Murder on the Campus

Murder on the Campus
Directed by	Richard Thorpe
Produced by	George R. Batcheller
Written by	Andrew Moses
Based on	The Campanile Murders by Whitman Chambers
Cinematography	M.A. Anderson
Distributed by	Chesterfield Pictures
Release dates	October 30, 1933 (1933-10-30) (premiere)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.^[1] It is based on the novel The Campanile Murders, by Whitman Chambers (Appleton, 1933).^[2]

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 students 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";^[3] 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."^[4]

References

External links

• Murder on the Campus at the Internet Movie Database
• Murder on the Campus is available for free download at the Internet Archive