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The Murder in the Museum

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4.0/10 • 4

1934-05-261h 5m

Thriller

Sinister sideshow of death!

When a city councilman is murdered while investigating allegations of drug dealing going on a a somewhat disreputable sideshow, the daughter of the chief suspect teams up with a newspaper reporter to find the real killer.

Directors
Melville Shyer
Writters
F.B. Crosswhite
Editors
S. Roy Luby

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  1. Henry B. Walthall

    Henry B. Walthall

    Bernard Latham Wayne, alias Prof. Mysto

  2. John Harron

    John Harron

    Jerry Ross

  3. Phyllis Barrington

    Phyllis Barrington

    Lois Brandon

  4. Tom O'Brien

    Tom O'Brien

    Alfred Carr

  5. Joseph W. Girard

    Joseph W. Girard

    Police Commissioner Brandon

  6. Symona Boniface

    Symona Boniface

    Katura the Seeress

  7. Donald Kerr

    Donald Kerr

    Museum Tour Guide

  8. Sam Flint

    Sam Flint

    Councilman Blair Newgate

  9. John Elliott

    John Elliott

    Detective Chief Snell

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CinemaSerf

Jun 13, 2022

5/10

This may well have had worthier undertones about the levels of corruption and deprivation of parts of America in the 1930s, but to get the message across succinctly, this would have had to improve considerably on the rather humdrum effort we are presented with here. A well-meaning city councillor is investigating some drug dealers when he is murdered. The usual format ensues as newspaper reporter (John Harron) and feisty gal (this time the daughter of the suspect - Phyllis Barrington) team up to get to the bottom of all. The acting is terrible - it's as if each line is being independently cued; and the dialogue when it does flows in a staccato, gloopy sort of fashion is wooden. The travelling museum environment offers a few quirkier characters (including a seer who ought to have been able to settle things far earlier!) but really, this is just ordinary afternoon filler.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
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