An actress is murdered in the midst of shooting a dance sequence for her latest picture, with Inspector Steve Trent on the case.An actress is murdered in the midst of shooting a dance sequence for her latest picture, with Inspector Steve Trent on the case.An actress is murdered in the midst of shooting a dance sequence for her latest picture, with Inspector Steve Trent on the case.
Phillip Trent
- Larry King
- (as Clifford Jones)
Charles Brinley
- Electrician
- (uncredited)
A.S. 'Pop' Byron
- Detective #3
- (uncredited)
Stephen Chase
- Wallach
- (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
- Motorcycle Officer
- (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
- Electrician
- (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
- Gateman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaActors Philip Trent and Ralph Bellamy were very nervous about the heights they had to perform and required a crane to place them on a catwalk. When no stuntman could be found to perform a particularly dangerous stunt, an extra was used. He broke his back.
- ConnectionsFollowed by One Is Guilty (1934)
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"The Death Kiss" was Better
If you want to kill an actor on set, just sneak in real bullets for a shooting scene. It's not foolproof, but it will get the job done.
In "The Crime of Helen Stanley" that's exactly what was done. Helen Stanley (Gail Patrick) was killed during a shooting scene while filming a movie. The initial suspect was her ex-husband, but once he committed suicide he was out of the picture. There were no shortage of suspects as Helen wasn't a very well liked woman. No suspect was guiltier seeming than Lee Davis (Kane Richmond), a cameraman whom she used to date but who was now engaged to her sister. You had to think that he couldn't be guilty because he was in love, and Hollywood never made cold-blooded killers out of people in love.
Trying to solve the case was Inspector Steve Trent (Ralph Bellamy). He followed every clue and, like all movie detectives, he had a nose for who was telling the truth and who was lying.
"The Crime of Helen Stanley" would've been better had I not already seen a murder on a movie set in "The Death Kiss." It was different, but not different enough to distinguish itself.
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In "The Crime of Helen Stanley" that's exactly what was done. Helen Stanley (Gail Patrick) was killed during a shooting scene while filming a movie. The initial suspect was her ex-husband, but once he committed suicide he was out of the picture. There were no shortage of suspects as Helen wasn't a very well liked woman. No suspect was guiltier seeming than Lee Davis (Kane Richmond), a cameraman whom she used to date but who was now engaged to her sister. You had to think that he couldn't be guilty because he was in love, and Hollywood never made cold-blooded killers out of people in love.
Trying to solve the case was Inspector Steve Trent (Ralph Bellamy). He followed every clue and, like all movie detectives, he had a nose for who was telling the truth and who was lying.
"The Crime of Helen Stanley" would've been better had I not already seen a murder on a movie set in "The Death Kiss." It was different, but not different enough to distinguish itself.
Free on YouTube.
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- Runtime58 minutes
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By what name was The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934) officially released in India in English?
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