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Murder on the Blackboard
Murder on the Blackboard

Murder on the Blackboard

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

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ComedyMysteryThriller

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

71 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

15 June 1934

Country

United States of America

Cast

Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver

Hildegarde Withers

James Gleason

James Gleason

Inspector Oscar Piper

Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot

Addison

Gertrude Michael

Gertrude Michael

Jane Davis

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Detective Smiley North

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Detective Donahue

Tully Marshall

Tully Marshall

Mr. MacFarland

Jackie Searl

Jackie Searl

Leland Stanford Jones

Frederick Vogeding

Frederick Vogeding

Otto Schweitzer, the Janitor (as Fredrik Vogeding)

Barbara Fritchie

Barbara Fritchie

Louise Halloran

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Dr. Max Von Immen

Tom Herbert

Tom Herbert

Detective McTeague

Jed Prouty

Jed Prouty

Dr. Levine

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Bearded diner (Uncredited)

Tommy Bupp

Tommy Bupp

School boy (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Diner Counterman (uncredited)

Monte Vandergrift

Monte Vandergrift

Policeman (uncredited)

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