Murder on the Blackboard (1934)

06/15/1934 (US) • 1h 11m

Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

They Laughed When Miss Withers Sniffed a Clue; But Kicked Themselves Ever After for Laughing

Overview

There are plenty of guilty secrets at the school where Hildegarde Withers teaches. When she finds the body of the pretty music teacher, she calls in her old friend Inspector Piper, who promptly arrests the obvious suspect. Clues multiply and everyone looks suspicious as Piper and Miss Withers continue their battle of the sexes.

Top Billed Cast

Edna May Oliver

Hildegarde Withers

James Gleason

Inspector Oscar Piper

Regis Toomey

Detective Smiley North

Edgar Kennedy

Detective Donahue

Tully Marshall

Mr. MacFarland

Jackie Searl

Leland Stanford Jones

Frederick Vogeding

Otto Schweitzer, the Janitor (as Fredrik Vogeding)


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Part of the Hildegarde Withers Mystery Collection

Includes The Penguin Pool Murder, Murder on the Blackboard, Murder on a Honeymoon

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

murder

pre-code

schoolteacher

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