Moonlight Murder
Appearance
Moonlight Murder | |
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Directed by | Edwin L. Marin |
Screenplay by | Florence Ryerson Edgar Allan Woolf |
Story by | Albert J. Cohen Robert T. Shannon |
Produced by | Lucien Hubbard Ned Marin |
Starring | Chester Morris Madge Evans Leo Carrillo Frank McHugh Benita Hume Grant Mitchell Katharine Alexander J. Carrol Naish |
Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
Edited by | Ben Lewis |
Music by | Herbert Stothart Edward Ward |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Moonlight Murder is a 1936 American crime film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf. The film stars Chester Morris, Madge Evans, Leo Carrillo, Frank McHugh, Benita Hume, Grant Mitchell, Katharine Alexander and J. Carrol Naish. The film was released on March 27, 1936, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2]
Plot
An amateur detective gets a chance to test his sleuthing skills when an opera singer is murdered at the Hollywood Bowl.
Cast
- Chester Morris as Steve Farrell
- Madge Evans as Toni Adams
- Leo Carrillo as Gino D'Acosta
- Frank McHugh as William
- Benita Hume as Diana
- Grant Mitchell as Dr. Adams
- Katharine Alexander as Louisa Chiltern
- J. Carrol Naish as Bejac
- H. B. Warner as Godfrey Chiltern ...
- Duncan Renaldo as Pedro
- Leonard Ceeley as Ivan Bosloff
- Robert McWade as Police Chief Quinlan
- Pedro de Cordoba as Swami
- Charles Trowbridge as Stage Manager
References
- ^ "Moonlight Murder (1936) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Moonlight Murder". TV Guide. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
External links
Categories:
- 1936 films
- 1930s English-language films
- American crime films
- 1936 crime films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Films directed by Edwin L. Marin
- American black-and-white films
- Films scored by Herbert Stothart
- Films with screenplays by Florence Ryerson
- Films with screenplays by Edgar Allan Woolf
- Films scored by Edward Ward (composer)
- 1930s American films
- Films set in Los Angeles
- 1930s crime film stubs