Murder on the Blackboard (1934)

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

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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	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

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

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Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

Language: English

Release Date: 15 June 1934

Country: US

Runtime: 71m

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Hildegarde Withers Mystery Collection

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Company: RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

	Edna May Oliver	Hildegarde Withers
	James Gleason	Inspector Oscar Piper
	Bruce Cabot	Addison
	Gertrude Michael	Jane Davis
	Regis Toomey	Detective Smiley North
	Edgar Kennedy	Detective Donahue
	Tully Marshall	Mr. MacFarland
	Jackie Searl	Leland Stanford Jones
	Frederick Vogeding	Otto Schweitzer, the Janitor (as Fredrik Vogeding)
	Barbara Fritchie	Louise Halloran
	Gustav von Seyffertitz	Dr. Max Von Immen
	Tom Herbert	Detective McTeague
	Jed Prouty	Dr. Levine
	Wade Boteler	Bearded diner (Uncredited)
	Tommy Bupp	School boy (uncredited)
	Frank Mills	Diner Counterman (uncredited)
	Monte Vandergrift	Policeman (uncredited)