

The Preview Murder Mystery
SCREEN STAR MURDERED! All Hollywood Thrown in an Uproar!
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
60 min
Release Date
1936-02-28
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
5.6
Frances Drake
Peggy Madison
Reginald Denny
Johnny Morgan
Gail Patrick
Claire Woodward
George Barbier
Jerome Hewitt
Ian Keith
E. Gordon Smith
Rod La Rocque
Neil Du Beck
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
Jones - Watchman
Chester Conklin
Comedian
Hank Mann
Comedian
William Arnold
Theatre Manager (Uncredited)
William Bailey
Studio Commissary Chief (Uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Prop Man (Uncredited)
George Barton
Technician (Uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Du Beck's Valet (Uncredited)
Henry Brandon
The Bat Man (Uncredited)
Bob Card
Cowboy (Uncredited)
F.O. Collings
Sound Man (Uncredited)
Nell Craig
Woman in Preview Audience (Uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Reporter (Uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Tub Wilson (Uncredited)
Estelle Etterre
Hewitt's Secretary (Uncredited)
Matty Fain
Reporter (Uncredited)
Hyman Fink
Photographer (Uncredited)
John George
The Gnome (Uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman (Uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Officer (Uncredited)
Isabel La Mal
Woman in Preview Audience (Uncredited)
Frank Losee Jr.
Assistant Manager (Uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Director (Uncredited)
Carl McBride
Still Photographer (Uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Policeman (Uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Briggs - Smith's Butler (Uncredited)
Frances Morris
Script Girl (Uncredited)
Jack Norton
Comedy Director (Uncredited)
Paddy O'Flynn
Assistant Director (Uncredited)
Franklin Parker
Cutter (Uncredited)
Jack Paul
Newsboy (Uncredited)
Earl Pingree
Officer (Uncredited)
Ralph Rainger
Himself (Uncredited)
Craig Reynolds
Actor (Uncredited)
Charles Ruggles
Himself (Uncredited)
Dick Rush
Detective (Uncredited)
Ed Schaefer
Detective (Uncredited)
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
English Officer (Uncredited)
Charles L. Sherwood
Jovial Cop (Uncredited)
Phillips Smalley
Ben (Uncredited)
Claude Stroud
Monk Gibbons (Uncredited)
Hatto Tappenbeck
Cameraman (Uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift
Watchman (Uncredited)
Luz Vasquez
Dancer (Uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Supervisor (Uncredited)
Neil Wheeler
Boom Man (Uncredited)
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