"The infallible detective meets the perfect crime!" 31 January 1935 Thriller, Mystery 69 mins
An amateur sleuth solves three murders at his son's New England college.
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Robert Warwick as Joseph Harris
Charles Starrett as Kenneth 'Ken' Harris
Marion Shilling as Jean Coates
Helen Jerome Eddy as Miss Lottie Case
Edward Van Sloan as Professor Bostwick
James Bush as Byron Coates / John Meseraux
Eddie Tamblyn as Bill Smart
Julian Madison as Charlie Penlon
Robert McKenzie as Sheriff Graves
Doris Lloyd as Lucille Coates
Ralph Brooks as Sam Anderson
Robert McKenzie as Sheriff
John Davidson as Professor Brand
Herbert Bunston as College Professor
George Morrell as Deputy Ab Barber
Broderick O'Farrell as Dr. Howell
Charles Lamont Director
Clifford Orr Novel
Edward C. Jewell Art Direction
L.E. Clark Sound Engineer
George R. Batcheller Producer
Charles S. Belden Screenplay
Roland D. Reed Editor
Charles S. Belden Adaptation
Melville Shyer Assistant Director
M.A. Andersen Director of Photography
Abe Meyer Music Director
George R. Batcheller Presenter
Lon Young Production Supervisor
United States 31 January 1935
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