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A Slight Case of Murder
<html> <head> <title>A Slight Case of Murder</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css"> <!-- .fotmbar { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none} .fotmbar:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline} .newslink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .newslink:hover { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink:hover { color: blue; text-decoration: underline} .b1f, .b2f, .b3f, .b4f {font-size:1px; overflow:hidden; display:block;} .b1f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 5px;} .b2f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 3px;} .b3f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 2px;} .b4f {height:2px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 1px;} .contentf {background: #e6e6e6; padding: 2px; } .contentf div {margin-left: 5px;} --> </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/trailer.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/trailer.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <div> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table> <!-- COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED --> <!-- NO PART OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION --> <!-- OF SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS (ON THE WEB, IN PRINT, OR OTHERWISE) --> <!-- --> <!-- SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- PO BOX 4436, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040 USA --> </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=15 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>A Slight Case of Murder <nobr>(26-Feb-1938)</nobr></b></font><p> <img src="t.scm-1.jpg" height=220 width=154 hspace=10 vspace=10 align=right><p> <p><p> <b>Director:</b> <a href="/people/397/000041274/">Lloyd Bacon</a><p><b>Writers:</b> Earl Baldwin; Joseph Schrank<p><b>From a play:</b> <i>A Slight Case of Murder</i> by <a href="/people/406/000048262/">Damon Runyon</a> and <a href="/people/612/000092336/">Howard Lindsay</a><p><b>Music and Lyrics by:</b> M. K. Jerome; Jack Scholl<p><b>Keywords:</b> <a href="/lists/598/000204983/">Crime/Comedy</a><p><div><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/half-star-20.png"></div><p>Bootlegger Remy Marco tries to go legitimate after Prohibition, but not being a drinker himself he never realizes his product is absolute swill, successful only because of strong-arm tactics. Four years on, business is not so good. On the bright side, Remy's daughter is getting married (though to a state trooper), and they head over to their vacation house, but another gang is hiding there and there are some corpses about. Good 1930s comedy, though showing its age.<p> <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_actors"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/725/000277891/"><font size=-1>Edward Brophy</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>27-Feb-1895</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>27-May-1960</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Last Hurrah</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/836/000278002/"><font size=-1>Ruth Donnelly</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-May-1896</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Nov-1982</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>A Slight Case of Murder</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/258/000032162/"><font size=-1>Margaret Hamilton</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>9-Dec-1902</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-May-1985</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Wicked Witch of the West</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/172/000280329/"><font size=-1>Paul Harvey</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>10-Sep-1882</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>5-Dec-1955</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>American character actor</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/103/000134698/"><font size=-1>Allen Jenkins</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>9-Apr-1900</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>20-Jul-1974</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>American character actor</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/759/000092483/"><font size=-1>John Litel</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>30-Dec-1892</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>3-Feb-1972</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Two Dollar Bettor</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/460/000026382/"><font size=-1>Edward G. Robinson</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-Dec-1893</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>26-Jan-1973</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Key Largo</i></td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>CAST</b></font><p><table border=0><tr><td><a href="/people/460/000026382/">Edward G. Robinson</a></td><td> ... Remy Marco</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">with</font></td></tr><tr><td>Jane Bryan</td><td> ... Mary Marco</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/103/000134698/">Allen Jenkins</a></td><td> ... Mike</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/836/000278002/">Ruth Donnelly</a></td><td> ... Nora Marco</td></tr><tr><td>Willard Parker</td><td> ... Dick Whitewood</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/759/000092483/">John Litel</a></td><td> ... Post</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/725/000277891/">Edward Brophy</a></td><td> ... Lefty</td></tr><tr><td>Harold Huber</td><td> ... Giuseppe</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td>Eric Stanley</td><td> ... Ritter</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/172/000280329/">Paul Harvey</a></td><td> ... Mr. Whitewood</td></tr><tr><td>Bobby Jordan</td><td> ... Douglas Fairbanks Rosenbloom</td></tr><tr><td>Joe Downing</td><td> ... Innocence</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/258/000032162/">Margaret Hamilton</a></td><td> ... Mrs. Cagie</td></tr><tr><td>George E. Stone</td><td> ... Kirk</td></tr><tr><td>Bert Hanlon</td><td> ... Sad Sam</td></tr><tr><td>Jean Benedict</td><td> ... Remy's Secretary</td></tr><tr><td>Harry Seymour</td><td> ... The Singer</td></tr><tr><td>Betty Compson</td><td> ... Loretta</td></tr><tr><td>Joe Caites</td><td> ... No-Nose Cohen</td></tr><tr><td>George Lloyd</td><td> ... Little Dutch</td></tr><tr><td>John Harmon</td><td> ... Blackhat Gallagher</td></tr><tr><td>Duke York</td><td> ... Champ</td></tr><tr><td>Pat Daly</td><td> ... Pete Ryan</td></tr><tr><td>Harry Tenbrook</td><td> ... The Stranger</td></tr></table><p><p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>REVIEWS</b></font><p><table><tr><td><img src="/rarrow.gif"></td><td>Have you seen this film? 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