Murder in the Music Hall (1946) DVD-R

Starring Vera Ralston, William Marshall, Helen Walker, Nancy Kelly, William
Gargan, Ann Rutherford, Julie Bishop, Jerome Cowan, Jack La Rue
Directed by John English

Print: black/white
Runtime: 84 min.
Genre: comedy
Print Quality: B

Lila Leighton, the lovely ice ballerina, meets Carl Lang, former ice-show
producer, at his New York City penthouse apartment. Lia refuses Lang's
offer to star in his new Music Hall Ice Show. Back at the Music Hall, Lila
discovers she has left her purse at Lang's apartment and returns there,
and is followed by orchestra-leader Don Jordan. There, they discover that
Carl has been stabbed to death. Gracie, Lila's understudy, has also
followed them there and helps them remove traces of Lila's visit. They
also find a pair of kid-gloves, and the laundry mark leads Don to Rita
Morgan, wealthy socialite, wife of George Morgan, and Rita turns out to
be a former ice-skating star for Carl Lang's Music Hall shows. Rita admits
to being in Lang's apartment but says he was in excellent health when
she left, and says she passed no one except a blind man. Don and Lila
discover that the 'blind man' was really Rita's husband, George Morgan,
who claims he used the disguise in order to trail and protect his wife. The
NYC police are also on the case, and with the help of Don and Lila,
succeed in solving the murder.