Murder on the Blackboard
They Laughed When Miss Withers Sniffed a Clue; But Kicked Themselves Ever After for Laughing
1934 | 71m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | George Archainbaud |
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| Writer: | Willis Goldbeck |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 15, 1934 |
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| Director: | George Archainbaud |
| Writer: | Willis Goldbeck |
| Genres: | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | murder, pre-code, schoolteacher |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Edna May Oliver | Hildegarde Withers |
| James Gleason | Inspector Oscar Piper |
| Bruce Cabot | Addison |
| Gertrude Michael | Jane Davis |
| 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) |
| Barbara Fritchie | Louise Halloran |
| Gustav von Seyffertitz | Dr. Max Von Immen |
| Tom Herbert | Detective McTeague |
| Jed Prouty | Dr. Levine |
| Wade Boteler | Bearded diner (Uncredited) |
| Tommy Bupp | School boy (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | Diner Counterman (uncredited) |
| Monte Vandergrift | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| George Archainbaud | Director |
| Willis Goldbeck | Writer |
| Nicholas Musuraca | Director of Photography |
| Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Bernhard Kaun | Original Music Composer |
| Archie Marshek | Editor |
| Ollie Sigurdson | Still Photographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Pandro S. Berman | Executive Producer |
| Kenneth Macgowan | Associate Producer |
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