In early 1946, Bob Howard directed Mistaken Identity, a film about a singer who is accused of murdering a piano player. Musical sequences from the film were combined with new footage and released soon after as Murder with Music. In this new movie, in which footage from Mistaken Identity is used for flashback sequences, the singers and musicians investigate the murder. The poster incorporates illustrated figures that may be intended to represent Dracula and Frankenstein, monsters that often appeared in horror films of the era, in spite of the fact that this movie is more of a whodunit or thriller. Advertising like this incorporating popular fictional characters was not common for race films and represents a creative effort to attract audiences and venues.