The King Murder

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The King Murder
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Directed by Richard Thorpe
Written by Charles Reed Jones
Produced by George R. Batcheller
Starring Conway Tearle
Natalie Moorhead
Marceline Day
Cinematography M.A. Anderson
Edited by Vera Wade
Production
company
Chesterfield Pictures
Distributed by Chesterfield Pictures
Release date
  • October 10, 1932 (1932-10-10)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

The King Murder is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Conway Tearle, Natalie Moorhead and Marceline Day. [1]

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  1. Pitts p. 90

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