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The Roadhouse Murder is a 1932 American pre-Code thriller directed by J. Walter Ruben and written by J. Walter Ruben and Gene Fowler and starring Dorothy Jordan, Eric Linden, Purnell Pratt, Roscoe Ates and David Landau. It was released on April 28, 1932, by RKO Pictures.
The Roadhouse Murder: Directed by J. Walter Ruben. With Dorothy Jordan, Eric Linden, Purnell Pratt, Roscoe Ates. To gain fame, a reporter arranges to be suspected of murder.
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- Crime, Thriller
- J. Walter Ruben
- 1932-05-06
Reporter Chick Brian (Eric Linden) and his girlfriend Mary (Dorothy Jordan) are stuck overnight at a deserted roadhouse called The Lame Dog Inn. Witnessing a murder, they collect the evidence to incriminate the killer, but instead of calling the cops, Chick hatches a plan to advance his career.
- J. Walter Ruben, James Anderson
- Dorothy Jordan
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Cub reporter Eric Linden stumbles across a double murder in a run-down roadhouse and decides that he can make a name for himself by planting evidence that shifts suspicion to him and then writing about the experience of getting caught up in the justice system.
- J. Walter Ruben
- RKO Radio Pictures
After he stumbles across a murder, a young reporter devises an elaborate scene to keep his newspaper stories about the crime front-page news. Eric Linden, Dorothy Jordan, Bruce Cabot, Roscoe Ates, Roscoe Karns and Purnell Pratt star in this 1932 thriller, directed by J. Walter Ruben.
They stumble across two murders in progress of the only two other people associated with the roadhouse, the porter, Charles Spengler, and the only guest, Emil Brugger. They came face to face with the male and female culprits, who manage to escape.
