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1932 · Mystery · USA · English · Black & white · 55–60 minutes
About the film
When screen star Irma Gladden is found murdered, reporter Bob Adair helps the police investigate. Her tangled romances have left plenty of suspects, and the search for the killer leads behind the scenes of her final film.
Hollywood glamour makes a tempting cover for jealousy. This compact mystery turns the machinery of filmmaking into part of its puzzle, inviting viewers to look beyond polished appearances and consider what the camera might reveal.
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Meet the cast
Cast
Natalie Moorhead — Irma Gladden
Russell Hopton — Bob Adair
J. Farrell MacDonald — Chief Sommers
Barbara Weeks — Mrs. Sibley
Jason Robards Sr. — Rex Forsythe
Roy D’Arcy — Andre Leighton
Sharon Lynn — Valerie Christine
Production credits
Director: Fred Newmeyer
Story: Arthur Hoerl
Adaptation and dialogue: Edward T. Lowe
Photography: William Hyer
Editor: Charles Hunt
Sound: Corson Jowett
Production: Tower Productions, Inc.
Behind the scenes
Released on 20 January 1932, Discarded Lovers was identified by Motion Picture Herald as Tower Productions’ first film. AFI records running times of 55 or 59–60 minutes. Natalie Moorhead takes the central role of the film star whose private life supplies the mystery’s suspects.
Source: AFI Catalog — Discarded Lovers (1932).
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