Murder on a Bridle Path

Murder on a Bridle Path
Directed by	William Hamilton Edward Killy
Written by	Dorothy Yost Thomas L. Lennon Edmund H. North James Gow
Based on	The Puzzle of the Red Stallion 1936 novel by Stuart Palmer
Produced by	Samuel J. Briskin
Starring	James Gleason Helen Broderick Louise Latimer
Cinematography	Nicholas Musuraca
Edited by	Jack Hively
Music by	Roy Webb
Production company	RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	April 17, 1936 (1936-04-17)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Murder on a Bridle Path is a 1936 American mystery film directed by William Hamilton and Edward Killy and starring James Gleason, Helen Broderick and Louise Latimer.^[1] This film was the fourth production in the Hildegarde Withers series, and the only one in which Broderick played Hildegarde Withers.

Plot

An apparent accident involving a horse in Central Park leads a police inspector to join forces with a schoolteacher (Hildegarde Withers, played by Helen Broderick) to solve a woman's death.

There is a long list of suspects and motivations for the murder. This was the first in this series to not feature Edna May Oliver in the lead, but the chemistry between James Gleason and Helen Broderick is a good mix.

Cast

• James Gleason as Police Inspector Oscar Piper
• Helen Broderick as Hildegarde Withers
• Sheila Terry as Violet Feverel
• Louise Latimer as Barbara Foley, Violet's sister
• Owen Davis Jr. as Eddie Fry
• John Arledge as Joey Thomas
• John Carroll as Latigo Wells
• Leslie Fenton as Don Gregg
• Christian Rub as Chris Thomas
• Willie Best as High Pockets
• John Miltern as Pat Gregg
• Spencer Charters as Warden Sylvester Mahoney
• James Donlan as Detective Kane
• Gustav von Seyffertitz as Doctor Bloom
• Frank Reicher as Dr. Peters

References

1. "Murder on a Bridle Path". afi.com. Retrieved 2024-02-10.

External links

• Murder on a Bridle Path at IMDb
• Murder on a Bridle Path at the TCM Movie Database
• Murder on a Bridle Path at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Murder on a Bridle Path at Rotten Tomatoes