I'll Name the Murderer
I'll Name the Murderer is a 1936 American crime film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and starring Ralph Forbes, Marion Shilling and Malcolm McGregor.[1]
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| Directed by | Raymond K. Johnson |
| Written by | Phil Dunham Edwin K. O'Brien |
| Produced by | C.C. Burr |
| Starring | Ralph Forbes Marion Shilling Malcolm McGregor |
| Cinematography | James Diamond |
| Edited by | Charles Henkel Jr. |
| Music by | Gene Johnston |
Production company | C.C. Burr Productions |
| Distributed by | Puritan Pictures |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Ralph Forbes is gossip columnist Tommy Tilton, who excels in slinging nonsense about who is being seen where and, it turns out, is not a timid bluffer when it comes to coaxing out a murderer.
An entertainer is murdered in her dressing room. Tommy Tilton's friend looks pretty guilty, but there's a raft of suspects who also had crossed and been crossed by this particular singer. Tilton's game: He uses his society column to draw out the guilty person with taunts and hints, eventually claiming that he will name the murderer in his next column. Whether his boast is backed up is, of course, in great doubt.
Cast
- Ralph Forbes as Tommy Tilton
- Marion Shilling as 'Smitty', newspaper photographer
- Malcolm McGregor as Ted Benson
- James Guilfoyle as Lou Baron, Private Investigator
- John Cowell as Police Captain 'Pop' Flynn
- William Bailey as William Hugo Van Ostrum, Vi's father
- Agnes Anderson as Nadia Renee, aka Marina Farina
- Claire Rochelle as Valerie Delroy, aka Maragert O'Brien
- Gayne Kinsey as Walton, Valerie's Dance Partner
- Harry Semels as Luigi, Club Owner
- Al Klein as Club Waiter
References
- Pitts p.295
Bibliography
- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
- I'll Name the Murderer at IMDb
- I'll Name the Murderer is available for free download at the Internet Archive