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The Plot Thickens

The Plot Thickens

HIST!...A Sizzling Crime Drammer!

1936 1h 9mMysteryComedy

A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.

3.2/5

TMDB score· 10 votes

Synopsis

A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.

The vibe

chauffeurdwarfamateur detectivemuseummurderpolice investigationschoolteachersculptorforgeryfalse arrest

Behind it

Ben HolmesDirectorJack TownleyScreenplayClarence Upson YoungScreenplayNicholas MusuracaNicholas MusuracaCinematography

Cast

James GleasonJames GleasonPolice Insp. Oscar Piper
Zasu PittsZasu PittsHildegarde Withers
Owen Davis Jr.Owen Davis Jr.Robert Wilkins
Louise LatimerLouise LatimerAlice Stevens
Arthur AylesworthArthur AylesworthKendall
Paul FixPaul FixJoe
Richard TuckerRichard TuckerJohn Carter
Barbara BarondessBarbara BarondessMarie
James DonlanJames DonlanJim
Agnes AndersonAgnes AndersonDagmar
Oscar ApfelOscar ApfelRobbins
Alyce ArdellJosephine, Hildegarde's Maid (uncredited)
John T. BamburyMidget (uncredited)
Billy DooleyBilly DooleyGas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Frank FanningFrank FanningDetective Fanning (uncredited)
Mary GordonMary GordonWoman with Bag (uncredited)
Reed HowesMuseum Guard in Egyptian Room (uncredited)
John IndrisanoMan in Line for Inspection (uncredited)

Director

Ben Holmes

Writers

Jack Townley, Clarence Upson Young

Release date

11 Dec 1936

Runtime

1h 9m

Studio

RKO Radio Pictures

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Hildegarde Withers Mystery Collection

Adventures of school teacher Hildegarde Wither, an amateur sleuth.

The Penguin Pool Murder

New York schoolmarm Hildegarde Withers assists a detective when a body of unscrupulous stockbroker Gerald Parker suddenly appears in the penguin tank at the aquarium.

3.0

The Penguin Pool Murder

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Murder on the Blackboard

There are plenty of guilty secrets at the school where Hildegarde Withers teaches. When she finds the body of the pretty music teacher, she calls in her old friend Inspector Piper, who promptly arrests the obvious suspect. Clues multiply and everyone looks suspicious as Piper and Miss Withers continue their battle of the sexes.

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1934

Murder on a Honeymoon

An amateur sleuth suspects foul play when a fellow passenger on a seaplane suddenly dies. The third and final film with Edna May Oliver and James Gleason as the astute schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers and the New York Police Inspector Oscar Piper busy solving crimes.

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1935

Murder on a Bridle Path

When the body of Violet Feverel is discovered on the Central Park bridle path, Inspector Oscar Piper presumes her death was accidental, until his friend, amateur detective Hildegarde Withers, locates Violet’s horse and discovers it is streaked with blood.

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Murder on a Bridle Path

1936

The Plot Thickens

A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.

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The Plot Thickens

1936

Forty Naughty Girls

Hildegarde Withers and Inspector Piper try to solve a murder while attending a popular Broadway show.

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1937

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