The Murder in the Museum
Appearance
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Directed by | Melville Shyer |
Written by | F.B. Crosswhite (writer) |
Produced by | Willis Kent (producer) |
Starring | John Harron |
Cinematography | James Diamond |
Edited by | S. Roy Luby |
Production company | Willis Kent Productions |
Distributed by | Marcy Films |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Murder in the Museum is a 1934 American film directed by Melville Shyer. The film is also known as The Five Deadly Vices (American reissue title).
Plot summary
A city councilman is murdered while investigating allegations of drug dealing going on at a disreputable sideshow. The daughter of the chief suspect then teams up with a newspaper reporter to find the real killer.
Cast
- Henry B. Walthall as Bernard Latham Wayne, alias Prof. Mysto
- John Harron as Jerry Ross
- Phyllis Barrington as Lois Brandon
- Tom O'Brien as Alfred Carr
- Joseph W. Girard as Police Commissioner Brandon
- Symona Boniface as Katura the Seeress
- Donald Kerr as Museum Tour Guide
- Sam Flint as Councilman Blair Newgate
- John Elliott as Detective Chief Snell
- Steve Clemente as Pedro Darro
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Reuse of film
Footage of a belly dancer shot for the film was reused in the 1943 film Confessions of a Vice Baron.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Murder in the Museum.
- The Murder in the Museum at IMDb
- The Murder in the Museum is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive