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.
Director:
George Archainbaud
Writer:
Willis Goldbeck
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Edna May Oliver as Hildegarde Withers |
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James Gleason as Police Insp. Oscar Piper |
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Bruce Cabot as Stevens |
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Gertrude Michael as Jane Davis |
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Regis Toomey as Detective Smiley North |
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Edgar Kennedy as Detective Donahue |
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Tully Marshall as MacFarland |
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Jackie Searl as Leland |
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Frederick Vogeding as Otto (as Fredrik Vogeding) |
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Barbara Fritchie as Louise |
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Gustav von Seyffertitz as Dr. Von Immen |
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Tom Herbert as Detective McTeague |
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Jed Prouty as Dr. Levine |
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Wade Boteler as Bearded Diner (Uncredited) |
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Tommy Bupp as School Boy (uncredited) |
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Frank Mills as Diner Counterman (uncredited) |
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Monte Vandergrift as Policeman (uncredited) |
| Directing | George Archainbaud | Director |
| Production | Kenneth Macgowan | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Nicholas Musuraca | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Pandro S. Berman | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| Art | Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Sound | Bernhard Kaun | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Archie Marshek | Editor |
| Art | Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Camera | Ollie Sigurdson | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Willis Goldbeck | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stuart Palmer | Novel |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Music Director |
| Sound | John L. Cass | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Thomas Atkins | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Frank Redman | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Willard Booth | Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | Harry Redmond Sr. | Special Effects Supervisor |