Murder on the Blackboard
Seen it?1934 | 71 min | Comedy, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Sheep Detectives or A Shot in the Dark, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 11 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1934: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$300K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by George Archainbaud
- Edna May OliverHildegarde Withers
- James GleasonPolice Insp. Oscar Piper
- Bruce CabotStevens
- Gertrude MichaelJane Davis
- Regis ToomeyDetective Smiley North
- Edgar KennedyDetective Donahue
- Tully MarshallMacFarland
- Jackie SearlLeland
- Frederick VogedingOtto (as Fredrik Vogeding)
- Barbara FritchieLouise