Murder on the Blackboard(1934)
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.
Movie: Murder on the Blackboard
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Hildegarde Withers
Police Insp. Oscar Piper
Stevens
Jane Davis
Detective Smiley North
Detective Donahue
MacFarland
Leland
Otto (as Fredrik Vogeding)
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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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1934-06-15
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