood and of those on the sound stages. Director Robert...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • movie business
    • behind the scenes