Murder in the Private Car (1934)
Ruth Raymond works on the telephone switchboard of a large NYC office building. One day, a private detective informs her that she is actually the daughter of railroad tycoon Luke Carson, and that she had been kidnapped as a baby 14 years ago by Luke's vindictive brother Elwood, and placed with strangers.
- Date of release
- 1934-06-29
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (18)
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Genres
- Mystery, Romance, Comedy
- Director
- Harry Beaumont
Casting
- Charles Ruggles — Godfrey D. Scott
- Una Merkel — Georgia Latham
- Mary Carlisle — Ruth Raymond
- Russell Hardie — John Blake
- Porter Hall — Alden Murray
- Willard Robertson — Hanks
- Berton Churchill — Luke Carson
- Clifford Thompson — Allen
- Fred 'Snowflake' Toones — Titus
- Walter Brennan — Switchman (uncredited)
- Ray Corrigan — Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)
- Sterling Holloway — Office Boy (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Murder in the Private Car is a 1934 American pre-Code mystery romance film starring Mary Carlisle, Charles Ruggles and Una Merkel. Directed by Harry Beaumont, the production is based on the play The Rear Car by Edward E. Rose. David Townsend was the film's art director.
Production
Exterior railroad scenes were filmed on the Southern Pacific Railroad at Dunsmuir and locations northward. ..
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