The Murder in the Museum is a 1934 American film directed by Melville Shyer. The film is also known as The Five Deadly Vices (American reissue title).
Plot summary
A city councilman is murdered while investigating allegations of drug dealing going on at a disreputable sideshow. The daughter of the chief suspect then teams up with a newspaper reporter to find the real killer.
Cast
- Henry B. Walthall as Bernard Latham Wayne, alias Prof. Mysto
- John Harron as Jerry Ross
- Phyllis Barrington as Lois Brandon
- Tom O'Brien as Alfred Carr
- Joseph W. Girard as Police Commissioner Brandon
- Symona Boniface as Katura the Seeress
- Donald Kerr as Museum Tour Guide
- Sam Flint as Councilman Blair Newgate
- John Elliott as Detective Chief Snell
- Steve Clemente as Pedro Darro
Reuse of film
Footage of a belly dancer shot for the film was reused in the 1943 film Confessions of a Vice Baron.
External links
- The Murder in the Museum at IMDb
- The Murder in the Museum is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive