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Murder on the Campus
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Wikipedia article
'Murder on the Campus' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is also known as 'On the Stroke of Nine' in the United Kingdom. It is based on the novel 'The Campanile Murders', by Whitman Chambers (Appleton, 1933).
Plot
Reporter Bill Bartlett is researching a piece on students, but soon finds himself investigating a murder. He hears a gunshot coming from a college bell tower, and finds himself a murder suspect when police captain Ed Kyne discovers him at the scene of the crime. Bartlett also finds himself in love with one of the chief suspects, Lillian Voyne, and is designated to cover the story as a reporter. After two more men are killed, Bartlett enlists the help of C. Edson Hawley, respected college professor and amateur detective.
Cast
*Charles Starrett as Bill Bartlett
*Shirley Grey as Lillian Voyne
*J. Farrell MacDonald as Police Capt. Ed Kyne
*Ruth Hall as Ann Michaels
*Dewey Robinson as Detective Sgt. Charlie Lorrimer
*Maurice Black as Blackie Atwater
*Edward Van Sloan as Prof. C. Edson Hawley
*Jane Keckley as Hilda Lund
Critical reception
'TV Guide' wrote, "the plot of this tidy suspense mystery is developed neatly, with a believable solution to the murders"; and 'Shades of Grey' wrote, "after a shakey start (with some pretty lame acting by Starrett and Grey), 'Murder on the Campus' comes together as a fine little murder mystery."
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