Murder in the Private Car (1934)
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- Passed
- 1h 3min
- Comedy, Crime
- 29 Jun 1934 (USA)
- Movie
A sleuth has to figure out who is threatening an heiress while she's aboard a train.
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Cast verified as complete
| Charles Ruggles | ... |
Godfrey D. Scott
(as Charlie Ruggles)
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| Una Merkel | ... |
Georgia Latham
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| Mary Carlisle | ... |
Ruth Raymond
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| Russell Hardie | ... |
John Blake
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| Porter Hall | ... |
Alden Murray
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| Willard Robertson | ... |
Elwood Carson aka Hanks
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| Berton Churchill | ... |
Luke Carson
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| Clifford Thompson | ... |
Allen
(as Cliff Thompson)
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| Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | ... |
Titus
(as Snowflake)
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| Harry Semels | ... |
Evil Eye (scenesDeleted)
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| Ernie Adams | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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| Hooper Atchley | ... |
Conductor on Eastbound Train (uncredited)
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| William Augustin | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Jack Baxley | ... |
Holton Conductor (uncredited)
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Art Berry Sr. | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Walter Brennan | ... |
Switchman (uncredited)
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Raymond Brown | ... |
Bertillion Man (uncredited)
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| James P. Burtis | ... |
Switchman (uncredited)
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| Jack Cheatham | ... |
Circus Foreman (uncredited)
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Nick Copeland | ... |
Kangaroo Attendant (uncredited)
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| Ray Corrigan | ... |
Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)
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Charles Dunbar | ... |
Chauffeur (uncredited)
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| Bud Ernest | ... |
Radio Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
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Donald Haines | ... |
Boy in Front of Theatre (uncredited)
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| Sterling Holloway | ... |
Office Boy (uncredited)
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| John David Horsley | ... |
Bodyguard (uncredited)
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| Olaf Hytten | ... |
Man Asking About Radio (uncredited)
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Sydney Jarvis | ... |
Passenger on Eastbound Limited (uncredited)
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| Tiny Jones | ... |
Sidewalk Passerby (uncredited)
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| John Kelly | ... |
Man Reporting Escaped Gorilla (uncredited)
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| Wilfred Lucas | ... |
Conductor Thrown from Train (uncredited)
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| Matt McHugh | ... |
Cop Stopping John (uncredited)
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| G. Raymond Nye | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Cop Carrying Ruth (uncredited)
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Chief Standing Bear | ... |
Indian (uncredited)
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| Monte Vandergrift | ... |
Man Talking to Holton Conductor (uncredited)
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James Warwick | ... |
Brakeman (uncredited)
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| Florence Wix | ... |
Passenger on Eastbound Limited (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Harry Beaumont | ||
Written by
| Ralph Spence | ... | (screen play) & |
| Edgar Allan Woolf | ... | (screen play) and |
| Al Boasberg | ... | (screen play) |
| Edward E. Rose | ... | (from the play: "The Rear Car" by) |
| Harvey F. Thew | ... | (adaptation) (as Harvey Thew) |
Produced by
| Lucien Hubbard | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Leonard Smith | ... | (photographed by) |
| James Van Trees | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| William S. Gray | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Harry Sharrock | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Errol Taggart | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| David Townsend | ... | associate art director |
| Edwin B. Willis | ... | associate art director |
| Fred Gabourie | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
| Charles E. Wallace | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
Music Department
| William Axt | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1934) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1935) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2015) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Ruth Raymond works on the switchboard and her boyfriend is John Blake. It has taken 14 years, but a detective named Murray has found her and confirmed that she is Ruth Carson. As a child, she was kidnapped by her uncle and is the daughter of a wealthy railroad tycoon. Under the watchful eye of Godfrey D. Scott, an attempt on her life is foiled. But a fake telegram put her on a private railroad car heading east. It is in this car that her life is again in danger and people are murdered.
Written by Tony Fontana |
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| Taglines | A Laugh in Every Mad Merry Moment See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | A contemporary item listed the gorilla Naba for a role in the movie, but the Call Bureau Cast Service has Ray Corrigan in the role. All scenes with the gorilla appear to be an actor in a gorilla suit. See more » |
| Goofs | When the train pulls into the Holton station, there is a shot between it and a stationary train when an odd fading jump cut is made. The people walking between the trains change, as does the position of the train pulling in on the left. However this is just an example of a screen dissolve, indicating the passage of time in the same location, so this is not a mistake. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Version of Red Lights (1923). See more » |
| Quotes |
Godfrey D. Scott:
Both your eyes are very pretty. See more » |