The Murder in the Museum

The Murder in the Museum
The Murder in the Museum
	title sequence screenshot
Directed by	Melville Shyer
Written by	(writer)
Produced by	Willis Kent (producer)
Starring	John Harron
Cinematography	James Diamond
Edited by	S. Roy Luby
Production; company	Willis Kent Productions
Distributed by	Marcy Films
Release date	May 27, 1934;
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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).

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[]

Henry B. Walthall as Bernard Latham Wayne, alias Prof. Mysto
John Harron as Jerry Ross
Phyllis Barrington as Lois Brandon
Tom O'Brien as Alfred Carr
Joseph W. Girard as Police Commissioner Brandon
Symona Boniface as Katura the Seeress
as Museum Tour Guide
Sam Flint as Councilman Blair Newgate
John Elliott as Detective Chief Snell
Steve Clemente as Pedro Darro

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.

External links[]

The Murder in the Museum at IMDb
The Murder in the Museum is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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