A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLloyd Bacon
Written byEarl Baldwin
Joseph Schrank
Based onA Slight Case of Murder
1935 play
by Damon Runyon and Howard Lindsay
Produced bySamuel Bischoff
StarringEdward G. Robinson
Jane Bryan
Allen Jenkins
Ruth Donnelly
CinematographySidney Hickox
Edited byJames Gibbon
Music byHeinz Roemheld (uncredited)
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • February 26, 1938 (1938-02-26)
Running time
85 minutes
LanguageEnglish

A Slight Case of Murder is a 1938 American black comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Edward G. Robinson. The film is based on the 1935 play by Damon Runyon and Howard Lindsay.