The Preview Murder Mystery

Robert Florey
1936-02-28

SCREEN STAR MURDERED! All Hollywood Thrown in an Uproar!
6
60 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Frances Drake Peggy Madison Unowned
Reginald Denny Johnny Morgan Unowned
Gail Patrick Claire Woodward Unowned
George Barbier Jerome Hewitt Unowned
Ian Keith E. Gordon Smith Unowned
Rod La Rocque Neil Du Beck Unowned
Conway Tearle Edwin Strange Unowned
Thomas E. Jackson Detective McKane Unowned
Jack Raymond George Tyson Unowned
Colin Tapley Studio Manager Unowned
Jack Mulhall Jack Rawlins Unowned
Bryant Washburn Karl Jennings Unowned
Franklyn Farnum James Deley Unowned
Lee Shumway Chief of Police Unowned
Spencer Charters Jones - Watchman Unowned
Chester Conklin Comedian Unowned
Hank Mann Comedian Unowned
William Arnold Theatre Manager (Uncredited) Unowned
William Bailey Studio Commissary Chief (Uncredited) Unowned
Bobby Barber Prop Man (Uncredited) Unowned
George Barton Technician (Uncredited) Unowned
Sidney Bracey Du Beck's Valet (Uncredited) Unowned
Henry Brandon The Bat Man (Uncredited) Unowned
Bob Card Cowboy (Uncredited) Unowned
F.O. Collings Sound Man (Uncredited) Unowned
Nell Craig Woman in Preview Audience (Uncredited) Unowned
Lester Dorr Reporter (Uncredited) Unowned
Eddie Dunn Tub Wilson (Uncredited) Unowned
Estelle Etterre Hewitt's Secretary (Uncredited) Unowned
Matty Fain Reporter (Uncredited) Unowned
Hyman Fink Photographer (Uncredited) Unowned
John George The Gnome (Uncredited) Unowned
Chuck Hamilton Policeman (Uncredited) Unowned
Edward Hearn Officer (Uncredited) Unowned
Isabel La Mal Woman in Preview Audience (Uncredited) Unowned
Frank Losee Jr. Assistant Manager (Uncredited) Unowned
Wilfred Lucas Director (Uncredited) Unowned
Carl McBride Still Photographer (Uncredited) Unowned
Philo McCullough Policeman (Uncredited) Unowned
Torben Meyer Briggs - Smith's Butler (Uncredited) Unowned
Frances Morris Script Girl (Uncredited) Unowned
Jack Norton Comedy Director (Uncredited) Unowned
Paddy O'Flynn Assistant Director (Uncredited) Unowned
Franklin Parker Cutter (Uncredited) Unowned
Jack Paul Newsboy (Uncredited) Unowned
Earl Pingree Officer (Uncredited) Unowned
Ralph Rainger Himself (Uncredited) Unowned
Craig Reynolds Actor (Uncredited) Unowned
Charles Ruggles Himself (Uncredited) Unowned
Dick Rush Detective (Uncredited) Unowned
Ed Schaefer Detective (Uncredited) Unowned
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink English Officer (Uncredited) Unowned
Charles L. Sherwood Jovial Cop (Uncredited) Unowned
Phillips Smalley Ben (Uncredited) Unowned
Claude Stroud Monk Gibbons (Uncredited) Unowned
Hatto Tappenbeck Cameraman (Uncredited) Unowned
Monte Vandergrift Watchman (Uncredited) Unowned
Luz Vasquez Dancer (Uncredited) Unowned
Larry Wheat Supervisor (Uncredited) Unowned
Neil Wheeler Boom Man (Uncredited) Unowned