Murder by Television
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Murder by Television

"A STORY OF A PERFECT CRIME"

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.

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Cast

  • Bela Lugosi
    Bela Lugosi
    Arthur Perry
  • June Collyer
    June Collyer
    June Houghland
  • Huntley Gordon
    Huntley Gordon
    Dr. Henry M. Scofield
  • George Meeker
    George Meeker
    Police Chief Nelson
  • Charles Hill Mailes
    Charles Hill Mailes
    James Houghland
  • Claire McDowell
    Claire McDowell
    Mrs. Houghland
  • Hattie McDaniel
    Hattie McDaniel
    Isabella
  • Allen Jung
    Ah Ling
  • Henry Hall
    Henry Hall
    Hammond
  • Charles K. French
    Charles K. French
    Donald M. Jordan
  • Larry Francis
    Mendoza
  • Billy Sullivan
    Billy Sullivan
    Reardon - Watchman (as William 'Billy' Sullivan)
  • William H. Tooker
    William H. Tooker
    Allen (as William Tooker)
  • Ruth Cherrington
    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)

Crew

  • Leslie F. Wilder
    Editor
  • Joseph O'Donnell
    Screenplay
  • Clifford Sanforth
    Executive Producer
  • Arthur Reed
    Director of Photography
  • James S. Brown Jr.
    Director of Photography
  • Clifford Sanforth
    Director
  • Edward M. Spitz
    Associate Producer

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