From Headquarters (1933)
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- Approved
- 1h 4min
- Mystery, Drama
- 16 Nov 1933 (USA)
- Movie
When a Broadway playboy is found dead, it's up to detective Jim Stevens to pick the murderer out of several likely candidates.
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| George Brent | ... |
Lieut. J. Stevens
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| Margaret Lindsay | ... |
Lou Winton
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| Eugene Pallette | ... |
Sgt. Boggs
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| Robert Barrat | ... |
Ander E. Anderzian
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| Henry O'Neill | ... |
Inspector Donnelly
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| Hugh Herbert | ... |
Manny Wales
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| Dorothy Burgess | ... |
Dolly White
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| Theodore Newton | ... |
Jack Winton
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| Hobart Cavanaugh | ... |
Muggs Manton
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| Ken Murray | ... |
Mac
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| Murray Kinnell | ... |
Horton
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| Edward Ellis | ... |
Dr. Van de Water
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| Kenneth Thomson | ... |
Gordon Bates
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| Eddie Borden | ... |
Jailbird (uncredited)
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| James P. Burtis | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Spencer Charters | ... |
Teletype Man (uncredited)
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| Ray Cooke | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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| Frank Darien | ... |
Lawyer Manley (uncredited)
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| James Donlan | ... |
Relaxing Reporter (uncredited)
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| Pat Harmon | ... |
Joe the Cop (uncredited)
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| Robert Homans | ... |
Sergeant / Orderly (uncredited)
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| DeWitt Jennings | ... |
Third-Degree Detective (uncredited)
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Edward Keane | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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| Milton Kibbee | ... |
Police Stenographer (uncredited)
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| Frank LaRue | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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| Wilfred Lucas | ... |
Intake Offcer (uncredited)
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| Hank Mann | ... |
Al Cohen (uncredited)
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| Matt McHugh | ... |
Arsonist (uncredited)
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Bruce Mitchell | ... |
Joe - Cop with Al (uncredited)
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| Frank O'Connor | ... |
Bill - Cop (uncredited)
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| Bradley Page | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Richard Powell | ... |
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
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Ferdinand Schumann-Heink | ... |
George - Lab Tech (uncredited)
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| Lee Shumway | ... |
Anderzian's Police Escort (uncredited)
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| Al St. John | ... |
Detainee Touching Cigarette Pack (uncredited)
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| Edwin Stanley | ... |
Jones - Forensic Expert (uncredited)
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| Harry Strang | ... |
Detainee (uncredited)
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| Harry Stubbs | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Ben Taggart | ... |
Third-Degree Detective (uncredited)
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| Guy Usher | ... |
Third-Degree Detective (uncredited)
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| Monte Vandergrift | ... |
Police Page Operator (uncredited)
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| Tom Wilson | ... |
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
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| Harry Woods | ... |
Mullins - Police Guard (uncredited)
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Directed by
| William Dieterle | ||
Written by
| Robert N. Lee | ... | (screen play) & |
| Peter Milne | ... | (screen play) |
| Robert N. Lee | ... | (from the story by) |
Produced by
| Samuel Bischoff | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| William Rees | ... | (photography) (as William Reese) |
Editing by
| William Clemens | ||
Casting By
| Maxwell Arnow | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Anton Grot | ||
Costume Design by
| Orry-Kelly | ... | (gowns) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Arthur Lueker | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
| Frank Mattison | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| William Maybery | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
| Russel Trost | ... | casting associate (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Leo F. Forbstein | ... | conductor: Vitaphone Orchestra |
| Bernhard Kaun | ... | composer: main and end title music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. (present)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1933) (United States) (theatrical)
- Vitagraph Limited (1933) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers Pictures (1934) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (DVD)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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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| Taglines | SEE...The Miracles of Science the "lab" blood test x-ray and ultra-violet ray track down a murderer! (Print Ad-Philadelphia Inquirer, ((Philadelphia, Penna.)) 16 December 1933) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| 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 » |
| Goofs | At 00:29:00 when Jack Winton says "And who are you?" the boom mic shadow passes over Eugene Pallette's (Sgt. Boggs) hat. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Shuffle Off to Buffalo See more » |
| Quotes |
Jack Winton:
I'm her brother and I demand the right to see her. You can tell Inspector Donnelly - Lt. Stevens that I'll have their scalps unless they allow me to see Miss Winton at once! Sgt. Boggs: Oh yeah? What Indian reservation do you come from? See more » |