Murder in the Private Car

Jun 29, 1934

1h 3m

★ 5.3

Overview

Ruth Raymond works on the telephone switchboard of a large NYC office building. One day, a private detective informs her that she is actually the daughter of railroad tycoon Luke Carson, and that she had been kidnapped as a baby 14 years ago by Luke's vindictive brother Elwood, and placed with strangers.

Genres

Mystery

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Godfrey D. Scott

Charles Ruggles

Georgia Latham

Una Merkel

Ruth Raymond

Mary Carlisle

John Blake

Russell Hardie

Alden Murray

Porter Hall

Hanks

Willard Robertson

Luke Carson

Berton Churchill

Allen

Clifford Thompson

Titus

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Switchman (uncredited)

Walter Brennan

Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)

Ray Corrigan

Office Boy (uncredited)

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