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Murder in the Private Car (1934)

Murder in the Private Car poster
Directed by
Harry Beaumont
Genre
romance film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 03m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman gets caught up in danger on a train. A romantic interest and a comic sidekick help her navigate the mystery.

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What happens

Murder in the Private Car is a 1934 American pre-Code mystery romance film starring Mary Carlisle, Charles Ruggles and Una Merkel. Directed by Harry Beaumont, the production is based on the play The Rear Car by Edward E. Rose. David Townsend was the film's art director. MGM had previously filmed it in the silent era as Red Lights (1923), starring Raymond Griffith. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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