Murder Goes to College_
"IF THEY COULDN'T FIND TROUBLE...THEY MADE IT!"
The 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 is murdered in the Dean’s office.
Starring
Roscoe Karns, Marsha Hunt, Lynne Overman
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Murder Goes to College was released 89 years ago in 1937.
Overview
The 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...
Murder Goes to College is a Comedy, Mystery, Thriller film with a runtime of 1h 17m.
CAST (14)
Roscoe Karns
Sim Perkins
Marsha Hunt
Nora Barry
Lynne Overman
Henry Hyer
Buster Crabbe
Strike Belno
Astrid Allwyn
Greta Barry
Harvey Stephens
Paul Broderick
Purnell Pratt
Arthur L. McShean
Ellen Drew
Lil
Barlowe Borland
Dean Wilfred Everett Olney
Earle Foxe
Tom Barry
AN
Anthony Nace
Howard Sayforth
Nick Lukats
Drunk
JC
Jack Chapin
Taxi Driver
Charles C. Wilson
Police Inspector Simpson
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What is Murder Goes to College about?
The 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 is murdered in the Dean’s office.
How long is Murder Goes to College?
Murder Goes to College has a runtime of 77 minutes (1h 17m).
Who stars in Murder Goes to College?
The cast of Murder Goes to College includes Roscoe Karns, Marsha Hunt, Lynne Overman, Buster Crabbe, Astrid Allwyn.
What is the rating of Murder Goes to College?
Murder Goes to College has a rating of 3.0 out of 10 based on 2 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Comedy
Mystery
Thriller
