UP FOR MURDER.

Bob Marshall gets a promotion at a newspaper thanks to his reporter pal Collins, who owed him a favor. Marshall is assigned to be society columnist Myra Deane's escort to a ball. He is shocked to discover Myra is romantically involved with William Winter, a married man who is also their boss. Bob slugs Winter's skull hits a table and he dies, but Myra lies, insisting Winter is merely unconscious, hoping to avoid a scandal. Bob turns himself in to the law and is convicted of murder.

Credits

Directed by
Monta Bell
Written by
Monta Bell
Cast
Frank McHugh, Lew Ayres, Genevieve Tobin, Louise Beavers, Polly Ann Young, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Purnell Pratt, Dorothy Peterson, Julia Swayne Gordon
Cinematography
Karl Freund
Music
Jack Foley
Edited by
Ted J. Kent
Complete catalog record
UP FOR MURDER. 1931. 7 reels. Credits: Written and directed by Monta Bell. Universal Pictures Corp.; 27May31; LP2256.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, color, country, genre, description, credits, catalog record
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