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Murder by Television

"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

1547

Bela Lugosi

as Arthur Perry

100802

June Collyer

as June Houghland

100803

Huntley Gordon

as Dr. Henry M. Scofield

99330

George Meeker

as Police Chief Nelson

100804

Charles Hill Mailes

as James Houghland

29974

Claire McDowell

as Mrs. Houghland

11498

Hattie McDaniel

as Isabella

100805

Allen Jung

as Ah Ling

100806

Henry Hall

as Hammond

132322

Charles K. French

as Donald M. Jordan

4503179

Larry Francis

as Mendoza

1420625

Billy Sullivan

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

996887

William H. Tooker

as Allen (as William Tooker)

1364000

Ruth Cherrington

as Party Guest (Uncredited)

1469600

Wally Dean

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1216356

Sam Harris

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1371321

Lew Hicks

as Plainclothesman (Uncredited)

1270997

Frank Meredith

as Plainclothesman (Uncredited)

932310

Dick Rush

as Detective (Uncredited)

Crew

100801

Clifford Sanforth

Executive Producer

195913

Joseph O'Donnell

Screenplay

1354547

Leslie F. Wilder

Editor

89231

Arthur Reed

Director of Photography

34802

James S. Brown Jr.

Director of Photography

100801

Clifford Sanforth

Director

2350679

Edward M. Spitz

Associate Producer