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Cast
Edna May Oliver
as Hildegarde Withers
James Gleason
as Police Insp. Oscar Piper
Bruce Cabot
as Stevens
Gertrude Michael
as Jane Davis
Regis Toomey
as Detective Smiley North
Edgar Kennedy
as Detective Donahue
Tully Marshall
as MacFarland
Jackie Searl
as Leland
Frederick Vogeding
as Otto (as Fredrik Vogeding)
Barbara Fritchie
as Louise
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1934
Runtime1h 11m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Mystery
Votes10
DirectorGeorge Archainbaud
WritersWillis Goldbeck
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.4 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMurder on the Blackboard
About Murder on the Blackboard
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.
Directed by George Archainbaud, Murder on the Blackboard leans on a strong ensemble — Edna May Oliver, James Gleason, Bruce Cabot — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1934.
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