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Campus Sleuth

Campus Sleuth

It's a Rumpus on the Campus!

Part of The Teen-Agers Collection

1948•56m•8.0/10
MusicMysteryComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb
8.0/10(1)

A photographer is murdered just outside a college dance. The body is found by Lee Watson, but promptly disappears, as it's being whisked from one point to another on campus by an ex-con night watchman. However, he isn't the killer, and Freddie, Dodie, Betty and Lee set out to find the culprit who put a big damper on their big event.

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Production

Monogram Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Freddie Stewart

Freddie Stewart

Freddie Trimball

June Preisser

June Preisser

Dodie Rogers

Noel Neill

Noel Neill

Betty Rogers

Warren Mills

Warren Mills

Lee Watson

Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

Insp. Watson

Monte Collins

Monte Collins

Dean McKinley

Stan Ross

Richard Winkler

Bobby Sherwood

Bobby Sherwood

Bobby Davis

Mildred Jorman

Little Miss Cornshucks

Geri Galian

Piano Player

Joey Preston

Joey - Band Drummer

Billy Snyder

Ronnie Wallace

Paul Bryar

Paul Bryar

Houser

George Eldredge

George Eldredge

Officer Edwards

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Mr. Rogers

Margaret Bert

Mrs. Rogers

Dottye Brown

Telegraph Girl

William Bailey

William Bailey

Coroner

Lane Chandler

Lane Chandler

Police Officer

George Fields

Band Musician

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