MURDER BY TELEVISION(1935)
In the set: 100 Greatest Mystery Classics
A man is killed while demonstrating his new
improved television! This was witnessed by
several people! This is pretty interesting
as this was really early on in the development
of television! It's too bad that the picture
quality is poor in this, as well as the fact
that there's several skips in the film!! Still
a pretty fun movie! This has Hattie McDaniel
in it, the first black woman to win an oscar!! B-
A review from IMDb.com:
Bela Lugosi was always an underrated actor;
capable of different types of roles. This
a good Lugosi "who-done-it movie. Like Bela's
"Dracula", this film lacks a musical score;
however the acting is very good and Bela's
performance will please his legions of fans.
He doesn't wear a cape or tends to his usual
"mad scientist" lab here. Instead, Mr. Lugosi
dons a tuxedo for most of the movie! The plot
deals with something that was only a dream
for a lot of people during the thirties;
television. It's interesting how much
television was on the minds of many people
in 1935. In fact, TV would have been a part
of the American lifestyle much earlier had
it not been for World War Two. "Murder By
Television" shows a glimpse of what was
to be as well as being a good murder
mystery from the mid-thirties. Recommended
viewing. - unclerussie
Bela Lugosi ... Dr. Arthur Perry / Edwin Perry
June Collyer ... June Houghland
Huntley Gordon ... Dr. Henry M. Scofield (as Huntly Gordon)
George Meeker ... Richard Grayson
Henry Mowbray ... Nelson - Chief of Police
Charles Hill ... Prof. James Houghland
Claire McDowell ... Mrs. Houghland
Hattie McDaniel ... Isabella - the Cook
Allen Jung ... Ah Ling - the Houseboy (as Allan Jung)
Charles K. French ... Donald M. Jordan
Larry Francis ... Mendoza
Henry Hall ... Hammond
Billy Sullivan ... Reardon - Watchman (as William 'Billy' Sullivan)
William H. Tooker ... Allen (as William Tooker)
Ruth Cherrington ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Wally Dean ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Lew Hicks ... Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Frank Meredith ... Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Dick Rush ... Detective (uncredited)
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