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From Headquarters

  • 19331933
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 1h 4m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
261
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POPULARITY
275,208
18,077
George Brent and Margaret Lindsay in From Headquarters (1933)
Official Trailer
Play trailer2:19
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MysteryDrama
When a Broadway playboy is found dead, it's up to detective Jim Stevens to pick the murderer out of several likely candidates.When a Broadway playboy is found dead, it's up to detective Jim Stevens to pick the murderer out of several likely candidates.When a Broadway playboy is found dead, it's up to detective Jim Stevens to pick the murderer out of several likely candidates.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
261
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
275,208
18,077
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • William Dieterle
    • Writers
      • Robert N. Lee(screen play)
      • Peter Milne(screen play)
    • Stars
      • George Brent
      • Margaret Lindsay
      • Eugene Pallette
    Top credits
    • Director
      • William Dieterle
    • Writers
      • Robert N. Lee(screen play)
      • Peter Milne(screen play)
    • Stars
      • George Brent
      • Margaret Lindsay
      • Eugene Pallette
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 12User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews

    Videos1

    From Headquarters
    Trailer 2:19
    From Headquarters

    Photos13

    George Brent and Margaret Lindsay in From Headquarters (1933)
    George Brent, Margaret Lindsay, and Eugene Pallette in From Headquarters (1933)
    George Brent, Murray Kinnell, and Eugene Pallette in From Headquarters (1933)
    George Brent and Margaret Lindsay in From Headquarters (1933)
    Robert Barrat, George Brent, and Eugene Pallette in From Headquarters (1933)
    George Brent, Edward Ellis, Henry O'Neill, and Eugene Pallette in From Headquarters (1933)
    George Brent and Margaret Lindsay in From Headquarters (1933)
    Eugene Pallette in From Headquarters (1933)
    Margaret Lindsay in From Headquarters (1933)
    George Brent in From Headquarters (1933)
    From Headquarters (1933)
    Margaret Lindsay in From Headquarters (1933)

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    George Brent
    George Brent
    • Lieut. J. Stevens
    Margaret Lindsay
    Margaret Lindsay
    • Lou Winton
    Eugene Pallette
    Eugene Pallette
    • Sgt. Boggs
    Robert Barrat
    Robert Barrat
    • Ander E. Anderzian
    Henry O'Neill
    Henry O'Neill
    • Inspector Donnelly
    Hugh Herbert
    Hugh Herbert
    • Manny Wales
    Dorothy Burgess
    Dorothy Burgess
    • Dolly White
    Theodore Newton
    Theodore Newton
    • Jack Winton
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    • Muggs Manton
    Ken Murray
    Ken Murray
    • Mac
    Murray Kinnell
    Murray Kinnell
    • Horton
    Edward Ellis
    Edward Ellis
    • Dr. Van de Water
    Kenneth Thomson
    Kenneth Thomson
    • Gordon Bates
    Eddie Borden
    Eddie Borden
    • Jailbird
    • (uncredited)
    James P. Burtis
    James P. Burtis
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Spencer Charters
    Spencer Charters
    • Teletype Man
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Cooke
    Ray Cooke
    • Photographer
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Darien
    Frank Darien
    • Lawyer Manley
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Dieterle
    • Writers
      • Robert N. Lee(screen play) (from the story by)
      • Peter Milne(screen play)
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    • Trivia
      At about 6½ minutes, the police department uses IBM punch cards and a sorting machine to search a database. This may be the first display of that technology in film.
    • Soundtracks
      Shuffle Off to Buffalo
      (1933) (uncredited)

      Music by Harry Warren

      Whistled by the policeman as he walks up the stairs

    User reviews12

    Review
    Top review
    A curio of creaky ciminology
    As a mystery, From Headquarters isn't very challenging, but it might hold your interest as a behind-the-scenes glimpse of police procedure. The film is at its best when showing the details of a typical murder investigation, including two scenes that prove how little ballistic testing has changed in more than five decades. Another plus is the photography, which generally rises above other programmers of its ilk. [In one set-up, the camera establishes a shot of an autopsy in progress and then takes the vantage of the corpse looking up at the doctors.] There is also a pre-code reference to drug addiction, personified by a murder suspect (Dorothy Burgess) who is a riot of facial ticks, jitters and hysterical laughter. The cast is competant, if largely uninspired, with leads Brent and Lindsay their usual drab selves. Some of the supporting players--Hobart Cavanaugh's non-comic safe cracker, Hugh Herbert's pesky bail bondsman, Edward Ellis's enthusiastic forensics man and Robert Barrat's eccentric rug importer--are decidedly better. Not one of director Dieterle's best, but an interesting curio all the same.
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    • chris-48
    • Dec 7, 1998

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 16, 1933 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • O Rastro Invisível
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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