
Movie
Murder by Television
A STORY OF A PERFECT CRIME
193553m4.2out of 1022 votes
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
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Bela Lugosi
Arthur Perry

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
Allen Jung
Ah Ling

Henry Hall
Hammond

Charles K. French
Donald M. Jordan
Larry Francis
Mendoza

Billy Sullivan
Reardon - Watchman (as William 'Billy' Sullivan)

William H. Tooker
Allen (as William Tooker)

Ruth Cherrington
Party Guest (Uncredited)
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