Murder in the Library

Murder in the Library or Playthings of Desire (U.S. alternate title) is a 1933 American drama film directed by George Melford and starring Linda Watkins, James Kirkwood, Sr., and Reed Howes.^[1] It was made by the Poverty Row company Pinnacle Productions. It is a remake of the 1924 silent film Playthings of Desire.

Murder in the Library
Directed by	George Melford
Written by	Fred V. Blair
Based on	Playthings of Desire by Harry Sinclair Drago
Produced by	Aubrey M. Kennedy
Starring	Linda Watkins James Kirkwood, Sr. Reed Howes
Cinematography	Mack Stengler
Edited by	Helene Turner
Music by	George Henninger
Production company	Pinnacle Productions
Distributed by	Pinnacle Productions
Release date	September 2, 1933 (1933-09-02)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Partial cast

• Linda Watkins as Gloria Dawn
• James Kirkwood, Sr. as Jim Malvern
• Reed Howes as Jack Halliday
• Josephine Dunn as Anne Cabot Ford
• Molly O'Day as Renee Grant
• Jack Chapin as Wheeler Johnson

DVD release

The 1933 film was released on Region 0 DVD-R by Alpha Video on July 7, 2015.^[2]