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Murder in the Private Car

1934 · 1h 3m · Comedy, Mystery, Romance · United States of America

Ruth Raymond works on the telephone switchboard of a large NYC office building. One day, a private detective informs her that she is actually the daughter of railroad tycoon Luke Carson, and that she had been kidnapped as a baby 14 years ago by Luke's vindictive brother Elwood, and placed with strangers.

Directed by
Harry Beaumont
Written by
Ralph Spence, Edgar Allan Woolf, Al Boasberg
Starring
Charles Ruggles, Una Merkel, Mary Carlisle, Russell Hardie
6.0Smart score

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child kidnappingfather daughter reunionpolicepre-coderailroadrunaway traintelegramtelephone switchboard operatortrain wrecktycoon

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