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From Headquarters (1933)

64 min  -  Mystery | Drama  -   16 November 1933 (USA)
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When a Broadway playboy is found dead, it's up to detective Jim Stevens to pick the murderer out of several likely candidates.

Director:

William Dieterle, and 1 more credit »

Writers:

Robert N. Lee (screenplay), Peter Milne (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

George Brent, Margaret Lindsay and Eugene Pallette
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Cast

Cast overview:
George Brent George Brent ...
Lt. Jim Stevens
Margaret Lindsay ...
Lou Winton
Eugene Pallette Eugene Pallette ...
Sgt. Buck Boggs
Robert Barrat Robert Barrat ...
Anderzian
Henry O'Neill Henry O'Neill ...
Insp. Donnelly
Hugh Herbert ...
Manny Wales
Dorothy Burgess Dorothy Burgess ...
Dolly White
Theodore Newton Theodore Newton ...
Jack Winton
Hobart Cavanaugh Hobart Cavanaugh ...
Muggs Manton
Ken Murray Ken Murray ...
Mac
Murray Kinnell Murray Kinnell ...
Horton
Edward Ellis Edward Ellis ...
Dr. Van de Water
Kenneth Thomson Kenneth Thomson ...
Gordon Bates
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Storyline

A wealthy Broadway playboy is found dead. He was actually a vicious blackmailer. It's up to police lieutenant Jim Stevens to pick the murderer out of several likely candidates like the cocaine addict Dolly White. And Stevens has a love-affair with Lou Ann Winton, who may or may not be mixed up in the murder. Written by Robert  

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Detective | Coroner | Police | Mugshot | Blackmail  | See more »

Genres:

Mystery | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

At about 6½ minutes, the police department uses IBM punch cards and a sorting machine to search a database. This may be the first display of that technology in film. See more »

Soundtracks

"Shuffle Off to Buffalo"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Whistled by the policeman as he walks up the stairs See more »