Murder on a Honeymoon

Murder on a Honeymoon is an American 1935 mystery film starring Edna May Oliver and James Gleason. This was the third and last time Oliver portrayed astute schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers and Gleason New York City Police Inspector Oscar Piper the two previous films were The Penguin Pool Murder 1932 and Murder on the Blackboard 1934. The film was directed by Lloyd Corrigan from a screenplay by Seton I. Miller and Robert Benchley based on the 1933 novel The Puzzle of the Pepper Tree by Stuart Palmer. Palmers novel, however, did not include Inspector Piper, and has Withers doing the investigating on her own.

When she contacts her friend, Police Inspector Oscar Piper James Gleason, for more information about the deceased, he recognizes the name the man was a vital witness in a case against a crime syndicate and had a price on his head of 10,000. He flies from New York to assist her in investigating the case and protect her from mob retribution.Withers suspects poisoning Forrest had been given a drink, a cigarette, and even a dose of smelling salts by Withers herself but before this can be confirmed, the body is stolen. While Piper questions those involved, Withers discovers that McArthur Morgan Wallace, the gangster who had offered the reward for Forrests death, has registered at the hotel under the flimsy alias of Arthur Mack. When she eavesdrops on his telephone conversation, she learns that he will be leaving an envelope for someone. She purloins it from the mailbox and finds 10,000 inside. ........

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