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Cocktails for Two

The song debuted in the movie Murder at the Vanities (1934), where it was introduced by singer and actor Carl Brisson.

Miss America 1938

Famous Broadway producer Earl Carroll, Murder at the Vanities, also disagreed with their choice and took the runner-up to New York where he performed a coronation of Miss California as "the true Miss America" shortly after the official pageant.

Talladega, Alabama

Her best-remembered role is probably Rita Ross in Murder at the Vanities (1934), one of the last pre-Code films, in which she sang an ode to marijuana (Sweet Marijuana).

Henrietta Leaver

Leaver turned down a role offered her by Broadway producer Earl Carroll of Murder at the Vanities fame, as she would have been scantily clad while performing on stage.

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