Fifteen Wives - Cast

Fifteen Wives (1934)
Approved
65 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Fifteen Wives (1934)

Approved

65 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Shortly after his arrival from South America to New York, Steven Humbolt is found dead in his apartment at the Savoia Hotel. Inspector Decker Dawes investigates the case and although the cause of death is described as apoplexy, Dawes is ...See moreShortly after his arrival from South America to New York, Steven Humbolt is found dead in his apartment at the Savoia Hotel. Inspector Decker Dawes investigates the case and although the cause of death is described as apoplexy, Dawes is convinced it as murder, especially after he learns that Humbolt had been married fifteen times. The widows come from all over the world but three of them live in NYC; Sybilla Crum, a noted evangelist; Carol Manning, recently remarried to a man named Arnold; and Ruby Cotton. A detective is sent to Philadelphia to try to learn the identity of the sender of a box of flowers delivered to Humbolt's room before his death. Dawes calls on Carol Manning Arnold, who says she had married Humbolt five years ago, and that he had disappeared after stealing all her money and she was told he had died in South America. But he had recently shown up trying to blackmail her as she had not told Arnold of the marriage. The autopsy shows that Humbolt was killed by hydrocyanic acid gas and that the broken glass globe, found by Dawes, was a Helmholtz resonator, a well-known device that can be broken by sound-waves. Sybilla Crum goes to the district attorney to try to stop the investigation, while Dawes also learns that, unknown to her husband, Carol maintains an apartment in her maiden name. Dawes hears a radio program featuring The Electric Voice in which the latter demonstrates the power of sound waves emanating from his voice in breaking glasses, ringing bells and other feats. When the Voice emits a sound that is supposed to break glass, a Helmholtz resonator on Dawes' desk breaks. Written by Les Adams See less

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Conway Tearle Insp. Decker Dawes Insp. Decker Dawes See fewer	Romeo and Juliet (1936)
Natalie Moorhead Carol Manning Carol Manning See fewer	The Thin Man (1934)
Raymond Hatton Det. Sgt. Meade Det. Sgt. Meade See fewer	Behind the Front (1926)
Noel Francis Ruby Cotton Ruby Cotton See fewer	Blonde Crazy (1931)
John Wray Jason Getty Jason Getty See fewer	All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Margaret Dumont Sybilla Crum Sybilla Crum See fewer	A Night at the Opera (1935)
Ralf Harolde The Electric Voice The Electric Voice See fewer	Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Oscar Apfel Dist. Atty. Kerry Dist. Atty. Kerry See fewer	The Squaw Man (1914)
Robert Frazer Chemist Chemist See fewer	The Vampire Bat (1933)
Harry C. Bradley Davis - Hotel Manager Davis - Hotel Manager See fewer	The House of Mystery (1934)
Lew Kelly Connelly - Hotel Detective Connelly - Hotel Detective See fewer	The Lady in Scarlet (1935)
Clarence Brown Head Porter (as Slickem) Head Porter (as Slickem) See fewer	Fifteen Wives (1934)
Albert Pollet Thompson (as Alex Polette) Thompson (as Alex Polette) See fewer	The Mysterious Lady (1928)
Almeda Fowler Nurse Nurse See fewer	Party Girl (1930)
Dickie Moore Young Boy Young Boy See fewer	Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
Sidney Bracey The Butler (uncredited) The Butler (uncredited) See fewer	The Monster Walks (1932)
Lynton Brent Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)
John Elliott Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited) See fewer	Only the Brave (1930)
Hal Price Police Detective (uncredited) Police Detective (uncredited) See fewer	Sin's Pay Day (1932)