A Slight Case of Murder
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Based on the stage play by Damon Runyon and Howard Lindsay.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1938.
Special features: "Warner night at the movies 1938" short subjects gallery: vintage newsreel, OscarĀ®-nominated drama short "Declaration of independence," cartoon "The night watchman," trailers of "A slight case of murder" and "The dawn patrol"; featurette "Prohibition opens the floodgates"; commentary soundtrack by Robert Sklar.
Edward G. Robinson, Jane Bryan, Allen Jenkins, Ruth Donnelly, Willard Parker.
Prohibition's ban on booze is over and bootlegger Remy Marco must make some changes and go legit. He finds that his ties to his former colleagues are holding him back. Furthermore, his daughter has fallen in love with a cop, and he can't get over his distrust of the police.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual layer.
Contents: Slight case of murder.
REVIEWS & SUMMARIES
Summary / AnnotationCOMMUNITY REVIEWS
meh submitted by Tassos on March 10, 2020, 8:16am seen before. rather silly.

LANGUAGE OPTIONS
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006]
Year Published: 2006
Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 85 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1419825917
9781419825910
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Bacon, Lloyd, 1890-1955.
Baldwin, Earl, 1901-1970.
Schrank, Joseph.
Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973.
Bryan, Jane, 1918-2009.
Jenkins, Allen, 1900-1974.
Donnelly, Ruth, 1896-1982.
Parker, Willard, 1912-1996.
Runyon, Damon, 1880-1946.
Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968.
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
First National Pictures, Inc.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Businessmen -- Drama.
Alcoholic beverage industry -- Drama.
Racketeering -- Drama.
Murder -- Drama.
Families -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Screwball comedy films.
Parody films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.