
Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
Released:
1934-06-15
Duration:
1hr 11min
Rating 5.7
They Laughed When Miss Withers Sniffed a Clue; But Kicked Themselves Ever After for Laughing
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.
Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 0.213 |
Directed By
George Archainbaud
Crew
Director
George Archainbaud
George Archainbaud
Writer
Willis Goldbeck
Willis Goldbeck
Original Music Composer
Bernhard Kaun
Bernhard Kaun
Art Direction
Albert S. D'Agostino
Albert S. D'Agostino
Costume Design
Walter Plunkett
Walter Plunkett
Art Direction
Van Nest Polglase
Van Nest Polglase
Director of Photography
Nicholas Musuraca
Nicholas Musuraca
Editor
Archie Marshek
Archie Marshek
Original Music Composer
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
Executive Producer
Pandro S. Berman
Pandro S. Berman
Associate Producer
Kenneth Macgowan
Kenneth Macgowan
Still Photographer
Ollie Sigurdson
Ollie Sigurdson
TOP 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)