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Murder in the Blue Room

  • 1944
  • 1h 1m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
415
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Donald Cook, Anne Gwynne, John Litel, Andrew Tombes, and Nella Walker in Murder in the Blue Room (1944)
Film NoirWhodunnitComedyCrimeHorrorMusicalMysteryRomanceThriller

A party is thrown at a haunted mansion, people start to die, and a man who spent a night in the "blue room" disappears.A party is thrown at a haunted mansion, people start to die, and a man who spent a night in the "blue room" disappears.A party is thrown at a haunted mansion, people start to die, and a man who spent a night in the "blue room" disappears.

  • Director
    • Leslie Goodwins
  • Writers
    • I.A.L. Diamond
    • Stanley Davis
    • Erich Philippi
  • Stars
    • Anne Gwynne
    • Donald Cook
    • John Litel
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    415
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Leslie Goodwins
    • Writers
      • I.A.L. Diamond
      • Stanley Davis
      • Erich Philippi
    • Stars
      • Anne Gwynne
      • Donald Cook
      • John Litel
    • 28User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Anne Gwynne
    Anne Gwynne
    • Nan Kirkland
    Donald Cook
    Donald Cook
    • Steve Randall
    John Litel
    John Litel
    • Frank Baldrich
    Grace McDonald
    Grace McDonald
    • Peggy
    Betty Kean
    Betty Kean
    • Betty
    June Preisser
    June Preisser
    • Jerry
    Regis Toomey
    Regis Toomey
    • Inspector McDonald
    Nella Walker
    Nella Walker
    • Linda Baldrich
    Andrew Tombes
    Andrew Tombes
    • Dr. Harry Carroll
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
    • Edwards
    Emmett Vogan
    Emmett Vogan
    • Hannagan
    Bill Williams
    Bill Williams
    • Larry
    • (as Bill MacWilliams)
    Frank Marlowe
    Frank Marlowe
    • Curtin
    Robert Cherry
    Robert Cherry
    • Ghost
    • (uncredited)
    Alice Draper
    • First Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Gardner
    • A.W. Lewis, Booking agent
    • (uncredited)
    Grace Hayle
    Grace Hayle
    • Dowager
    • (uncredited)
    Victoria Horne
    Victoria Horne
    • Second Maid
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Leslie Goodwins
    • Writers
      • I.A.L. Diamond
      • Stanley Davis
      • Erich Philippi
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    • Trivia
      Originally set to feature The Ritz Brothers, they were replaced by a female comedy team known as The Three Jazzybelles.
    • Goofs
      After the power goes out, Anne answers the front door for the Jazzybelles. The exterior electric lights are lit as well as the interior hallway and stairs. The butler had yet to return to the main room with the lanterns he was supposed to bring.
    • Quotes

      Betty: I know about this house - it's haunted. I read about it in the Sunday Magazine section.

      Jerry: You did *what*?

      Jerry: [slight pause] Well, somebody read it to me... but I know it's haunted.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Other (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      The Boogie Woogie Boogie Man
      (uncredited)
      Written by Milton Rosen and Everett Carter
      Performed by Grace McDonald, Betty Kean and June Preisser

    User reviews28

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    10/10

    A great who-dun-it!

    Nobody made films like Universal Studios in the 1940s! They had a great stable of contract players, costumes by Vera West, and set designs that just scream of that decade! This film is a wonderful example of it all!

    In an old mansion there is a mysterious bedroom, "the blue room," where a man died 20 years earlier,and now, anyone who spends the night in the room disappears!

    Grace McDonald, Betty Kean, and June Preisser, as The 3 Jazzy-Belles, steal the show with their comic antics, jive dance routines and songs (Boogie Woogie Boogie Man is a highlight). Their roles originally were to be played by The Ritz Brothers! Thankfully (no offense to Ritz Bros. fans), that did not occur.

    A fantastic murder-mystery-comedy-musical-combination that is truly fun! This film is a remake of two previous Universal movies THE SECRET OF THE BLUE ROOM, and THE MISSING GUEST.
    • Mbarnum
    • Mar 18, 2000
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    • Release date
      • December 1, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mysteriet i blå rummet
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 1 minute
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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