Murder by Television
# A STORY OF A PERFECT CRIME
📜 Overview:
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.
💵 Budget: USD
35,000
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1935-10-01
⌚ Running Time:
53 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
3.7
Beloved Cast
Arthur Perry
Bela Lugosi
June Houghland
June Collyer
Dr. Henry M. Scofield
Huntley Gordon
Police Chief Nelson
George Meeker
James Houghland
Charles Hill Mailes
Mrs. Houghland
Claire McDowell
Isabella
Hattie McDaniel
Ah Ling
Allen Jung
Hammond
Henry Hall
Donald M. Jordan
Charles K. French
Mendoza
Larry Francis
Reardon - Watchman (as William 'Billy' Sullivan)
Billy Sullivan
Allen (as William Tooker)
William H. Tooker
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington
Party Guest (uncredited)
Wally Dean
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
Lew Hicks
Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
Frank Meredith
Detective (Uncredited)
Dick Rush
