Murder by Television

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 1, 1935

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Cameo Pictures

Cast

Charles K. French,June Collyer,Larry Francis,Frank Meredith,Bela Lugosi,Dick Rush,Ruth Cherrington,Huntley Gordon,Lew Hicks,Allen Jungand 9 more

Director

Clifford Sanforth

Writer

Joseph O'Donnell

Producer

Clifford Sanforth

Cinematography

James S. Brown Jr.,Arthur Reed

Budget

$35,000

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0026740