Moonlight Murder

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Moonlight Murder
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Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Screenplay by Florence Ryerson
Edgar Allan Woolf
Story by Albert J. Cohen
Robert T. Shannon
Produced by Lucien Hubbard
Ned Marin
Starring Chester Morris
Madge Evans
Leo Carrillo
Frank McHugh
Benita Hume
Grant Mitchell
Katharine Alexander
J. Carrol Naish
Cinematography Charles G. Clarke
Edited by Ben Lewis
Music by Herbert Stothart
Edward Ward
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • March 27, 1936 (1936-03-27)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Moonlight Murder is a 1936 American crime film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf. The film stars Chester Morris, Madge Evans, Leo Carrillo, Frank McHugh, Benita Hume, Grant Mitchell, Katharine Alexander and J. Carrol Naish. The film was released on March 27, 1936, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [1] [2]

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Plot

An amateur detective gets a chance to test his sleuthing skills when an opera singer is murdered at the Hollywood Bowl.

Cast

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References

  1. "Moonlight Murder (1936) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. "Moonlight Murder". TV Guide. Retrieved 22 November 2014.