---
title: 'Murder in the Private Car (1934)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Harry Beaumont'
released: '1934-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 63
genres:
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/murder-in-the-private-car-1934'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024359/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Murder in the Private Car (1934)

1934 · 63 min · Romance, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

Murder in the Private Car is a 1934 American pre-Code mystery romance film starring Mary Carlisle, Charles Ruggles and Una Merkel. Directed by Harry Beaumont, the production is based on the play The Rear Car by Edward E. Rose. David Townsend was the film's art director.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Harry Beaumont](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-beaumont)
- **Screenplay:** [Al Boasberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-boasberg), [Edgar Allan Woolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-allan-woolf), [Ralph Spence](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-spence)
- **Producer:** [Lucien Hubbard](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-hubbard)
- **Director of Photography:** [James Van Trees](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-van-trees)
- **Editor:** [William S. Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-s-gray)

## Cast

- [Jack Cheatham](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-cheatham)
- [Porter Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/porter-hall)
- [Lee Phelps](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-phelps)
- [John Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-kelly)
- [Una Merkel](https://cinepixo.com/people/una-merkel)
- [G. Raymond Nye](https://cinepixo.com/people/g-raymond-nye)
- [Fred Toones](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-toones)
- [Sterling Holloway](https://cinepixo.com/people/sterling-holloway)
- [Mary Carlisle](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-carlisle)
- [Walter Brennan](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-brennan)
- [Wilfred Lucas](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilfred-lucas)
- [Hooper Atchley](https://cinepixo.com/people/hooper-atchley)
- [Charles Ruggles](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-ruggles)
- [Willard Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/willard-robertson)
- [Ernie Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernie-adams)

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