The Murder in the Museum

The Murder in the Museum is a 1934 American film directed by Melville Shyer. The film is also known as The Five Deadly Vices (American reissue title).

The Murder in the Museum
title sequence screenshot
Directed byMelville Shyer
Produced byWillis Kent (producer)
Written byF.B. Crosswhite (writer)
StarringJohn Harron
CinematographyJames Diamond
Edited byS. Roy Luby
Production
company
Willis Kent Productions
Distributed byMarcy Films
Release date
  • May 27, 1934 (1934-05-27)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot summary

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

Cast

John Harron in The Murder in the Museum (1934)
Steve Clemente in Murder in the Museum

Reuse of film

Footage of a belly dancer shot for the film was reused in the 1943 film Confessions of a Vice Baron.

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