The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
SCREEN STAR MURDERED! All Hollywood Thrown in an Uproar!
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.
- Date of release
- 1936-02-28
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Mystery, Thriller
- Director
- Robert Florey
Casting
- Frances Drake — Peggy Madison
- Reginald Denny — Johnny Morgan
- Gail Patrick — Claire Woodward
- George Barbier — Jerome Hewitt
- Ian Keith — E. Gordon Smith
- Rod La Rocque — Neil Du Beck
- Conway Tearle — Edwin Strange
- Thomas E. Jackson — Detective McKane
- Jack Raymond — George Tyson
- Colin Tapley — Studio Manager
- Jack Mulhall — Jack Rawlins
- Bryant Washburn — Karl Jennings
Interesting facts
The Preview Murder Mystery is a 1936 American comedy mystery film directed by Robert Florey and starring Reginald Denny, Frances Drake and Gail Patrick. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The plot follows a studio public relations man who attempts to trap a killer using television technology, allowing on-screen glimpses of technicians like Florey's cinematographer Karl Struss.
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