Movie: Murder on the Blackboard

Top 10 Billed 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

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  • 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.

  • Release Date

    1934-06-15

  • Average

    5.7

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
  • Tagline

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

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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