Murder on the Campus (1933)

A popular young student finds herself accused of a series of murders that have occurred on the college campus. Her boyfriend, a reporter for the local newspaper, knows she didn't do it, and and sets out to prove her innocence and catch the real killer.

Director:

Richard Thorpe

Writers:

Whitman Chambers (story), Andrew Moses (continuity)

Stars:

Shirley Grey, Charles Starrett, J. Farrell MacDonald

Cast

Cast overview:
Shirley Grey	...	Lillian Voyne
Charles Starrett	...	Bill Bartlett
J. Farrell MacDonald	...	Police Capt. Ed Kyne
Ruth Hall	...	Ann Michaels
Dewey Robinson	...	Detective Sgt. Charlie Lorrimer
Maurice Black	...	Blackie Atwater
Edward Van Sloan	...	Prof. C. Edson Hawley
Jane Keckley	...	Hilda Lund (as Tane Keckley)
Richard Catlett	...	Wilson, Frat House Manager

Storyline

A popular young student finds herself accused of a series of murders that have occurred on the college campus. Her boyfriend, a reporter for the local newspaper, knows she didn't do it, and and sets out to prove her innocence and catch the real killer.

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Plot Keywords:

college | reporter | murder | newspaper office | gambler | 

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Genres:

Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 December 1933 (USA)

Also Known As:

On the Stroke of Nine

Filming Locations:

Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Police Capt. Ed Kyne: Let's get to the man himself.
Wilson, Frat House Manager: Well, he was a likeable chap. Good mixer, good company. But he hadn't any, well, he lacked the cultural background a college man should have.

User Reviews

Good but not great murder mystery that will keep you interested with the twists and turns of the whys

A student is killed at the top of a tower on a college campus. No one saw anyone come down from the tower and there was no place for the killer to hide. Charles Starrett plays Bill Bartlett a reporter who just happened to be on the scene of the crime. He's interested in a girl who becomes one of the suspects in the murder.She is working her way through college as a singer in a night club run by a gambler known as Blackie. As more deaths occur the reasons for the murder become less clear, especially as we learn about some of the suspects.

This is one of those movies thats just okay and under normal circumstances you'd turn off the TV and go to bed but because things manage to be just interesting enough you find you're staying up well past your bed time. Don't get me wrong its a good movie, but its nothing special, but once the first body is found and you realize short of flying no one could have killed him you end up pretty much hooked. I sat there trying to go to bed, yawning, and unwilling to turn off the DVD because I had to see how it was done and why (I knew who the killer was the instant the actor/actress appeared on screen). Don't watch this too late or you'll end up up 70 minutes past your bedtime.

Worth a rental, an hour of your time and a bag of popcorn. You won't remember it but you will enjoy it.