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Murder by Television (1935)

Murder by Television (1935)

Science Fiction Thriller Horror Mystery

A STORY OF A PERFECT CRIME

Release Date: 1935, October 1
Directors: Clifford Sanforth
Countries: United States of America
Production: Cameo Pictures, Cameo Pictures
Cast: Hattie McDaniel, George Meeker, Sam Harris, Bela Lugosi, Huntley Gordon, Dick Rush, Frank Meredith, Wally Dean, Henry Hall, Allen Jung, June Collyer, Ruth Cherrington

Overview:

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.