Thriller

The Murder in the Museum

- 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.

Release Date : 1934-05-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Willis Kent Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Five Deadly Vices

Cast

Henry B. Walthall

Character Name : Bernard Latham Wayne, alias Prof. Mysto

Original Name : Henry B. Walthall

Gender : Male

John Harron

Character Name : Jerry Ross

Original Name : John Harron

Gender : Male

Phyllis Barrington

Character Name : Lois Brandon

Original Name : Phyllis Barrington

Gender : Female

Tom O'Brien

Character Name : Alfred Carr

Original Name : Tom O'Brien

Gender : Male

Joseph W. Girard

Character Name : Police Commissioner Brandon

Original Name : Joseph W. Girard

Gender : Male

Symona Boniface

Character Name : Katura the Seeress

Original Name : Symona Boniface

Gender : Female

Donald Kerr

Character Name : Museum Tour Guide

Original Name : Donald Kerr

Gender : Male

Sam Flint

Character Name : Councilman Blair Newgate

Original Name : Sam Flint

Gender : Male

John Elliott

Character Name : Detective Chief Snell

Original Name : John Elliott

Gender : Male

Steve Clemente

Character Name : Pedro Darro

Original Name : Steve Clemente

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-13

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.