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Murder by Television
“A STORY OF A PERFECT CRIME”
4.2 / 10• 1935• 53m•NR• English
ThrillerMysteryHorrorScience Fiction
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bela Lugosi
Arthur Perry
Lead
June Collyer
June Houghland
Huntley Gordon
Dr. Henry M. Scofield
George Meeker
Police Chief Nelson
Charles Hill Mailes
James Houghland
Claire McDowell
Mrs. Houghland
Hattie McDaniel
Isabella
AJ
Allen Jung
Ah Ling
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Clifford Sanforth's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Murder by Television is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
