The Roadhouse Murder

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The Roadhouse Murder
The Roadhouse Murder poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by J. Walter Ruben
James Anderson (assistant)
Screenplay byJ. Walter Ruben
Gene Fowler
Based onL'Épouvante (novel)
by Maurice Level
play by Leslie Bush-Fekete (uncredited)
Produced by Willis Goldbeck
Starring Dorothy Jordan
Eric Linden
Purnell Pratt
Roscoe Ates
David Landau
Cinematography J. Roy Hunt
Edited by Jack Kitchin
Music by Max Steiner
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • April 28, 1932 (1932-04-28)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Roadhouse Murder is a 1932 American pre-Code thriller directed by J. Walter Ruben and written by J. Walter Ruben and Gene Fowler and starring Dorothy Jordan, Eric Linden, Purnell Pratt, Roscoe Ates and David Landau. It was released on April 28, 1932, by RKO Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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