Murder by Television

Name: Murder by Television
Director: Clifford Sanforth
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1935-10-01
Duration: 53 min
Cast: Bela Lugosi, June Collyer, Huntley Gordon, George Meeker, Charles Hill Mailes

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1935 · 53 min · Thriller · Mystery · Horror · Science Fiction · TMDB 4.2/10

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.

Directed by Clifford Sanforth

Cast

Bela Lugosi — Arthur Perry
June Collyer — June Houghland
Huntley Gordon — Dr. Henry M. Scofield
George Meeker — Police Chief Nelson
Charles Hill Mailes — James Houghland