Murder at the Vanities
1934 · 89 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 1,012 VOTES · DIR. Mitchell Leisen
Overview
Shortly before the curtain goes up the first time at the latest 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. Bill thinks Jack is offering to let him see the show from an unusual viewpoint after he forgot to get him tickets for the performance, but then they find the corpse of a murdered woman and Bill immediately suspects Eric of the crime.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,490 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:48 Telegram for Mr. Ellery.
00:03:57 Out! Get out, you big mallet-head! Outside!
00:07:17 Hey, listen, Lona, have you got a date for tonight?
00:10:11 They've been turning people away for half an hour.
00:12:47 Go ahead, get on the stage, will you?
00:16:13 Where do they come from
00:22:40 No.
00:26:07 You threaten me!
00:30:02 But I listened closely
00:36:14 Sweet Marijuana, Marijuana
00:39:30 What do you do in a case like this
00:41:54 We can go anywhere.
00:44:40 A little birdie peeped that you might not find it there.
00:48:01 Notify the police! He wanted to get his stuff back!
00:50:41 I'll see you in the chair!
01:00:24 Now listen to me, everybody!
01:04:01 Why, nothing.
01:07:02 I don't think she did it.
01:12:06 mysterious business you killed Rita for?
01:14:47 Oh! Gee, Eric, won't you listen a moment?
01:17:01 Do it for me, will you?
01:20:41 But he didn't do it!
01:24:12 No, I... You know who shot her!
01:27:20 Yeah.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,490
Dialogue density16.7 lines / min
First line00:01:48
Final line01:27:20
Production Record
DirectorMitchell Leisen
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,012