The Murder in the Museum
# 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.

