| Release Date: | May 1934 |
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| Genres: | Musical / Mystery |
| Cast: | Carl Brisson (Eric Lander), Victor McLaglen (Police Lt. Bill Murdock), Jack Oakie (Jack Ellery), Kitty Carlisle (Ann Ware), Dorothy Stickney (Norma Watson), Gertrude Michael (Rita Ross), Jessie Ralph (Mrs. Helene Smith), Charles Middleton (Homer Boothby (as Charles B. Middleton)), Gail Patrick (Sadie Evans), Donald Meek (Dr. J.T. Saunders), Toby Wing (Nancy), Duke Ellington (Himself (as Duke Ellington's Orchestra)), Ernestine Anderson (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Lona Andre (Lona - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), William Arnold (Treasurer (uncredited)), Lucille Ball (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Betty Bethune (Fat Charwoman (uncredited)), Stanley Blystone (Policeman (uncredited)), Marion Callahan (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Nancy Caswell (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Juanita Clay (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Roy Crane (Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)), Helen Curtis (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Virginia Davis (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Dorothy Dawes (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Mike Donovan (Police Sergeant (uncredited)), Winnie Flint (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Barbara Fritchie (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Nora Gale (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Zumetta Garnett (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Gwenllian Gill (Gwen - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Mary Gordon (Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)), Mildred Gover (Pearl (uncredited)), Hal Greene (Call Boy (uncredited)), Ruth Hilliard (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Otto Hoffman (Walsh (uncredited)), Inez Howard (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Billie Huber (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Diane Hunter (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Constance Jordan (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Evelyn Kelly (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Patsy King (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), The King's Men (Lovely One quartet (uncredited)), Iris Lancaster (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Mitchell Leisen (Orchestra Leader (uncredited)), Branche Macdonald (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Charles McAvoy (Ben (uncredited)), Howard M. Mitchell (Detective (uncredited)), Leda Nicova (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Dave O'Brien (Chorus Boy (uncredited)), Ted Oliver (Murdock's Chauffeur (uncredited)), Wanda Perry (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Esther Pressman (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Arthur Rankin (Assistant Treasurer (uncredited)), Rita Rober (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Ann Sheridan (Lou - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Laurie Shevlin (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Teru Shimada (Koto (uncredited)), Frank Sully (Chorus Boy (uncredited)), Colin Tapley (Stage Manager (uncredited)), Anya Taranda (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Beryl Wallace (Beryl - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Cecil Weston (Miss Bernstein (uncredited)), Dorothy White (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)), Gladys Young (Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)) |
Shortly before the curtain goes up the first time at the latest performance of Earl Carroll's Vanities, someone is attempting to injure the leading lady Ann Ware, who wants to marry leading man Eric Lander. Stage manager in charge Jack Ellery calls in his friend, policeman Bill Murdock, to help him investigate. Bill thinks Jack if offering to let him see the show from an unusual view point, after he forgot to get him tickets for the performance, but then they find the corpse of a murdered women. Bill suspects Eric of the crime, especially, after the second female lead Rita Ross told him she saw the women leaving from Eric's room. Then Rita is shot onstage with Eric's gun. Jack and Bill decide not to stop the show, but Bill preparing to arrest Eric. Is he on the right track ?
