This week’s movie has been the 1934 RKO picture “Murder on the Blackboard.” The film, the second in the Hildegarde Withers series, was released by Warner Archive in a set of six films after being unavailable for years. The first film in the series was “The Penguin Pool Murder.”
This week’s mystery movie begins with one of the most common opening shots of the era: New York framed by the Brooklyn Bridge. The studios out in Los Angeles must have had thousands of feet of stock footage for just this purpose.
Here, for example, is the establishing shot of the 1932 RKO Pathe film “Panama Flo,” a mystery movie from 2014.
For Monday, we have a surprised mystery guest.
Update: This is Tully Marshall.
And for Tuesday, we have a mystery woman.
This is Barbara Fritchie, who was recognized by the Brain Trust even though she only made six films, the last of which was in 1935.
Please congratulate Michael Ryerson, Sheila, Mary Mallory, Mike Hawks and Bob Hansen for identifying Monday’s mystery chap.
Wednesday’s chap is full of woe.
This is Edgar Kennedy
Please congratulate Mary Mallory (mystery movie and Tuesday’s mystery woman), Mike Hawks (mystery movie and Tuesday’s mystery woman), Lee Ann, Megan and Thom (mystery movie and mystery guests), Patrick (mystery movie and mystery guests) and LC (mystery movie and mystery cast).
Thursday’s mystery guest has a most impressive mustache. And he is not pleased.
This is Frederick Vogeding.
Please congratulate Patrick (Wednesday’s mystery chap), Mary Mallory (Wednesday’s mystery chap), Anne Papineau (mystery movie and Monday’s mystery gent), Mike Hawks (Wednesday’s mystery gent), Michael Ryerson (Wednesday’s mystery gent) and A.K. Witt (Monday’s mystery fellow).
And for Friday, we have You Know Who, You Know Who and You Know Who.
This is Regis Toomey, Edna May Oliver and James Gleason.
Please congratulate Mary Mallory (Thursday’s angry mystery gent), Sarah (mystery movie) and Mike Hawks (Thursday’s angry mystery gent).
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Tully Marshall
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Tully Marshall! Love him!
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Good old Tully Marshall today.
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What else? Laura.
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Actually, “Laura” opens with the painting of Gene Tierney followed by Clifton Webb’s monologue over interiors of Waldo Lydecker’s apartment.
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Tully Marshall says which movie am I in today.
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Is this Tully Marshall?
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MURDER ON THE BLACKBOARD and Barbara Fritchie. For some reason, the photos aren’t coming up right now.
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OK. Then City Across the River.
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Barbara Fritchie in MURDER ON THE BLACKBOARD 1934.
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Rochelle Hudson on Tuesday?
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Alas, no, I’m afraid not.
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This is “Murder on the Blackboard”, one of the Hildegard Withers mysteries. The acid faced gent is Tully Marshall and the lovely but doomed lady is Barbara Fritchie.
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Monday = Tully Marshall, Tuesday = Barbara Fritchie and the film is “Murder on the Blackboard” from 1934.
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This is Murder on the Blackboard (1934) w/Edna May Oliver as Hildegarde Withers, James Gleason, Tully Marshall, Bruce Cabot, Gertrude Michael, & Regis Toomey.
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Wednesday = Edgar Kennedy.
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Edgar Kennedy today.
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Monday … Tully Marshall, Murder on the Blackboard?
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What is Edgar Kennedy complaining about.
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Wednesday is Edgar Kennedy playing it broad as usual. Maybe Hitler’s Madman (1943)
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Tully Marshall for Monday.
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Frederick Vogeding.
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It’s “Murder on the Blackboard.”
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Frederick Vogeding is getting too close for comfort.
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Edna May Oliver and James Gleason today.
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Friday is Edna Mae Oliver and James Gleason. Add in the pretty young teacher and I guess it’s MURDER ON THE BLACKBOARD [1934].
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Is this Murder on the Blackboard with James Gleason and Edna May Oliver?
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Bruce Cabot, Edna May Oliver and James Gleason are looking forward to mondays new mystery photo.
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“Murder on the Blackboard”, 1934.
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Well, it’s one of he Edna May Oliver/James Gleason (Hildegard Withers/Inspector Piper) delights, and since there’s a scene with a blackboard I’m going to guess “Murder on the Blackboard.”
Nice tugboat, also.
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Friday is Edna May Oliver with Regis Toomey and James Gleason. Monday is Tully Marshall. Wen might be Edgar Kennedy. Tues must be the music teacher Barbara Fritchie. I guess this must be one of the Hildegarde Withers mystery movie series and this one would be Murder On The Blackboard.
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In Friday’s photo, one of the trio (man on the right) looks like James Gleason.
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