An inventor of a new method by which television signals can be instantaneously sent anywhere in the world, James Houghland, 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. As Police Chief Nelson investigates, undercover FBI agent Arthur Perry confronts his own twin’s involvement while exposing a signal-based scheme.
Original Title: Murder by Television (1935) | AKA: The Houghland Murder Case
Black & White version: https://youtu.be/N5RoAznF9cI
⭐️ STARRING
Bela Lugosi – Dr. Arthur Perry / Edwin Perry (dual role!)
June Collyer – June Houghland
Huntley Gordon – Dr. Henry Scofield
George Meeker – Richard Grayson
Charles Hill Mailes – Prof. James Houghland
Hattie McDaniel – Isabella the Cook
Allen Jung – Ah Ling the Houseboy
Charles K. French – Donald M. Jordan
🎬 CREW
Directed by Clifford Sanforth
Written by Joseph O’Donnell, Clarence Hennecke & Karl R. Coolidge
Period tech wizardry by Arthur Reed (cinematography)
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