Murder on the Blackboard
1934 · 1h 11m · Approved
Comedy, Mystery
Directed by
George Archainbaud
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.
Director and cast
- George Archainbaud Director
- Edna May Oliver as Hildegarde Withers
- James Gleason as Inspector Oscar Piper
- Bruce Cabot as Addison
- 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 Cast
- Barbara Fritchie Cast
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