Murder by Television

Murder by Television (1935) is an American mystery film starring Bela Lugosi, June Collyer, and Huntley Gordon. The film is also known as The Houghland Murder Case. The cast also includes Hattie McDaniel.

Murder by Television
Film poster
Directed by	Clifford Sanforth
Written by	Joseph O'Donnell
Produced by	Harry Joe Brown
Starring	Bela Lugosi June Collyer Huntley Gordon George Meeker
Cinematography	James S. Brown Jr.
Edited by	Leslie F. Wilder
Music by	Oliver Wallace
Production company	Cameo Pictures Corp.
Distributed by	Imperial Distributing Corp.
Release date	October 1, 1935 (1935-10-01)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

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

• Bela Lugosi ... dual role as Dr. Arthur Perry and as Edwin Perry
• June Collyer ... June Houghland
• Huntley Gordon ... Dr. Henry M. Scofield (billed as Huntly Gordon)
• George Meeker ... Richard Grayson
• Henry Mowbray ... Chief of Police Milton
• Charles Hill Mailes ... Prof. James Houghland
• Claire McDowell ... Mrs. Houghland
• Hattie McDaniel ... Isabella - the Cook
• Allen Jung ... Ah Ling - the Houseboy (billed as Allan Jung)
• Charles K. French ... Donald M. Jordan

External links

• Murder by Television at IMDb
• Murder by Television at the TCM Movie Database
• Murder by Television is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
• Murder by Television at Public Domain Torrents