Murder with Pictures

Murder with Pictures

1936
1h 9m
5.1

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"Forty Witnesses Saw the Killing, But Not One Could Pick the Killer!"

Overview

Suspected crime boss Nate Girard beats a murder rap, and newspaper photog Kent Murdock is on the story. Girard and lawyer Redfield throw a party for the news men where Murdock romances a mystery woman who confronted Girard in front of him, but Murdock's fiancée Hester shows up. After they return to his apartment, have a fight, and she leaves, the mystery woman slips in and begs for his help. Police Inspector Bacon and the cops show up, looking for the mystery woman; Murdock hides her. Murdock goes with the cops to discuss the murder the woman is suspected of. Bacon explains (in flashback) how some photogs were setting up a shot with Girard and Redfield. When the flashbulbs popped, Redfield keeled over dead and the woman, Meg Archer, fled while the newsmen ran out to phone their papers. The newsmen (who were rounded up later as thoroly as possible) are taken into police custody, except for Murdock (who wasn't at the scene), who is given a cap on the sly by rival McGoogin. Altho ...

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date September 24, 1936
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0028004

Cast

Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres

Kent Murdock

Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick

Meg Archer

Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly

I.B. McGoogin

Benny Baker
Benny Baker

Phil Doane

Ernest Cossart
Ernest Cossart

Stanley Redfield

Onslow Stevens
Onslow Stevens

Nate Girard

Joyce Compton
Joyce Compton

Hester Boone

Anthony Nace
Anthony Nace

Joe Cusick

Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer

Inspector Tom Bacon

Don Rowan
Don Rowan

Siki

Frank Sheridan
Frank Sheridan

Police Chief

Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon

Det. Keogh

Key Crew

Sidney Salkow
Screenplay
Charles Barton
Director
George Harmon Coxe
Screenplay
A.M. Botsford
Producer