The Preview Murder Mystery

SCREEN STAR MURDERED! All Hollywood Thrown in an Uproar!

Duration: 60 min

Release date: 1936-02-28

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Someone is murdering the cast and crew of a new Hollywood movie, and the leading lady may be next. As a police detective locks down the lot and refuses to let anyone leave, the studio’s publicity head and his secretary attempt to solve the murders themselves.

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The Preview Murder Mystery

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as Peggy Madison

as Johnny Morgan

as Claire Woodward

as Jerome Hewitt

as E. Gordon Smith

as Neil Du Beck

as Edwin Strange

Thomas E. Jackson

Thomas E. Jackson

as Detective McKane

as George Tyson

as Studio Manager

as Jack Rawlins

Bryant Washburn

Bryant Washburn

as Karl Jennings

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

as Chief of Police

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

as Jones - Watchman

Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

as Theatre Manager (Uncredited)

as Studio Commissary Chief (Uncredited)

as Prop Man (Uncredited)

as Technician (Uncredited)

as Du Beck's Valet (Uncredited)

as The Bat Man (Uncredited)

as Cowboy (Uncredited)

as Sound Man (Uncredited)

as Woman in Preview Audience (Uncredited)

as Reporter (Uncredited)

as Tub Wilson (Uncredited)

Estelle Etterre

Estelle Etterre

as Hewitt's Secretary (Uncredited)

as Reporter (Uncredited)

as Photographer (Uncredited)

as The Gnome (Uncredited)

as Policeman (Uncredited)

as Officer (Uncredited)

as Woman in Preview Audience (Uncredited)

Frank Losee Jr.

Frank Losee Jr.

as Assistant Manager (Uncredited)

as Director (Uncredited)

as Still Photographer (Uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Philo McCullough

as Policeman (Uncredited)

as Briggs - Smith's Butler (Uncredited)

as Script Girl (Uncredited)

as Comedy Director (Uncredited)

as Assistant Director (Uncredited)

Franklin Parker

Franklin Parker

as Cutter (Uncredited)

as Newsboy (Uncredited)

as Officer (Uncredited)

as Himself (Uncredited)

as Actor (Uncredited)

Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

as Himself (Uncredited)

as Detective (Uncredited)

as Detective (Uncredited)

Ferdinand Schumann-Heink

Ferdinand Schumann-Heink

as English Officer (Uncredited)

Charles L. Sherwood

Charles L. Sherwood

as Jovial Cop (Uncredited)

Phillips Smalley

Phillips Smalley

as Ben (Uncredited)

as Monk Gibbons (Uncredited)

Hatto Tappenbeck

Hatto Tappenbeck

as Cameraman (Uncredited)

Monte Vandergrift

Monte Vandergrift

as Watchman (Uncredited)

as Dancer (Uncredited)

as Supervisor (Uncredited)

as Boom Man (Uncredited)

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Director of Photography

Sound Recordist

Additional Music

A. Earl Hedrick

A. Earl Hedrick

Edward F. Cline

Edward F. Cline

Associate Producer

Additional Music

Assistant Director

A. E. Freudeman

A. E. Freudeman

Interior Designer

Sound Recordist

Additional Music

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