Hollywood Stadium Mystery

Hollywood Stadium Mystery is a 1938 American film directed by David Howard.

Hollywood Stadium Mystery
Directed by	David Howard
Written by	Stuart Palmer (story and screenplay) Dorrell McGowan (screenplay) Stuart E. McGowan (screenplay)
Produced by	Armand Schaefer (associate producer)
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Ernest Miller
Edited by	Edward Mann
Music by	Alberto Colombo
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	February 21, 1938 (1938-02-21)
Running time	66 minutes 53 minutes (American edited version)
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A rivalry develops between a district attorney named Devons, who finds murder mysteries amusing but amateurish, and Pauline Ward, a crime novelist. They play tricks on one another, attempting to prove their point over how to solve a crime.

One night before a prizefight, when the lights are momentarily dimmed, a boxer is suddenly killed in the ring. The only clue Devons and Ward have is a tune that a man was whistling. The police detain every spectator from ringside, considering them all as suspects, including Edna Mayberry, a woman who had an involvement with the dead fighter. Pauline is threatened in a dressing room before the case is solved.

Cast

• Neil Hamilton as Bill Devons
• Evelyn Venable as Pauline Ward
• Jimmy Wallington as Nick Nicholls
• Barbara Pepper as Althea Ames
• Lucien Littlefield as Watchman
• Lynne Roberts as Edna Mayberry
• Charles Williams as Jake
• James Spottswood as Albert "Slats" Keefe
• Reed Hadley as Ralph Mortimer
• Robert Homans as Captain Joseph Filsom
• William Haade as Tommy Madison - the Champ
• Pat Flaherty as Ace Cummings
• Dan Tobey as Announcer Dan Tobey
• Al Bayne as Max
• Smiley Burnette as Smiley Burnette

Soundtrack

• "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain"

See also

• List of boxing films

External links

• Hollywood Stadium Mystery at IMDb
• Hollywood Stadium Mystery is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive