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Murder Goes to College

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Murder Goes to College
Directed byCharles Reisner
Screenplay byBrian Marlow
Eddie Welch
Robert Wyler
Produced byWilliam T. Lackey
StarringRoscoe Karns
Marsha Hunt
Lynne Overman
Buster Crabbe
Astrid Allwyn
Harvey Stephens
CinematographyHenry Sharp
Edited byEdward Dmytryk
Music byCharles Kisco
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 24, 1937 (1937-02-24)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Murder Goes to College is a 1937 American comedy mystery film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Brian Marlow, Eddie Welch and Robert Wyler. The film stars Roscoe Karns, Marsha Hunt, Lynne Overman, Buster Crabbe, Astrid Allwyn and Harvey Stephens. The film was released on February 24, 1937, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]

Karns' and Overman's private-eye characters were reteamed for a sequel, Partners in Crime, later that year.

Plot

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In a large university, a policy-racket scheme intertwines with the world of applied mathematics, involving both the academic elite and the criminal underworld. The plot thickens when a professor named Tom Barry is murdered in the Dean's office. It is revealed that Barry had developed a system to help gangster Strike Belno beat the numbers-racket, only to betray him and become a prime suspect in his murder. Greta Barry, Tom's wife, is torn between her love for Belno and the romantic advances of another professor. Meanwhile, Nora Barry, Tom's sister, is furious and her fiancé appears suspicious.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2016). "Murder-Goes-to-College - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  2. ^ "Murder Goes to College (1937) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  3. ^ "Murder Goes to College". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
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