Murder in the Private Car
1934, English. Directed by Harry Beaumont.
Ruth Raymond works on the telephone switchboard of a large NYC office building. One day, a private detective informs her that she is actually the daughter of railroad tycoon Luke Carson, and that she had been kidnapped as a baby 14 years ago by Luke's vindictive brother Elwood, and placed with strangers.
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Harry BeaumontDirector
- Charles RugglesGodfrey D. Scott
- Una MerkelGeorgia Latham
- Mary CarlisleRuth Raymond
- Russell HardieJohn Blake
- Porter HallAlden Murray
- Willard RobertsonHanks
- Berton ChurchillLuke Carson
- Clifford ThompsonAllen
- Fred 'Snowflake' ToonesTitus
- Walter BrennanSwitchman (uncredited)
- Ray CorriganNaba the Gorilla (uncredited)
- Sterling HollowayOffice Boy (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 29 June 1934
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Edgar Allan Woolf, Ralph Spence, Al Boasberg
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Murder in the Private Car runs 63 minutes (1h 3m).
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Murder in the Private Car isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 June 1934. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Murder in the Private Car?
Murder in the Private Car (1934) was directed by Harry Beaumont and stars Charles Ruggles, Una Merkel, Mary Carlisle.