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Murder by Television

First aired on Oct 1, 1935

Runtime: 53 mins

40%

Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Science Fiction

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.

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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
Featured Crew
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Joseph O'Donnell | Screenplay
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Clifford Sanforth | Executive Producer
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Leslie F. Wilder | Editor
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Arthur Reed | Director of Photography
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James S. Brown Jr. | Director of Photography
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Clifford Sanforth | Director