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.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h
- Released
- 1935
Details
Release year: 1935
Storyline
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.
Top credits
- Bela Lugosi — Dr. Arthur Perry, Edwin Perry
- June Collyer — June Houghland
- Huntley Gordon — Dr. Henry M. Scofield
- George Meeker — Richard Grayson