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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Frances Drake
Frances Drake
as Peggy Madison
Reginald Denny
Reginald Denny
as Johnny Morgan
Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick
as Claire Woodward
George Barbier
George Barbier
as Jerome Hewitt
Ian Keith
Ian Keith
as E. Gordon Smith
Rod La Rocque
Rod La Rocque
as Neil Du Beck
Conway Tearle
Conway Tearle
as Edwin Strange
Thomas E. Jackson
Thomas E. Jackson
as Detective McKane
Jack Raymond
Jack Raymond
as George Tyson
Colin Tapley
Colin Tapley
as Studio Manager
Jack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall
as Jack Rawlins
Bryant Washburn
Bryant Washburn
as Karl Jennings
Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
as James Deley
Lee Shumway
Lee Shumway
as Chief of Police
Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters
as Jones - Watchman
Chester Conklin
Chester Conklin
as Comedian
Hank Mann
Hank Mann
as Comedian
William Arnold
William Arnold
as Theatre Manager (Uncredited)
William Bailey
William Bailey
as Studio Commissary Chief (Uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Bobby Barber
as Prop Man (Uncredited)
George Barton
George Barton
as Technician (Uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Sidney Bracey
as Du Beck's Valet (Uncredited)
Henry Brandon
Henry Brandon
as The Bat Man (Uncredited)
Bob Card
Bob Card
as Cowboy (Uncredited)
F.O. Collings
F.O. Collings
as Sound Man (Uncredited)
Nell Craig
Nell Craig
as Woman in Preview Audience (Uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Lester Dorr
as Reporter (Uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn
as Tub Wilson (Uncredited)
Estelle Etterre
Estelle Etterre
as Hewitt's Secretary (Uncredited)
Matty Fain
Matty Fain
as Reporter (Uncredited)
Hyman Fink
Hyman Fink
as Photographer (Uncredited)
John George
John George
as The Gnome (Uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilton
as Policeman (Uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Edward Hearn
as Officer (Uncredited)
Isabel La Mal
Isabel La Mal
as Woman in Preview Audience (Uncredited)
Frank Losee Jr.
Frank Losee Jr.
as Assistant Manager (Uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Lucas
as Director (Uncredited)
Carl McBride
Carl McBride
as Still Photographer (Uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough
as Policeman (Uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Torben Meyer
as Briggs - Smith's Butler (Uncredited)
Frances Morris
Frances Morris
as Script Girl (Uncredited)
Jack Norton
Jack Norton
as Comedy Director (Uncredited)
Paddy O'Flynn
Paddy O'Flynn
as Assistant Director (Uncredited)
Franklin Parker
Franklin Parker
as Cutter (Uncredited)
Jack Paul
Jack Paul
as Newsboy (Uncredited)
Earl Pingree
Earl Pingree
as Officer (Uncredited)
Ralph Rainger
Ralph Rainger
as Himself (Uncredited)
Craig Reynolds
Craig Reynolds
as Actor (Uncredited)
Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles
as Himself (Uncredited)
Dick Rush
Dick Rush
as Detective (Uncredited)
Ed Schaefer
Ed Schaefer
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)
Claude Stroud
Claude Stroud
as Monk Gibbons (Uncredited)
Hatto Tappenbeck
Hatto Tappenbeck
as Cameraman (Uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift
Monte Vandergrift
as Watchman (Uncredited)
Luz Vasquez
Luz Vasquez
as Dancer (Uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Larry Wheat
as Supervisor (Uncredited)
Neil Wheeler
Neil Wheeler
as Boom Man (Uncredited)
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