| Murder on the Blackboard | |
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| Directed by | George Archainbaud |
| Screenplay by | Willis Goldbeck |
| Based on | the 1932 novel Murder on the Blackboard by Stuart Palmer |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman (exec. producer) |
| Starring | Edna May Oliver James Gleason |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
| Edited by | Archie Marshek |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Murder on the Blackboard is a 1934 American pre-Code mystery/comedy film starring Edna May Oliver as schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers and James Gleason as Police Inspector Oscar Piper. Together, they investigate a murder at Withers' school. It was based on the novel of the same name by Stuart Palmer. It features popular actor Bruce Cabot in one of his first post-King Kong roles, as well as Gertrude Michael, Regis Toomey, and Edgar Kennedy.
Murder on the Blackboard was the second of three films teaming Oliver and Gleason as Withers and Piper, following The Penguin Pool Murder and preceding Murder on a Honeymoon. Director George Archainbaud also directed the first film in the series.[1]
- ^ Smith, Richard Harland. "Murder on the Blackboard" (article) on TCM.com