Sunset Murder Case

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Sunset Murder Case

Directed by	Louis J. Gasnier
Written by	Harold Joyce (story "Sunset Strip Case" in Liberty Magazine) Paul Franklin (screenplay) and Arthur Hoerl (screenplay) Lawrence Meade (additional dialogue)
Produced by	Sam Coslow (associate producer) George A. Hirliman (producer)
Starring	Sally Rand Esther Muir
Cinematography	Mack Stengler
Edited by	Martin G. Cohn
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Distributed by	Grand National Pictures
Release date	November 11, 1938 (1938-11-11)
Country	United States
Language	English

Sunset Murder Case is a 1938 American film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Sally Rand and Esther Muir.

The film is also known as High Explosive in the United Kingdom.

Plot summary

After her policeman father is killed and nightclub singer Nina is murdered, Kathy posing as stripper Valerie goes to work underground to catch the gangster. Her boyfriend reporter Lou watches out for her.

Cast

Sally Rand as Kathy O'Connor / "Valerie"
Henry King as Master of Ceremonies
Esther Muir as Lora Wynne
Lona Andre as Nita Madera - Murder victim
Vince Barnett as Martin - Henchman
Kathryn Kane as Penny Nichols - Nightclub act - singer
Dennis Moore as Lou Fleming - Reporter
Reed Hadley as Oliver Helton
Paul Sutton as Bapti Stephani
Stanley Price as Eric Martin - Henchman
Frank O'Connor as Detective Sergeant Tom O'Connor
Mary Brodel as Jane Baird
George Douglas as Carlo Rossmore
Bruce Mitchell as Everett
Lester Dorr as Editor
Eddie Gordon as Rankin
Monte Carter as Staufer

Release

The film was made in 1938 but not released until 1941 due to censors. The name was changed from "Sunset Strip" to "Sunset Murder". The studio Grand National went out of business and the order of the cast in the credits was changed as well.

Soundtrack

"I'd Rather Look at You" (Written by Sam Coslow)

External links

Sunset Murder Case at IMDb
Sunset Murder Case is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

Films directed by Louis J. Gasnier

The Perils of Pauline (1914)
The Exploits of Elaine (1914)
The New Exploits of Elaine (1915)
The Shielding Shadow (1916)
The Seven Pearls (1917)
Hands Up (1918)
The Tiger's Trail (1919)
Kismet (1920)
Good Women (1921)
A Wife's Awakening (1921)
Silent Years (1921)
The Call of Home (1922)
Rich Men's Wives (1922)
Thorns and Orange Blossoms (1922)
Maytime (1923)
Daughters of the Rich (1923)
The Hero (1923)
Mothers-in-Law (1923)
Poor Men's Wives (1923)
Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo (1924)
Wine (1924)
White Man (1924)
The Triflers (1924)
The Breath of Scandal (1924)
The Parasite (1925)
Parisian Love (1925)
Faint Perfume (1925)
The Boomerang (1925)
Out of the Storm (1926)
That Model from Paris (1926)
Sin Cargo (1926)
Pleasures of the Rich (1926)
Lost at Sea (1926)
Streets of Shanghai (1927)
The Beauty Shoppers (1927)
Should Tall Men Marry? (1928)
Fashion Madness (1928)
Darkened Rooms (1929)
Slightly Scarlet (1930)
Mysterious Mr. Parkes (1930)
The Virtuous Sin (1930)
The Lawyer's Secret (1931)
Silence (1931)
The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932)
Forgotten Commandments (1932)
Gambling Ship (1933)
Downward Slope (1934)
Fedora (1934)
The Last Outpost (1935)
Reefer Madness (1936)
The Gold Racket (1937)
Bank Alarm (1937)
Sunset Murder Case (1938)
The Marines Come Thru (1938)
Murder on the Yukon (1940)

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