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Movie Review: Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)

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Synopsis: While on a short flight to Catalina Island in California, schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers witnesses a fellow passenger, Roswell Forrest, come down sick then die. Police and the local coroner believe the death was from natural causes, but Hildegarde believes the man was murdered by one of the other passengers. When her friend, Police Inspector Oscar Piper, learns of the death and realizes Forrest was a key witness against a crime syndicate, Hildegarde's theory becomes more plausible. However, proving Forrest was murdered and determining how become more complicated when the body goes missing. Who's in it? The movie stars Edna May Oliver , James Gleason , Lola Lane , George Meeker and Willie Best. Review: I absolutely loved The Penguin Pool Murder and Murder on the Blackboard . So, when I saw Murder on a Honeymoon , I quickly added it to my library. I watched it this morning and was not disappointed. I'll start out by saying the dynamic between Hildegarde (Oliv...