There's nothing like putting "murder" in the title to make sure the viewers know what's going to happen: "Murder on the Orient Express," "The Canary Murder," "Murder on the Blackboard," and on and on and on.
Sooooo, now we have "Murder in the Private Car." I don't think I have to tell you what happens. I will mention, however, that the private car here is a Pullman car on a railroad train.
A switchboard operator for a company called Allen & Co. Was told that she won the heritage sweepstakes. Ruthie Raymond (Mary Carlisle) found out that she was the long lost daughter of a multi-millionaire named Luke Carson (Berton Churchill). It turns out that she was kidnapped by her uncle when she was a toddler and taken to Los Angeles. After years of searching, Mr. Carson had finally found her. Per his instructions, his lawyer, Alden Murray (Porter Hall), was to escort her back east where she could unite with her father.
Strangely, yet fortuitously, a man named Godfrey D. Scott (Charles Ruggles) began following her. He called himself a "deflector." A "deflector," unlike a detective, prevents crime from happening. He knew that a woman who just came into a lot of wealth would need a "deflector."
It turns out that Ruth needed a deflector and divine intervention to stay alive. Someone wanted her dead and they were bumping off those in her vicinity to get to her.
"Murder in the Private Car" was a comedic murder mystery. Godfrey was a bumbling, stammering "deflector" who couldn't be taken seriously even if he did stumble upon important evidence. Between Charles Ruggles and Fred 'Snowflake' Toones (the scared Black man), I didn't find this movie the least bit entertaining. The only part that I would consider entertaining was the runaway train car at the end. Maybe the director also knew the movie needed a shot in the arm and threw it in.
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Sooooo, now we have "Murder in the Private Car." I don't think I have to tell you what happens. I will mention, however, that the private car here is a Pullman car on a railroad train.
A switchboard operator for a company called Allen & Co. Was told that she won the heritage sweepstakes. Ruthie Raymond (Mary Carlisle) found out that she was the long lost daughter of a multi-millionaire named Luke Carson (Berton Churchill). It turns out that she was kidnapped by her uncle when she was a toddler and taken to Los Angeles. After years of searching, Mr. Carson had finally found her. Per his instructions, his lawyer, Alden Murray (Porter Hall), was to escort her back east where she could unite with her father.
Strangely, yet fortuitously, a man named Godfrey D. Scott (Charles Ruggles) began following her. He called himself a "deflector." A "deflector," unlike a detective, prevents crime from happening. He knew that a woman who just came into a lot of wealth would need a "deflector."
It turns out that Ruth needed a deflector and divine intervention to stay alive. Someone wanted her dead and they were bumping off those in her vicinity to get to her.
"Murder in the Private Car" was a comedic murder mystery. Godfrey was a bumbling, stammering "deflector" who couldn't be taken seriously even if he did stumble upon important evidence. Between Charles Ruggles and Fred 'Snowflake' Toones (the scared Black man), I didn't find this movie the least bit entertaining. The only part that I would consider entertaining was the runaway train car at the end. Maybe the director also knew the movie needed a shot in the arm and threw it in.
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