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title: 'Murder on the Blackboard (1934)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Archainbaud'
released: '1934-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 71
genres:
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/murder-on-the-blackboard-1934'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025532/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Murder on the Blackboard (1934)

1934 · 71 min · Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Archainbaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-archainbaud)
- **Screenplay:** [Willis Goldbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/willis-goldbeck)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Max Steiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-steiner)
- **Producer:** [Pandro S. Berman](https://cinepixo.com/people/pandro-s-berman), [Kenneth Macgowan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-macgowan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nicholas Musuraca](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-musuraca)

## Cast

- [James Gleason](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-gleason)
- [Edna May Oliver](https://cinepixo.com/people/edna-may-oliver)
- [Bruce Cabot](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-cabot)
- [Gertrude Michael](https://cinepixo.com/people/gertrude-michael)

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