Murder with Pictures

1936

1h 9m

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Suspected crime boss Nate Girard beats a murder rap, and newspaper photog Kent Murdock is on the story. Girard and lawyer Redfield throw a party for the news men where Murdock romances a mystery woman who confronted Girard in front of him, but Murdock's fiancée Hester shows up. After they return to his apartment, have a fight, and she leaves, the mystery woman slips in and begs for his help. Police Inspector Bacon and the cops show up, looking for the mystery woman; Murdock hides her. Murdock goes with the cops to discuss the murder the woman is suspected of. Bacon explains (in flashback) how some photogs were setting up a shot with Girard and Redfield. When the flashbulbs popped, Redfield keeled over dead and the woman, Meg Archer, fled while the newsmen ran out to phone their papers. The newsmen (who were rounded up later as thoroly as possible) are taken into police custody, except for Murdock (who wasn't at the scene), who is given a cap on the sly by rival McGoogin. Altho ...

Writers

Sidney Salkow(screenplay by)
George Harmon Coxe(screenplay by)
Jack Moffitt(story by)
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Lew Ayres
Kent Murdock
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Gail Patrick
Meg Archer
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Paul Kelly
I.B. McGoogin
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Benny Baker
Phil Doane
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Ernest Cossart
Stanley Redfield
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Onslow Stevens
Nate Girard
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Joyce Compton
Hester Boone
Anthony Nace
Joe Cusick
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Joe Sawyer
Inspector Tom Bacon
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Frank Sheridan
Police Chief
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Irving Bacon
Det. Keogh
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William Bailey
Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Barrett
Reporter (uncredited)
Patsy Bellamy
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Harry C. Bradley
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Robert Burkhardt
Reporter (uncredited)

Writers

Sidney Salkow(screenplay by)
George Harmon Coxe(screenplay by)
Jack Moffitt(story by)

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Release date

September 24, 1936 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production company

Paramount Pictures

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