Murder by Television (1935)

★ 4.0 0h 53m IMDb
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James Houghland, inventor of a new method by which television signals can be instantaneously sent anywhere in the world, refuses to sell the process to television companies, who then send agents to acquire the invention any way they can. On the night of his initial broadcast Houghland is mysteriously murdered in the middle of his demonstration and it falls to Police Chief Nelson to determine who the murderer is from the many suspects present.

Murder by Television

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Cast

Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi as Arthur Perry Died 1956 · Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lugoj, Timis County, Romania] Blaskó Béla Ferenc Dezső (October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), better known by the stage name Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian stage, screen, and television actor. He is best remembered for his iconic por...
June Collyer
June Collyer as June Houghland Died 1968 · New York City, New York, USA
Huntley Gordon
Huntley Gordon as Dr. Henry M. Scofield Died 1956 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Huntley Ashworth Gordon (October 8, 1879 – December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era. Gordon was born in Montreal, Que...
George Meeker
George Meeker as Police Chief Nelson Died 1984 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Meeker (March 5, 1904 – August 19, 1984) was an American character movie and Broadway actor who became more of a legend off-camera than on. Meeker made se...
Charles Hill Mailes
Charles Hill Mailes as James Houghland Died 1937 · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of primarily the silent era. Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married actress Claire McDowell in 1906 an...
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell as Mrs. Houghland Died 1966 · New York City, New York, USA Claire McDowell (2 November 1877 – 23 October 1966) was an American actress. She appeared in 360 films between 1908 and 1945. Still somewhat of a youthful beauty when she started in early silent film...
Director Clifford Sanforth
Cast Bela Lugosi, June Collyer, Huntley Gordon, George Meeker, Charles Hill Mailes, Claire McDowell, Hattie McDaniel, Allen Jung, Henry Hall, Charles K. French

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