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By Whose Hand?

By Whose Hand?

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Mystery   Crime
📜 Overview: On the night express train from Los Angeles to San Francisco everyone’s a suspect when a jewelry magnate is found stabbed to death and an escaped killer is feared on board. It’s up to newspaper reporter Jimmy Hawley (Ben Lyon) to unravel the secrets of the motley group of passengers and find the killer before he strikes again in this tense and atmospheric whodunit.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1932-07-06
⌚ Running Time: 65 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.0

Beloved Cast

Ben Lyon original image
Jimmy Hawley
Ben Lyon
Barbara Weeks original image
Alice Murray
Barbara Weeks
Kenneth Thomson original image
Chambers
Kenneth Thomson
Ethel Kenyon original image
Eileen Ayensworth
Ethel Kenyon
William V. Mong original image
Graham
William V. Mong
Dolores Ray original image
Bride (as Dolores Rey)
Dolores Ray
Nat Pendleton original image
'Killer' Delmar
Nat Pendleton
Tom Dugan original image
Drunk
Tom Dugan
Dwight Frye original image
Chick Lewis
Dwight Frye
Billy Bletcher original image
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Billy Bletcher
Kit Guard original image
Trainman (uncredited)
Kit Guard
William Halligan original image
Detective (uncredited)
William Halligan
DeWitt Jennings original image
City Editor (uncredited)
DeWitt Jennings
Eddie Kane original image
Eileen's Accomplice (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Martha Mattox original image
Spinster Train Passenger (uncredited)
Martha Mattox
Tom McGuire original image
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Helene Millard original image
Mrs. Leonard - Widow (uncredited)
Helene Millard
Lee Phelps original image
Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lorin Raker original image
Bridegroom (uncredited)
Lorin Raker
Buddy Roosevelt original image
Charles - Chambers' Chauffeur (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Buddy Roosevelt
Matty Roubert original image
Second Newsboy (uncredited)
Matty Roubert
Oscar Smith original image
Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Oscar Smith
Emma Tansey original image
Chick's Mother (uncredited)
Emma Tansey
Polly Walters original image
Blonde Cigar Stand Attendant (uncredited)
Polly Walters
Florence Wix original image
Outraged Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Florence Wix
Allen Wood original image
First Newsboy (uncredited)
Allen Wood
Dick Rush original image
Dick Rush

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