By Whose Hand?
Mystery | Crime
6.0
Release Date
July 6, 1932
Duration
65 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
On the night express train from Los Angeles to San Francisco everyone’s a suspect when a jewelry magnate is found stabbed to death and an escaped killer is feared on board. It’s up to newspaper reporter Jimmy Hawley (Ben Lyon) to unravel the secrets of the motley group of passengers and find the killer before he strikes again in this tense and atmospheric whodunit.
Casts
Jimmy Hawley
Ben Lyon
Alice Murray
Barbara Weeks
Chambers
Kenneth Thomson
Eileen Ayensworth
Ethel Kenyon
Graham
William V. Mong
Bride (as Dolores Rey)
Dolores Ray
'Killer' Delmar
Nat Pendleton
Drunk
Tom Dugan
Chick Lewis
Dwight Frye
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Billy Bletcher
Trainman (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Detective (uncredited)
William Halligan
City Editor (uncredited)
DeWitt Jennings
Eileen's Accomplice (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Spinster Train Passenger (uncredited)
Martha Mattox
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Mrs. Leonard - Widow (uncredited)
Helene Millard
Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Bridegroom (uncredited)
Lorin Raker
Charles - Chambers' Chauffeur (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Buddy Roosevelt
Second Newsboy (uncredited)
Matty Roubert
Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Oscar Smith
Chick's Mother (uncredited)
Emma Tansey
Blonde Cigar Stand Attendant (uncredited)
Polly Walters
Outraged Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Florence Wix
First Newsboy (uncredited)
Allen Wood
Dick Rush
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