THE LITTLE PICTURE HOUSE
1932 · Mystery · USA · English · Black & White · approximately 64–67 minutes
About the film
A homicide chief tries to help an old friend whose husband is involved with Miriam King. When Miriam is found murdered, a private scandal becomes a police investigation, drawing him into a dangerous web of blackmail, suspicious deaths and conflicting loyalties.
Personal feelings complicate the search for evidence when a detective’s friend becomes entangled in a murder case. The intrigue comes from the distance between respectable appearances and private conduct, as every revelation makes trust a more difficult choice for the investigator.
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Cast
Conway Tearle — Henry Barton
Natalie Moorhead — Elizabeth Hawthorn
Marceline Day — Pearl Hope
Dorothy Revier — Miriam King
Don Alvarado — Jose Moreno
Huntley Gordon — Arthur Bronnell
Maurice Black — Scott
Robert Frazer — Van Kempen
Rose Dione — Miss Duval
Production credits
Director: Richard Thorpe
Story and continuity: Charles Reed Jones
Presented by: George R. Batcheller
Assistant director: Melville Shyer
Photography: M. A. Anderson
Editing: Vera Wade
Gowns: Vera West
Sound: L. E. Clark
Production and distribution: Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corp.
Behind the scenes
Released on 15 September 1932, the film was produced at Universal City. The AFI Catalog notes that a contemporary Variety review suggested a connection to the unsolved 1923 Dot King murder; this was reported as speculation rather than a confirmed adaptation.
Source: AFI Catalog — The King Murder (1932).
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