Murder by Television
Murder by Television
Release: 1935-10-01
·Runtime: 53m
·★ 4.0
Thriller
Mystery
Horror
Science Fiction
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Cameo Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Claire McDowell
as Mrs. Houghland
Hattie McDaniel
as Isabella
Henry Hall
as Hammond
William H. Tooker
as Allen (as William Tooker)
June Collyer
as June Houghland
Huntley Gordon
as Dr. Henry M. Scofield
Billy Sullivan
as Reardon - Watchman (as William 'Billy' Sullivan)
Ruth Cherrington
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Bela Lugosi
as Arthur Perry
George Meeker
as Police Chief Nelson
Charles Hill Mailes
as James Houghland
Charles K. French
as Donald M. Jordan