Murder on the Roof

Jan 29, 1930

0h 55m

★ 0.0

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Overview

This primarily two-set programmer has a has-been criminal lawyer, Anthony Sommers (William V. Mong) wrongly accused of murder and follows the efforts of his daughter, Molly Sommers (Dorothy Revier), a nightclub singer and two newspapers reporters, Ted Palmer (David Newell) and the inaptly-named Drinkwater (Raymond Hatton), posing as a drunk, to clear him.

Genres

Mystery

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Molly

Dorothy Revier

Drinkwater

Raymond Hatton

Marcia

Margaret Livingston

Ted Palmer

David Newell

Joe Carozzo

Paul Porcasi

Monica

Virginia Brown Faire

Anthony Sommers

William V. Mong

Victor

Louis Natheaux

Ryan

Fred Kelsey

Joe Larkin

Richard Cramer

Emile

Pietro Sosso

Lucille

Hazel Howell

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