Broadway matinee idol, Shakespearean actor Reginald Thorpe, is found dead in his dressing room on the eve of his departure for Hollywood. Thorpe's understudy, Tony Hill, is suspected, particularly in light of his skill with knives. Thorpe,...
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| Lloyd Hughes | ... |
Tony Hill
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| Dorothy Sebastian | ... |
Ina Fontanne
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| Ian Keith | ... |
Reginald Thorpe
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| Natalie Moorhead | ... |
Mrs. Lawton
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| Richard Tucker | ... |
Mr. Lawton
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George Byron | ... |
Speedy
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| Greta Granstedt | ... |
Celia Adams
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| Murray Kinnell | ... |
Breckinridge
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| DeWitt Jennings | ... |
Inspector Dunn
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| Al Ernest Garcia | ... |
Payne
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| Harvey Clark | ... |
Nat Phillips
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| Sidney Bracey | ... |
Barney
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| Frank Holliday | ... |
Thomas
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| Colin Campbell | ... |
Dr. Schulz
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Nick Copeland | ... |
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| John Wayne | ... |
Richard Thorpe as a corpse
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Directed by
| Louis King | ||
Written by
| Jack Cunningham | ... | () |
| Abem Finkel | ... | (story "It Might Have Happened") |
| Charles Logue | ... | () |
| Bella Muni | ... | (story "It Might Have Happened") |
| Jo Swerling | ... | () |
Cinematography by
| Joseph Walker | ||
Editing by
| Gene Havlick | ||
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- Columbia Pictures (1931) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1931) (Canada) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1931) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Greater Australasian Films (1932) (Australia) (theatrical) (as Greater Australasian Films, Ltd.)
- Commercial-Film (1936) (Belgium) (theatrical)
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Broadway matinee idol, Shakespearean actor Reginald Thorpe, is found dead in his dressing room on the eve of his departure for Hollywood. Thorpe's understudy, Tony Hill, is suspected, particularly in light of his skill with knives. Thorpe, however, was a lady's man who seems to have been involved in blackmailing one of his lovers.
Written by Jim Beaver |
| Taglines | You'll be baffled and thrilled by this exciting story of love, intrigue, murder and mystery behind the scenes of a New York stage show! See more » |
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| Trivia | Filmed September 14-30, 1931, released November 21, 1932. See more » |