Carl Brisson, Victor McLaglen, Jack Oakie, Kitty Carlisle, Dorothy Stickney, Gertrude Michael. Based on a play by Earl Carroll and Rufus King. Originally released as a motion picture in 1934. Full screen.
Summary:
Shortly before the curtain goes up on a 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 Jack Ellery calls in his friend, policeman Bill Murdock, to help him investigate. They find the body of a murdered women and Bill suspects Eric of the crime. Rita Ross, a second female lead, tells Bill that 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 prepares to arrest Eric.
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