"Murder in the Museum" is a low-budget murder mystery film set at a traveling museum—a place that is more like a traveling freak show. Some of the locals are upset that such a place of 'debauchery' is int their town and some local officials visit with the intention of shutting it down. However, unexpectedly, a shot rings out and one of these men is killed—but by whom? Soon, all sorts of killing breaks out and a nosy reporter (a VERY common film cliché of the era) is out to solve the crimes.
Aside from Henry B. Walthall (a veteran supporting actor in films from 1915's "Birth of a Nation" up to about 1936), the rest of the staff are all unknowns. This is no surprise considering that the film was made by a so-called 'poverty row' studio and it's a typical 'old dark house' film that has been relocated to a weird traveling museum. The film is indifferently acted (aside from Walthall) and not particularly interesting despite its locale. Not terrible—just not all that interesting and bathed in the aura of cheapness.
Aside from Henry B. Walthall (a veteran supporting actor in films from 1915's "Birth of a Nation" up to about 1936), the rest of the staff are all unknowns. This is no surprise considering that the film was made by a so-called 'poverty row' studio and it's a typical 'old dark house' film that has been relocated to a weird traveling museum. The film is indifferently acted (aside from Walthall) and not particularly interesting despite its locale. Not terrible—just not all that interesting and bathed in the aura of cheapness.