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Forty Witnesses Saw the Killing, But Not One Could Pick the Killer!

Murder with Pictures

Suspected crime boss Nate Girard beats a murder rap, and newspaper photog Kent Murdock is on the story. Girard and lawyer Redfield throw a party for the news men where Murdock romances a mystery woman who confronted Girard in front of him, but Murdock's fiancée Hester shows up. After they return to his apartment, have a fight, and she leaves, the mystery woman slips in and begs for his help. Police Inspector Bacon and the cops show up, looking for the mystery woman; Murdock hides her. Murdock goes with the cops to discuss the murder the woman is suspected of. Bacon explains (in flashback) how some photogs were setting up a shot with Girard and Redfield. When the flashbulbs popped, Redfield keeled over dead and the woman, Meg Archer, fled while the newsmen ran out to phone their papers. The newsmen (who were rounded up later as thoroly as possible) are taken into police custody, except for Murdock (who wasn't at the scene), who is given a cap on the sly by rival McGoogin. Altho ...

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Murder with Pictures Cast

Name Character
Lew Ayres He was 27, 88 years old when he died as Kent Murdock
Onslow Stevens He was 34, 74 years old when he died as Nate Girard
Benny Baker He was 29, 87 years old when he died as Phil Doane
Purnell Pratt He was 50, 55 years old when he died as Editor
Gail Patrick She was 25, 69 years old when she died as Meg Archer
Joyce Compton She was 29, 90 years old when she died as Hester Boone
Joe Sawyer He was 30, 75 years old when he died as Inspector Tom Bacon
Ernest Cossart He was 60, 74 years old when he died as Stanley Redfield
Paul Kelly He was 37, 57 years old when he died as I.B. McGoogin
Don Rowan He was 31, 61 years old when he died as Siki
Irving Bacon He was 43, 71 years old when he died as Det. Keogh
Frank Sheridan He was 67, 74 years old when he died as Police Chief

Murder with Pictures Crew

Name Department
Ted Tetzlaff as Director of Photography. He was 33 (91) years old when He died Camera
Charles Barton as Director. He was 34 (79) years old when He died Directing
Sidney Salkow as Screenplay. He was 25 (89) years old when He died Writing
George Harmon Coxe as Screenplay. He was 35 (82) years old when He died Writing
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Murder with Pictures (88 years)

Forty Witnesses Saw the Killing, But Not One Could Pick the Killer!

  • Release day: Thursday, September 24, 1936
  • Runtime: 69 minutes