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The Preview Murder Mystery is a 1936 American mystery-comedy, directed by Robert Florey and shot in the Paramount studio. The plot follows a studio public relations man who attempts to trap a killer using television technology, allowing on-screen glimpses of technicians like Florey's cinematographer Karl Struss.
Original Release
02/28/1936
US Release
02/28/1936
Cast
Name | Character |
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Frances Drake | Peggy Madison |
Reginald Denny | Johnny Morgan |
Gail Patrick | Claire Woodward Smith |
George Barbier | Jerome Hewitt |
Ian Keith | E. Gordon Smith |
Rod La Rocque | Joe Walker / Neil DuBeck |
Conway Tearle | Edwin Strange |
Thomas E. Jackson | Detective McKane |
Jack Raymond | George Tyson |
Colin Tapley | Studio Manager |
Directors
Writers
Brian Marlow, Robert Yost, Garnett Weston, Harlan Ware
Cast
Name | Character |
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Frances Drake | Peggy Madison |
Reginald Denny | Johnny Morgan |
Gail Patrick | Claire Woodward Smith |
George Barbier | Jerome Hewitt |
Ian Keith | E. Gordon Smith |
Rod La Rocque | Joe Walker / Neil DuBeck |
Conway Tearle | Edwin Strange |
Thomas E. Jackson | Detective McKane |
Jack Raymond | George Tyson |
Colin Tapley | Studio Manager |
Jack Mulhall | Jack Rawlins |
Bryant Washburn | Karl Jennings |
Franklyn Farnum | James Deley |
Lee Shumway | Chief of Police |
Spencer Charters | Watchman |
Chester Conklin | Comedian |
Hank Mann | Comedian |
William Arnold | Theatre Manager / Theatre Manager (Uncredited) |
William Bailey | Studio Commissary Chief / Studio Commissary Chief (Uncredited) |
Bobby Barber | Prop Man / Prop Man (Uncredited) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Edward F. Cline | Producer |
Harold Hurley | Producer |