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Murder on the Roof

January 29, 1930

55 minutes

George B. Seitz

Mystery

Overview

This primarily two-set programmer has a has-been criminal lawyer, Anthony Sommers (William V. Mong) wrongly accused of murder and follows the efforts of his daughter, Molly Sommers (Dorothy Revier), a nightclub singer and two newspapers reporters, Ted Palmer (David Newell) and the inaptly-named Drinkwater (Raymond Hatton), posing as a drunk, to clear him.

Movie Details

Release Date

January 29, 1930

Runtime

55 minutes

Director

George B. Seitz

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Dorothy Revier

Molly

Raymond Hatton

Drinkwater

Margaret Livingston

Marcia

David Newell

Ted Palmer

Paul Porcasi

Joe Carozzo

Virginia Brown Faire

Monica

William V. Mong

Anthony Sommers

Louis Natheaux

Victor

Fred Kelsey

Ryan

Richard Cramer

Joe Larkin

Pietro Sosso

Emile

Hazel Howell

Lucille