Murder by Television
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1935-10-01
Runtime: 53 mins
Director: Clifford Sanforth
Spoken language: English
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Science Fiction
Original title: Murder by Television
Production Companies: Cameo Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Bela Lugosi
June Collyer
Huntley Gordon
George Meeker
Charles Hill Mailes
Claire McDowell
Hattie McDaniel
Allen Jung
Henry Hall
Charles K. French
Larry Francis
Billy Sullivan
William H. Tooker
Ruth Cherrington
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