TMDb Rating
5.8/10
8 verified votes
Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
ComedyMystery
71 min
Plot Summary
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.
Why this could be the movie
- Plot hook: There are plenty of guilty secrets at the school where Hildegarde Withers teaches.
- Genre cues: Comedy, Mystery
- Director clue: George Archainbaud
- Lead cast: Edna May Oliver and James Gleason
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Keywords to include
ComedyMysteryGeorge ArchainbaudEdna May OliverJames Gleason1934
Director
George Archainbaud
Top Cast
Edna May OliverJames GleasonBruce CabotGertrude MichaelRegis Toomey
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