The Murder in the Museum

The Murder in the Museum is a 1934 American film directed by Melville Shyer. The film is also known as The Five Deadly Vices (American reissue title).

Plot summary
A city councilman is murdered while investigating allegations of drug dealing going on at a disreputable sideshow. The daughter of the chief suspect then teams up with a newspaper reporter to find the real killer.

Cast

 * Henry B. Walthall as Bernard Latham Wayne, alias Prof. Mysto
 * John Harron as Jerry Ross
 * Phyllis Barrington as Lois Brandon
 * Tom O'Brien as Alfred Carr
 * Joseph W. Girard as Police Commissioner Brandon
 * Symona Boniface as Katura the Seeress
 * Donald Kerr as Museum Tour Guide
 * Sam Flint as Councilman Blair Newgate
 * John Elliott as Detective Chief Snell
 * Steve Clemente as Pedro Darro

Reuse of film
Footage of a belly dancer shot for the film was reused in the 1943 film Confessions of a Vice Baron.