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The only thing shorter than this film is the stripper's costume budget.
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Sunset Murder Case (1938)

Pre-Code chaosSo-bad-it's-goodB-movie sleaze

Overview

DramaMysteryCrime

Small-time showgirl poses as a stripper to infiltrate a nightclub whose owner is believed responsible for her father's murder.

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Content warning
murdernightclubstrippersunset stripchorus girl
Justice vs. exploitationPerformance as weaponFemale agency in male spaces

Standout Aspects

Acting

Sally Rand's fan-dance fame wasted on dialogue she clearly despises

Production

Shot in six days with sets held together by hope and bourbon

Best for:Solo: Drinking game: sip every time Sally Rand feigns shock at 'exotic dancing'·Rewatch: Spot which scenes were clearly added later for 'marketability'
Heads up:Sexual Content: Striptease scenes tame by modern standards but relentless in quantity
Louis J. Gasnier

Director

Louis J. Gasnier

ReleasedNov 11, 1938
Runtime59m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Grand National Pictures
George A. Hirliman Productions

Top Cast

Sally Rand

Sally Rand

Kathy O'Connor

Esther Muir

Esther Muir

Lora Wynne

Vince Barnett

Vince Barnett

Barney

Paul Sutton

Paul Sutton

Bapti Stephani

Lona Andre

Lona Andre

Nita Madera

George Douglas

George Douglas

Carlo Rossmore

Reed Hadley

Reed Hadley

Oliver Helton

Kathryn Kane

Kathryn Kane

Penny Nichols

Dennis Moore

Dennis Moore

Lou Fleming

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Detective Sergeant Tom O'Connor

Stanley Price

Stanley Price

Eric Martin

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Sally Rand was paid $5,000—nearly half the entire budget—to lend her name and brief fan-dance cameo.

Cultural

Released after the Production Code tightened, this was Gasnier's desperate attempt to recycle his 1931 'The Law of the Tong' with added 'exotic' footage to compete with burlesque houses.

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