Murder on the Roof

This primarily two-set programmer has a has-been criminal lawyer, Anthony Sommers (William V. Mong) wrongly accused of murder and follows the efforts of his daughter, Molly Sommers (Dorothy Revier), a nightclub singer and two newspapers reporters, Ted Palmer (David Newell) and the inaptly-named Drinkwater (Raymond Hatton), posing as a drunk, to clear him.

Cast

Dorothy Revier

as Molly

Raymond Hatton

as Drinkwater

Margaret Livingston

as Marcia

David Newell

as Ted Palmer

Paul Porcasi

as Joe Carozzo

Virginia Brown Faire

as Monica

William V. Mong

as Anthony Sommers

Louis Natheaux

as Victor

Fred Kelsey

as Ryan

Richard Cramer

as Joe Larkin

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