The inventor of a new television transmission process refuses to sell his invention to any existing broadcast companies and plans on revealing his invention through a debut broadcast.Midway through the initial broadcast, the inventor is killed and when the police arrive to investigate the death, the inventor's assistant is found murdered.With plenty of suspects to choose from and all with a motive for the deaths, it falls on the Chief of Police and a Federal Agent to figure out who did the crimes.

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Murder By Television (1935)

Horror/Mystery/Romance/Classic/Drama/Science-Fiction · 10/1/1935

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The inventor of a new television transmission process refuses to sell his invention to any existing broadcast companies and plans on revealing his invention through a debut broadcast.Midway through the initial broadcast, the inventor is killed and when the police arrive to investigate the death, the inventor's assistant is found murdered.With plenty of suspects to choose from and all with a motive for the deaths, it falls on the Chief of Police and a Federal Agent to figure out who did the crimes.

Status

Released
Source
Cast
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Bela Lugosi

Dr. Arthur Perry / Edwin Perry
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June Collyer

June Houghland
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Huntley Gordon

Dr. Henry M. Scofield (as Huntly Gordon)
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George Meeker

Richard Grayson
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Henry Mowbray

Chief of Police Nelson
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Charles Hill Mailes

Prof. James Houghland
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Claire McDowell

Mrs. Houghland
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Hattie McDaniel

Isabella - the Cook
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Allen Jung

Ah Ling - the Houseboy (as Allan Jung)
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Charles K. French

Donald M. Jordan
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Larry Francis

Mendoza
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Henry Hall

Hammond
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Billy Sullivan

Reardon the Watchman (as William 'Billy' Sullivan)
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William H. Tooker

Allen (as William Tooker)
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Ruth Cherrington

Party Guest (uncredited)
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Wally Dean

Party Guest (uncredited)
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Sam Harris

Party Guest (uncredited)
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Lew Hicks

Plainclothesman (uncredited)
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Frank Meredith

Plainclothesman (uncredited)
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Dick Rush

Detective (uncredited)
Crew
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Clifford Sanforth

Director
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Disc Releases
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Murder by Television

(DVD)

2/18/2003

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Murder By Television

(DVD, Envelope)

12/3/2013

Disc Title Front Cover

Murder By Television

(DVD)

12/3/2013

Disc Title Front Cover

Murder By Television

(DVD)

2/7/2006

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