Murder with Pictures

The story

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 ...

Cast

L Lew AyresKent Murdock G Gail PatrickMeg Archer P Paul KellyI.B. McGoogin B Benny BakerPhil Doane E Ernest CossartStanley Redfield O Onslow StevensNate Girard J Joyce ComptonHester Boone A Anthony NaceJoe Cusick J Joe SawyerInspector Tom Bacon D Don RowanSiki F Frank SheridanPolice Chief I Irving BaconDet. Keogh

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P Purnell PrattEditor W William BaileyParty Guest (uncredited) P Paul BarrettReporter (uncredited) P Patsy BellamyParty Guest (uncredited) H Harry C. BradleyGas Station Attendant (uncredited) R Robert BurkhardtReporter (uncredited) E Edmund BurnsReporter (uncredited) V Vance CarrollPlainclothesman (uncredited) J Jack ChapinReporter (uncredited) D Davison ClarkOverholt (uncredited) B Beatrice ColemanParty Guest (uncredited) M Mike DonovanJury Foreman (uncredited) E Ellen DrewBit Role (uncredited) E Eddie DunnBailiff (uncredited) J Jerry FletcherReporter (uncredited) K Kay GordonParty Guest (uncredited) C Carlton GriffinParty Guest (uncredited) M Margareth HarrisonParty Guest (uncredited) H Howard HickmanJudge (uncredited) W William HopperPhotographer (uncredited) E Ernest W. JohnsonCorpse (uncredited) H Harry JordanGirard Henchman (uncredited) M Marten LamontReporter (uncredited) F Frank Losee Jr.Reporter (uncredited) N Nick LukatsReporter (uncredited) F Frank MarlowePipe Smoker (uncredited) R Rex MooreNewsboy (uncredited) J Jack MulhallGirard Henchman (uncredited) P Paddy O'FlynnReporter (uncredited) G George OveyTrunk Man (uncredited) B Bob PerryGirard Henchman (uncredited) L Lee PhelpsGirard Henchman (uncredited) E Earl PingreeTaxi Driver (uncredited) A Art RowlandsAssistant Editor (uncredited) C Christian RubOlaf (uncredited) A Allen SaundersReporter (uncredited) K Kai SchmidtParty Guest (uncredited) L Lee ShumwayOfficer Kelly (uncredited) L Larry SteersParty Guest (uncredited) D Dorothy StevensParty Guest (uncredited) M Milburn StoneOperator (uncredited) P Phil TeadReporter (uncredited) H Harry WallaceGirard Henchman (uncredited) D Dorothy WardParty Guest (uncredited) P Pat WestReporter (uncredited) C Charles Cahill WilsonAssistant Editor (uncredited) H Harry WilsonGirard Henchman (uncredited) J J.J. ClarkParty Guest (uncredited)