Murder by Television
01/10/1935
1h



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.
Cast


Bela Lugosi
Arthur Perry


June Collyer
June Houghland


Huntley Gordon
Dr. Henry M. Scofield


George Meeker
Police Chief Nelson


Charles Hill Mailes
James Houghland


Claire McDowell
Mrs. Houghland


Hattie McDaniel
Isabella
Allen Jung
Ah Ling


Henry Hall
Hammond


Charles K. French
Donald M. Jordan
Larry Francis
Mendoza


Billy Sullivan
Reardon - Watchman (as William 'Billy' Sullivan)


William H. Tooker
Allen (as William Tooker)


Ruth Cherrington
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Wally Dean
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lew Hicks
Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
Frank Meredith
Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
Dick Rush
Detective (Uncredited)
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