MURDER ON THE CAMPUS (1933) Shirley Grey, Charles Starrett & J. Farrell MacDonald | Mystery | B&W

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. It is based on the novel The Campanile Murders, by Whitman Chambers (Appleton, 1933)

SYNOPSIS
A popular young student finds herself accused of a series of murders that have occurred on the college campus. Her boyfriend, a reporter for the local newspaper, knows she didn't do it, and sets out to prove her innocence and catch the real killer.

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 men are killed, Bartlett enlists the help of C. Edson Hawley, respected college professor and amateur detective.

CAST & CREW
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

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

NOTES
TV Guide wrote, "the plot of this tidy suspense mystery is developed neatly, with a believable solution to the murders"; 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."

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