title: Murder in the Blue Room
text: # Murder in the Blue Room
  
  Murder in the Blue Room is a 1944 American film directed by Leslie Goodwins.
  
  ## Plot
  
  A musical mystery about a young couple's attempt to solve a mysterious murder that occurred at their house.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Anne Gwynne as Nan
  * John Litel as Frank Baldrich
  * Grace McDonald as Peggy
  * Donald Cook as Steve
  * June Preisser as Jerry
  * Betty Kean as Betty
  * Regis Toomey as Inspector McDonald
  * Nella Walker as Dorothy Craig
  * Andrew Tombes as Dr. Carroll
  
  ## Background
  
  It is the second remake of the 1933 American Pre-Code murder-mystery film Secret of the Blue Room, the first being Universal's 1938 remake, The Missing Guest. Faithful to the original plot, Murder in the Blue Room plays up the comedy with songs. The plot is based on the 1932 German film Secret of the Blue Room.
  
  