Suspected crime boss Nate Girard beats a murder rap, and newspaper photographer Kent Murdock is on the story. Girard and lawyer Redfield throw a party for the news men where Murdock ...
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Title: Murder with Pictures (1936)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Lew Ayres | ... | Kent Murdock | |
| Gail Patrick | ... | Meg Archer | |
| Paul Kelly | ... | I.B. McGoogin | |
| Benny Baker | ... | Phil Doane | |
| Ernest Cossart | ... | Stanley Redfield | |
| Onslow Stevens | ... | Nate Girard | |
| Joyce Compton | ... | Hester Boone | |
| Anthony Nace | ... | Joe Cusick | |
| Joe Sawyer | ... | Inspector Bacon (as Joseph Sawyer) | |
| Don Rowan | ... | Siki | |
| Frank Sheridan | ... | Police Chief | |
| Irving Bacon | ... | Keough | |
| Purnell Pratt | ... | Editor | |
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Suspected crime boss Nate Girard beats a murder rap, and newspaper photographer Kent Murdock is on the story. Girard and lawyer Redfield throw a party for the news men where Murdock romances a mystery woman who confronted Girard in front of him, but Murdock's fiance Hester shows up. After they return to his apartment, have a fight, and she leaves, the mystery woman slips in and begs for his help. Police Inspector Bacon and the cops show up, looking for the mystery woman; Murdock hides her. Murdock goes with the cops to discuss the murder the woman is suspected of. Bacon explains (in flashback) how some photographers were setting up a shot with Girard and Redfield. When the flashbulbs popped, Redfield keeled over dead and the woman, Meg Archer, fled while the newsmen ran out to phone their papers. The newsmen (who were rounded up later as thoroughly as possible) are taken into police custody, except for Murdock (who wasn't at the scene), who is given a cap on the sly by rival McGoogin.... Written by D Jensen, Indiana
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Forty Witnesses Saw the Killing, But Not One Could Pick the Killer! (Print Ad- Newark Sunday Call, ((Newark, NJ)) 6 December 1936)Parents Guide:
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Because of the Code, a change was made to explain, how Murdoch (Lew Ayres) was with his pants in the shower when Meg entered in there to hide from the police. See more »Goofs
At the newspaper photo shop department, when Meg comes looking for Murdock, she drops a key, presumably from Murdock's apartment. It was for Room 318, but in more than one shot, Murdock's apartment door clearly showed he lived in 315. See more »Quotes
Kent Murdock: Aw, come on. Skin back your ivories. You're as limp as spaghetti. You're the saddest group of courtroom victors I ever trained a lens on.See more »
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25 September 1936 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Calibre ton 9 m.m. See more »Company Credits
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This is not one of the best mystery films from the 1930s - but it's not the worst. The film is kinda cute and kinda fun but nothing special - it's a run-of-the-mill, typical 1930s comedy-crime mystery (it's not tagged a comedy there is quite a bit of comedy in this film - in particular the shower scene).
Basically a murder was caught on film by one of the news photographers the question is: is it one of the photographers or one of the women in the room? Meg Archer being the prime suspect.
It's one of those okay afternoon type of films when nothing else is on or if you are just wanting something a little different to watch - but the film is nothing brag about.
5/10