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The King Murder (1932) Facts
| Director(s) | Richard Thorpe |
| Producer(s) | No producer listed for this movie |
| Featured Cast | Marceline Day, Dorothy Revier, Don Alvarado, Huntley Gordon, Maurice Black |
| Total Facts | 1 |
The film was fairly closely based on the real-life murder of New York showgirl Dorothy "Dot" King in March 1923. Like the character of Miriam King in the movie, the real Dot King was both a perpetrator and a victim of blackmail, and was having simultaneous affairs with at least two rich married men. Other films inspired by the Dot King murder include The Canary Murder Case and The Naked City.