Murder by Television
A STORY OF A PERFECT CRIME
1935 | 53m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Clifford Sanforth |
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| Writer: | Joseph O'Donnell |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 01, 1935 |
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| Director: | Clifford Sanforth |
| Writer: | Joseph O'Donnell |
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| Production Companies | Cameo Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $35,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 18, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Wally Dean | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Lew Hicks | Plainclothesman (Uncredited) |
| Frank Meredith | Plainclothesman (Uncredited) |
| Dick Rush | Detective (Uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joseph O'Donnell | Screenplay |
| James S. Brown Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Leslie F. Wilder | Editor |
| Arthur Reed | Director of Photography |
| Clifford Sanforth | Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Edward M. Spitz | Associate Producer |
| Clifford Sanforth | Executive Producer |
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