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Murder on a Bridle Path

  • 1936
  • Approved
  • 1 Std. 6 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
6,3/10
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IHRE BEWERTUNG
Helen Broderick and James Gleason in Murder on a Bridle Path (1936)
DramaKomödieMystery

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuAfter Hildegarde proves that the accidental riding death on a Central Park bridle path is really murder, she's faced with a plethora of red herrings and a real killer.After Hildegarde proves that the accidental riding death on a Central Park bridle path is really murder, she's faced with a plethora of red herrings and a real killer.After Hildegarde proves that the accidental riding death on a Central Park bridle path is really murder, she's faced with a plethora of red herrings and a real killer.

  • Regie
    • William Hamilton
    • Edward Killy
  • Drehbuch
    • Dorothy Yost
    • Thomas Lennon
    • Edmund H. North
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • James Gleason
    • Helen Broderick
    • Louise Latimer
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
  • IMDb-BEWERTUNG
    6,3/10
    601
    IHRE BEWERTUNG
    • Regie
      • William Hamilton
      • Edward Killy
    • Drehbuch
      • Dorothy Yost
      • Thomas Lennon
      • Edmund H. North
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • James Gleason
      • Helen Broderick
      • Louise Latimer
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    • 1Kritische Rezension
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    James Gleason
    James Gleason
    • Police Insp. Oscar Piper
    Helen Broderick
    Helen Broderick
    • Hildegarde Withers
    Louise Latimer
    Louise Latimer
    • Barbara Foley
    Owen Davis Jr.
    Owen Davis Jr.
    • Edward 'Eddie' Fry
    John Arledge
    John Arledge
    • Joey Thomas
    John Carroll
    John Carroll
    • Latigo Wells
    Leslie Fenton
    Leslie Fenton
    • Don Gregg
    Christian Rub
    Christian Rub
    • Chris Thomas
    Sheila Terry
    Sheila Terry
    • Violet Feverel
    Willie Best
    Willie Best
    • 'High-Pockets'
    John Miltern
    • Patrick 'Pat' Gregg
    Spencer Charters
    Spencer Charters
    • Warden Sylvester Mahoney
    James Donlan
    James Donlan
    • Detective Kane
    Gustav von Seyffertitz
    Gustav von Seyffertitz
    • Doctor Bloom - Police Dept.
    Frank Reicher
    Frank Reicher
    • Dr. Peters (Gregg's)
    Harry Jans
    • Addie, Reporter
    Murray Alper
    Murray Alper
    • Taxi Driver
    • (Nicht genannt)
    Barlowe Borland
    Barlowe Borland
    • Pipe Expert
    • (Nicht genannt)
    • Regie
      • William Hamilton
      • Edward Killy
    • Drehbuch
      • Dorothy Yost
      • Thomas Lennon
      • Edmund H. North
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    tedg

    Big Hats

    This series started out as one of the many experiments in building a detective narrative (where we share the unrolling of the narrative with a character) based on specific personality types. The original idea was to harden the Miss Marple type and recast her as brusque matron with a mischievous bent. And the detective would be a snappy, skinny hardnosed type who ends up a softy with this schoolmarm. In the first episode, they actually run off to get married, a situation forgotten later.

    But all these experiments ran out of gas, even the "Thin Man" thread. By this edition, we have a whole different set of goals, and of course a different Hildegard. This woman isn't old, imperious, thickbottomed and selfish. She's a much hipper soul and in any case she doesn't have the focus any more.

    And despite there being a younger sister cast for her figure, this is all about the men. And the characters we (as guys) create. Its nothing more than that, and as big as that. (The plot revolves around an exhusband thrown in "alimony jail" because of slow payments.)

    Gleason is at his most extreme, strutting with a smile. Its a smile of an actor winking at the audience, something that was passed through (in my small experience) Red Skelton, Burt Reynolds, Bruce Willis.

    But the extraordinary thing — and this may not be readable to some — is that it is all done by acting with hats. Its an amazing experience. These are theatrical hats, a bit over-sized. All the important facial expressions have a hat equivalent or compliment.

    One of the men actors is a black man playing a specific character type, a dim, stepinfetchit "boy" named Highpockets. In life, it reflects as a stereotype and is harmful because no one can deny racism. But as a character its fantastic and comes less from society directly than a long and honorable stage minstrel tradition, Watch his hat.

    There are other "stereotypes," a dumb Irishman, a stilted German... but none as gracefully presented.

    If the world were all hats, there would be no problems, no war, except maybe alimony.

    Its set in Central Park, though not actually shot there. Too bad.

    Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.
    Michael_Elliott

    A Drop in Quality

    Murder on a Bridle Path (1936)

    ** (out of 4)

    The fourth film in RKO's Hildegarde Withers series was the first after Edna May Oliver stepped away from the part and was replaced by Helen Broderick for the first and only time. In the film a society woman is out riding her horse when she's thrown from it and then murdered. Detective Piper (James Gleason) thinks it's a simple case of her being killed by the fall but Withers comes across the scene and notices that the woman was murdered after the fall. The two team up to track down the usual suspects. MURDER ON A BRIDLE PATH isn't as bad as its reputation but at the same time there's no question that it's a major fall from the previous three movies. There's no doubt that Broderick isn't nearly as good as Edna May Oliver but she isn't too bad here. I thought she was decent for what was being asked as she has no problem playing the smart woman and she at least makes us believe she's a lot smarter than Piper for what that's worth. As usual Gleason is very good in his part as the rather slow Detective who is always one step behind the lady. While both actors do a fine job, the same can't be said with their comic timing and chemistry. I think what really hurts the movie is the fact that the two don't share the same spark as in the previous three films. The screenplay isn't the greatest thing either because there's never any clear case of who the killer is and when he's revealed it really seems like a stretch. As is the case in most weaker written mysteries, the police and Withers would have never found out had the killer not given himself away and of course breaking to the point where he tells everything. In the end this film is pretty much on par with the majority of "B" mysteries that were released throughout the decade but at the same time it also makes you appreciate the first three films for how special they were.
    Art-22

    A somewhat unconvincing murder mystery that is still fun to watch unfold.

    This fourth movie in the Hildegarde Withers-Oscar Piper series has Helen Broderick replacing Edna May Oliver in the Withers role. She's the most sophisticated of the three who played the role (the other was ZaSu Pitts) but I still enjoyed the banter she has with James Gleason, who played Piper in the entire series. The plot is a bit hard to follow (I watched it twice to clear up some points) and it is impossible to determine or even guess who the killer is. That didn't bother me, since I had fun with lots of comedy in the film. Willie Best has his usual steroetyped negro role and James Donlan plays the more-or-less inept detective. I particularly enjoyed the red herring of the pipe, which eventually reveals how to tell if a person has false teeth.
    7planktonrules

    If it weren't for the earlier films in this series, this film would probably seem a bit better....

    I was reading the review by Calvinnme and agree heartily. If the viewer never saw the previous Hildegard Withers films that starred Edna May Oliver, you might enjoy "Murder on a Bridle Path" even more. While Helen Broderick is very good in this role, Oliver was just better as Hildegard. Apparently, Oliver and the studio had a 'parting of the ways' and they unsuccessfully tried Broderick and later Zasu Pitts in Oliver's place. But, no matter how they tried, no one could match the charming crankiness of the original!

    The film starts with a blonde lady being disagreeable with several folks--a clear giveaway that she'll soon be murdered (it's a standard cliché in mystery films of the time). VERY soon after, she's killed while out riding her horse. Again, Calvinnme was right--this character wasn't developed enough and her death came too quickly. The police assume she died by accident but soon they notice a few clues that indicate she was NOT killed by being kicked by a horse. Around this time, Hildegarde shows up and immediately begins digging for clues. Like any murder mystery of the era, there are lots of dead ends and twists--along with a VERY florid ending involving the murderer--and it's by far the best part of the movie.

    This is a pretty good mystery film. Unfortunately, the snappy dialog from Withers isn't as obvious--not just due to Broderick but because the writing is a bit less snappy. Enjoyable but that's really about all.
    6AlsExGal

    You'll like this one better if ...

    ... you never saw its three predecessors in which Edna May Oliver played schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers, partner in sleuthing to police detective Oscar Piper (James Gleason). There was something very special about the chemistry between these two. However, Helen Broderick is a more than adequate stand-in who manages to get a few good zingers in at the expense of Piper, which was the trademark of Withers when Oliver played the part.

    In this entry in the series, a pretty but difficult young woman makes enemies of everyone around her, although we're told about this more than we see it - the girl barely gets more than a scene before she is murdered while riding her horse one morning. Only the homicide investigation turns up the most likely suspect - a rich ex-husband who was a husband in the first place only because the murdered woman wanted a big payoff in the form of alimony. Piper thinks he's on to something until he learns that the man in question was in jail for non payment of alimony at the time, and that the man's only close living relative, his father, who also hates the girl for what she has done to his son, is an invalid incapable of traipsing around parks early in the morning. There are other numerous less likely suspects introduced just to keep you guessing.

    As usual, Hildegarde out-sleuths Piper at several key junctures, but she also makes a key miscalculation that leads up to a big joke at her expense in the last scene, after the mystery is solved. The fact that this one word - applesauce - could ever have been considered a curse word of sorts may seem strange to modern audiences. Stranger still was that the production code was so sensitive at the time that the film had to make the retort to Hildegarde appear to have two meanings.

    This one is an above average mystery and well acted, just don't expect the magic of the ones with both Gleason and Oliver starring.

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    • Wissenswertes
      Although this is the first and only time Helen Broderick played Hildegarde Withers in the six picture series, James Gleason played Inspector Oscar Piper in all of them.
    • Patzer
      When Hildegard is looking through the telescope, the field of view follows the horse running around the track, yet she doesn't move the telescope.
    • Zitate

      Hildegarde Withers: How long have you worked around here?

      'High-Pockets': About three months, Ma'am... not countin' the week I was in jail.

      Hildegarde Withers: What were you doing in jail?

      'High-Pockets': Shootin' craps.

      Hildegarde Withers: No, I mean what did they put you in jail for?

      'High-Pockets': Shootin' craps.

    • Verbindungen
      Followed by The Plot Thickens (1936)

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    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • 17. April 1936 (Vereinigte Staaten)
    • Herkunftsland
      • Vereinigte Staaten
    • Sprache
      • Englisch
    • Auch bekannt als
      • The Puzzle of the Briar Pipe
    • Drehorte
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA(Studio)
    • Produktionsfirma
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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