Murder by Television (1935)

Passed 01 Oct 1935 • Mystery, Thriller • 1h 0m

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.

Clifford Sanforth
Director

Joseph O'Donnell, Clarence Hennecke, Karl R. Coolidge
Writer

Bela Lugosi, June Collyer, Huntley Gordon
Starring

Language: English
Awards:
Country: United States
Metacritic Score:
DVD Release Date: 13 May 2016
Box Office Total:

4.2

IMDb (759 votes)