Murder Goes to College

1937
Approved
1h 17min

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Marsha Hunt and Roscoe Karns in Murder Goes to College (1937)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThe policy-racket reaches it lean, bony fingers into the ivy-towers of a large university and the underworld trying to "beat the numbers-racket" with applied mathematics. One of the professo... Tout lireThe policy-racket reaches it lean, bony fingers into the ivy-towers of a large university and the underworld trying to "beat the numbers-racket" with applied mathematics. One of the professors, Tom Barry (Earle Foxe) is murdered in the Dean's office. He had worked out a system th... Tout lireThe policy-racket reaches it lean, bony fingers into the ivy-towers of a large university and the underworld trying to "beat the numbers-racket" with applied mathematics. One of the professors, Tom Barry (Earle Foxe) is murdered in the Dean's office. He had worked out a system that enabled gangster Strike Belno (Buster Crabbe) to beat the numbers-racket and then doubl... Tout lire

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Roscoe Karns

Sim Perkins

Marsha Hunt

Nora Barry

Lynne Overman

Henry 'Hank' Hyer

Buster Crabbe

Strike Belno
(as Larry Crabbe)

Astrid Allwyn

Greta Barry

Harvey Stephens

Paul Broderick

Purnell Pratt

President Arthur L. McShean

Barlowe Borland

Dean Wilfred Everett Olney
(as Barlow Borland)

Earle Foxe

Tom Barry

Anthony Nace

Howard Sayforth

Ellen Drew

Lil
(as Terry Ray)

Nick Lukats

Drunk

Jack Chapin

Taxi Driver

Charles C. Wilson

Police Inspector Simpson
(as Charles Wilson)

Ernie Alexander

Taxi Driver
(non crédité)

Dale Armstrong

Announcer
(non crédité)

Jack Baxley

Concessionaire
(non crédité)

James Blaine

Detective
(non crédité)

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8asinyne

early Columbo? Plus Crabbe as a gangster!

This film reminded me of Columbo, only a lot better. It was a blast to see Buster Crabbe playing a gnarly gangster. He was darn good at it too. I really enjoyed this murder mystery/gangster flick a lot. It was pure 1930s gumshoe fun. The cast was excellent, especially Crabbe, Marsha Hunt and the fellow playing Hank Hyer, the private detective. Things move along at a quick pace and there is plenty going on to keep you interested. Detective Hyer is very good...he can be tough, smooth with the ladies, a bit of a scam artist, and a good pal all at the same time. I watched this on a bad digital transfer but still had fun. It would be awesome to see it again with a more watchable version. I recommend it to fans of vintage tough guy/mystery movies. The story is pretty good but the acting and direction are excellent. Sweet cast for sure! The dialog was wonderful.

Anecdotes
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since; its earliest documented telecasts took place in Columbus OH Tuesday 2 February 1960 on WBNS (Channel 10) and in Charlotte NC Friday 5 February 1960 on WSOC (Channel 9).